Film Don't Lie | Sean Sevillano

By Jamie Uyeyama

June 2, 2023

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Notre Dame lost one and then quickly regained a defensive tackle in their 2024 class when Sean Sevillano Jr.‍ committed to the Irish today. He’s a big body who projects to play nose tackle for Notre Dame.

Playing at Clearwater Academy (Florida), but coming from Winnipeg, Manitoba, there’s still a lot of room for Sevillano’s game to grow, but he’s a surprising athlete for his position and displays a love of the game on the field that shines through when watching him.

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 320

Projected Position: Defensive tackle

ISD Grade: 89 (3-star)

National Average Grade: 86.3 (3-star)

What he does best:

He can really move. You see him chase down screens, make plays in pursuit, and has the kind of feet and lateral quickness that make him unique.

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Sevillano makes a ton of plays in the backfield and even ones he doesn’t, he can still affect because his ability to react as an athlete is so impressive. Throw in a clear desire to make an impact and he has the potential to be disruptive from the interior.

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He’s strong. He doesn’t always play that way because he there’s a lot of technical parts of his game that need to be improved, but there are several flashes of weight room strength translating to the field like when he ragdolled the center on this play.

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What he needs to improve:

I’m going to re-up what I wrote about him earlier in the week from my scouting notebook.

He exposes his chest frequently to blockers and has minimal hand usage other than a reliance on an arm over move. He will often line up in a two point stance and play with poor leverage. He can get away with it by being a superior athlete than the guys blocking him, but that isn’t the same in college.

Him and his teammates on the defensive line are incredibly inconsistent with their alignment including how far they line up off the ball as well. Sometimes they are almost a yard off and it makes me think they are playing CFL rules. His snap anticipation is also very inconsistent.

The other part is that he is going to need some time to get into proper shape. He is a big, strong boy. That is evident on many occasions and that has nothing to do with any weight room numbers that may or may not be verified. He doesn’t always play strong and some of that is coaching and some of that is that he looks tired out there and on those plays it really stands out because he has a high motor on a lot of snaps.

A lot of this can be significantly improved with better coaching and he’ll get that at Notre Dame. I do worry about him coming in with a lot of bad habits that will take a while for him to shake, though.

What’s his ceiling?

I really think he has the chance to develop into a disruptive nose tackle with plus pass rush ability for the position. The tools are there for him to be that one day, but I see it as a longer process for him to get there.

The biggest thing to watch with him over the next year is his weight and what kind of shape he is in by the time he gets to Notre Dame. That is something he can have more control of compared to some of the technical things he needs to work on that I’m just not sure he will be able to until he gets to college.

I think it’s going to take some time, but he has the potential to become a starter and an above average one because of his unique movement skills at the position.