William
Gholston.
William
Gholston.
Michigan St.· 6'6"· 281 lb· 4.96s 40
Gholston is a 4-3 defensive end who can play in a attacking front where he is asked to get upfield and disrupt quarterbacks quickly.
He projects as a rotational defensive end with the potential to develop into a secondary pass-rush option on a four-man front.
He would be a poor fit for a two-gap 3-4 scheme that relies on bigger, stronger defensive ends to set the edge and hold their ground against the run.
Gholston's size and athleticism make him an intriguing prospect for a 4-3 attacking front, but his limited pass-rush moves and inconsistent technique may hinder his development.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.96sp50
- Vertical
- 28.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 110inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.20sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.59sp50
- Bench
- 23repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michigan State | 10 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Michigan State | 13 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career | — | 36 | 142 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.