Squat, powerful nose tackle who earns his keep by muddying the A-gaps and forcing double teams on early downs. Cleveland's heavy hands and natural anchor make him a plug-and-play run stuffer at the next level — when he gets his hands on you first, you're going backwards. The problem is what happens when he doesn't: short arms and limited lateral range leave him vulnerable to longer guards who can lock him out, and his pass-rush toolkit starts and ends with a bull rush and an occasional rip move. The floor is a 10-year rotational nose who eats 300 interior snaps and does his job; the ceiling isn't much higher, but teams drafting in the late rounds rarely find players this reliable against the run.
- Heavy hands that shock on impact and create immediate knockback at the point of attack
- Strong anchor and natural stoutness to clog interior gaps and absorb double teams
- Prototypical NFL nose tackle size (6-4, 315+) with room to carry more weight
- Flashed a powerful rip move and bull rush at Shrine Bowl practices, showing pass-rush upside for the position
- High-character leader who impressed teams in interviews; four-year program guy with strong community ties
- Lack of length (32-inch arms) forces him to win early or risk getting locked out by longer interior OL
- Limited range as a run defender — struggles to make plays laterally outside his gap
- Minimal pass-rush production (6 career sacks in 44 games) and inability to consistently pressure the pocket
- 5.12 40-yard dash confirms limited explosiveness and pursuit speed at the NFL level
Undersized, stout interior plugger who wins with hand violence and anchor strength rather than athleticism. Like Taylor, Cleveland projects as a rotational nose tackle who can hold up against the run and occasionally collapse the pocket with power but lacks the pass-rush ceiling to be a starter-caliber three-technique.