From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top 10 picks, all the way to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Miami (FL) linebacker Wesley Bissainthe.
#31 WESLEY BISSAINTHE/ ILB, MIAMI (FL) (SENIOR) – 6’2”, 225 pounds.
Combine Measurements
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Wesley Bissainthe 6’2”/225 9 3/4 31 7/8 N/A
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A N/A N/A
The Good
— Good experience, three-year starter
— Active pre-snap communicator
— Solid processor of blocks and direction
— Good hand placement taking on blocks
— Strong tackler between tackles when kept clean
— Solid depth and mobility in zone coverage
— Can match with most RB in the curl/flat areas
The Bad
— Slow to trigger downhill to the ball
— Allows blockers to come to him
— Unable to disengage from blocks
— Gets caught in traffic on plays to the outside
— Foot speed is marginal
— Not a fit for a lot of man coverage duties
— Motor is adequate overall
— Generally tentative as a blitzer
Stats
— 54 games/41 starts
— Career: 204 tackles, 121 solo, 14.5 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU, 2 INT
— 2025: 71 tackles, 39 solo, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 INT
— Third team All-ACC (2025
— East-West Shrine Bowl Invitee
— Tied a season high with 8 tackles in the National Championship game
— Finished third on the team in tackles in 2025, second in 2024
Injury History
— 2025: November; listed as “questionable” and dealt with a lingering injury (possibly a shoulder) – missed time against Syracuse and NC State
— 2023: upper-body injury in the 2023 Pinstripe Bowl vs Rutgers
— 2022: Laceration on his ankle that required stitches following a serious car crash in April 2022
Background
— Birthday: May 23
— Consensus four-star prospect by all major scouting services
— No. 189 overall player in nation in ESPN300
— Rated No. 20 outside linebacker in nation by ESPN
— Helped Miami Central to back-to-back state titles in 2019 and 2020
— Earned first-team All-Dade honors from the Miami Herald twice
Tape Breakdown
Wesley Bissainthe was a three-year starter and active communicator for the Miami Hurricanes. He is of good height and adequate weight, and primarily lined up to the strong side of the defense.
Against the run, he has solid mental processing, reading the play direction and blocking scheme. He takes on blocks with good hand placement and pad level. When kept clean, he is a strong tackler, cutting off yards after contact. He displays solid pursuit to the ball and shows solid physicality, making tackles toward the sideline.
Against the pass, he was used primarily to drop into zone coverage in the middle of the field or in the curl/flat area. He displays solid mobility, moving with the quarterback’s eyes, and solid awareness of the receiver coming into his area. In man coverage, he was limited to picking up running backs in the flat or in the middle of the field.
On screens, he will aggressively take on the blocker, trying to get to the ball.
While diagnosing the play, he is slow to trigger into the gaps, allowing blockers to get to him and take him out of the play. His footspeed is marginal, limiting his plays near the line of scrimmage outside the tackles.
When taking on blocks, he ducks his head and loses sight of the ball.
He is poor in block deconstruction and doesn’t get off the block to make plays in his area. Moving laterally, he is poor at working through traffic.
I didn’t see him in coverage on tight ends in the games watched, and don’t think he would be a suitable candidate for that either. He flows toward the play in coverage, but his motor is lacking. As a blitzer, he was tentative and displayed marginal acceleration.
Conclusion
Bissainthe has a lot of experience and played on a championship-caliber team. He is an active communicator, solid processor, and strong tackler. He tacks on blocks with good hand placement and displays solid pursuit to the outside. Zone coverage was his most common usage against the pass and occasionally matched up with running backs in man coverage.
Areas to improve include being quicker to trigger downhill rather than waiting for blockers. Keeping his eyes up when engaged, learning to shed blockers, and working through traffic will help him as a run defender. Consistently turning up the intensity as a blitzer could be beneficial.
It’s hard to make a lot of tackles on a defense like Miami’s that has a whole lot of playmakers. It’s even harder to make tackles when you can’t win against any blockers. His best-case scenario on defense would be a zone-heavy, two-gap defense, where the defensive linemen can keep blockers off him. His more likely NFL route is as a special team player and reserve linebacker.
For a player comp, I’ll give you Amen Ogbongbemiga. He was a solid processor and good tackler when kept clean. He also needed to improve on beating blocks and triggering downhill.
NFL Projection: Late Day ThreeSteelers Depot Grade: 6.2 (Pure Backup)Grade Range: 5.2 – 6.4Games Watched: 2025 – vs Notre Dame, vs Louisville, At Texas A&M, vs Ohio State
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