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49ers NFL Draft needs: 2018 edge rusher big board

By Aaron Tan

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 25: Bradley Chubb #9 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack reacts after a win against the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Carter Finley Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. North Carolina State won 33-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 27: Nathan Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes passes under pressure from Wyatt Ray #11 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 27: Nathan Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes passes under pressure from Wyatt Ray #11 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Harold Landry (Boston College)

You want pass rush? You got it in Boston College’s Harold Landry.

I like to think of Harold Landry as Hercules Mata’Afa on steroids. Coming in at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, Landry possesses a very similar frame to Mata’Afa. However, Landry does almost everything better.

And this isn’t even knocking Mata’Afa — I mean, I just recommended him!

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Landry has this special burst that immediately gets through offensive linemen. He seems to have a very simple list of things he needs to do on each snap:

  1. Get off the line of scrimmage.
  2. Easily get through the blocker.
  3. Make the tackle on the ball carrier.

This is the task for any defensive lineman, but I had to say it for Landry because he goes through these steps so quickly that he makes it look incredibly simple.

Landry has this special game-level speed to him on the field, and he uses it to perfection. He will be a dominant force in the NFL, something the 49ers could use.