I was pleasantly surprised—okay, shocked—to find Auburn represented along with Bama, Michigan, LSU, OSU, et al. Didn’t see a post about this on the front page, so here you go.
He’s the prototypical heat-seeking missile backer the SEC is known for. Asante led the Tigers in tackles last season (86) and added 8.5 TFLs and five sacks. The 6-1, 219-pound younger brother of former NFL safety Larry Asante is powerful and explosive. This offseason, he squatted 635 pounds, benched 405 and clocked a 4.48 40. He’s also had a max velocity of more than 22 mph.
