I mentioned this the other day as there has been some concerns, on various message boards, over the Vyper depth chart with Devin A transferring and Agu's de-commitment. I think Aiden profiles to a WDE/Vyper for now. He's got a great frame to add weight but that weight will take some time and it should take some time. I think he plays multiple years in the 250's. With that said, it wouldn't be all that surprising if he eventually got to the 265 range by the time he leaves. At which point he's in the SDE conversation and we'll have filled in the depth chart behind him with other WDE/Vypers.
From a profile perspective he's a carbon copy of Myjai Sanders who was Freeman's hand down WDE at Cincy, in the 3 DL base. 6'5 258. Same goes for Keeley who seems to be even taller/longer. Also, Schweitzer was a Vyper from last class and if you've seen pictures of him, he's already developing quite well.
Some of this will all depend on what front Freeman is running. 3 down WDE or "4 down" with a Vyper and traditional SDE. Typically, Big Ends are even bigger than 4-3 SDE's so like Kareem and Ade were always south of 270. While a lot of Big End's, in 3-3-5 schemes will play 275+. Malik Vann last year at Cincy was 6'4 275. MTA will play this year around 280. A Big End in a 3 down front has to be an even more run dominant defender. I don't see that ever being Aiden, at least full time. But probably perfectly fits Vernon and Ford.
So, I'll be surprised if Aiden ever moves to being a full time Big End but I could see him go back and forth between Vyper, WDE, and SDE if we keep the 4 down front from previous schemes.
