Scouting report for Miami Dolphins UFA linebacker Mike Hull

Linebacker Mike Hull from Penn State has verbally agreed to join the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent. Here is the scouting report for him from the PhinManiacs Draft Guide, courtesy of Jeff Hyde (@Jeff__Hyde).

Mike Hull, from Linebacker University (Penn State), lived up to the nickname.  He started his career at outside linebacker and moved inside for the 2014 season.  This past year, he took his game to the next level, recording an outstanding 140 tackles. 

He is a bit undersized as a middle linebacker, but makes up for it with a high football IQ, a fundamental understanding of the positional duties, and a high level of effort.  He is a solid tackler in one-on-one situations, but sometimes gets lost in a crowd due to his short stature. His awareness level is among the best of this inside linebacker class and he has the ability to jump a poorly thrown ball. 

He is very limited athletically, which could make it tough for him to cover some of the new breed tight end and wide receiver hybrid guys one-on-one.  Overall, Hull can be looked at as one of the most fundamentally sound players in this group.  Coaches will love his productivity at the position along with his effort.  His size will limit his draft stock, but should come off of the board in the fifth round.