Rewatched Brashear's tape which I've always found impressive.
He was recruited as a LB but some of what you see of him as a RB in high school is indicative of what makes a good football player in general. On both sides of the ball you can see that he is hard-nosed, strong, physical, instinctual, and has a naturally low center of gravity.
You can also tell that he sees the field well and reacts very quickly to what is happening. His top end speed is obviously lacking but doesn't need to be incredible at LB. You can see from O & D tape his feet are very quick which will allow him to adjust quickly in squaring up to ball carriers, and to navigate the trash. Burst/short area quickness + vision/instinct/decisiveness ='s very fast closing speed. His hips that are plenty fluid for college pass pro, and he looks comfortable defending in space.
He looks like the kind of kid who in the past might be a legit A or B-back recruit for us. However with talent upgrades at those positions his future IMO is clearly on the defensive side of the ball. You like a player though, who can ball out on either side because they instinctively understand football. And you never know when you have to move a guy out of necessity. MLD had similarly versatile film and I called him as an A back based on it. Now he's at WR, and I'm still not sure S wouldn't be his best position.
Brashear will make a great lead blocker on kick off returns and should rock on ST's in general.
Only knock I guess is size, but d/t other attributes per above he plays fast and hits much bigger than his listed size (6-0 205).
