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Position: DE
Class: 2010 Big Board
Year: Senior
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Date of Birth: 12.01.86
Height: 6030
Weight: 268
Vertical Jump: 38"
40 T: 4.93
Projection: 7th Round
Ordering: 394
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SCOUT'S TAKE
Skinny: Middleton has good size for a defensive end at around 6’3, 285 pounds, along with good but not great speed and an excellent first step off the line of scrimmage. He can use his strength to bull-rush you, but does have an array of pass rushing moves to beat opposing blockers and is extremely strong. He is best-suited on obvious passing downs when he can explode off the line and bull rush over helpless tackles. Middleton was much better as a sophomore then he was a junior. As a sophomore he led the nation in sacks with 16, adding 50 total tackles and 17 tackles for loss. Last season had 18 total tackles, five tackles for loss and four sacks, he was dinged up with some injuries so the hope is that was the reason for the lack of production. This is a huge season for him, if he get back to his sophomore season he could be a first round pick, if he plays more like last season he drops down huge in the draft.
NEWS
01.18.10 - Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton will be unable to participate in any all-star games due to a few minor injuries he is rehabbing.
08.26.08 - The 2007 sack leader Greg Middleton has been suspended for the opener against Western Kentucky for breaking unspecified team rules.
05.12.08 - Indiana defensive end Greg Middleton has been named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Monday afternoon. The trophy is awarded to the best defensive player in college football and is sponsored by the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Middleton, who is one of 88 players on the list, is also on the Rotary Lombardi Award Preliminary Watch List and the Lott Trophy Watch List. The Indianapolis native picked up All-America distinction from the Associated Press, The Sporting News, CBSSports.com, SI.com, Rivals.com and CollegeFootballNews.com one season ago. He was selected as a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award and became the first IU defensive lineman since Adewale Ogunleye in 1997 to earn first team All-Big Ten honors. Middleton set a new single-season school record with 16 sacks, which also led the nation.
Photo Credit: Mike Dickbernd, IU Athletics