By Daniel Docal Filippids 

Christopher Nitzlnader – DB, Austria

Nitzlnader is a very young player, born late in 2002, about to start his 2nd season playing mens football. He has vgd size and length for the position. Nitzlnader is a polished player that shows good technique and mobility. He has good feet both in press and off coverage and does a good job in catch technique as well. He has very good eyes discipline in men coverage, where he’s at his best. Needs to improve his awareness and understanding of zone coverages. His tackling is good but too often takes wrong angles or over runs the ball carrier. Often gets lost on plays off schedule. Has experience at both safety and corner but is better fit to play corner unless he improves playing in space.
Film Austria 2021:
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/3405607/61e2e049da513d13fc442199 

Alejandro Fernández – DE, Spain
As a rookie, Fernández started 9 out of 10 games at DE for the Barcelona Dragons (1 game missed due to COVID). Lacks size but has some room to bulk up. Fernández has a very good get off, showing how quick he is, and plays with good aggressiveness and intensity. Fernández has good instincts for a young player. He shows a solid set of pass rush moves and does a good job hand fighting. Considering his size limitations, shows solid strength @ the POA. Needs to improve his bend, as sometimes rushes too wide leading to him getting washed out of plays, and his ability to wrap up quarterbacks, as a lot of his pressures didn’t translate into sacks last season.
Film ELF 2021:
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8860276/613aba88041ef204b46216fc

Stats 2021 (9 games):
30 Total Tackles, 10 TFL (52 yards), 5.0 sacks (28 yards), 2 PBUs, 2 FRs, 1 FF
*Led his team in sacks, #2 in TFLs.

Ben Nauenburg – DT, Germany

Nauenburg was a physical presence in the GFL2 for the Rostock Griffins in 2021. Nauenburg has adequate size for the position, although he could use some weight if he moves to IDL full-time. Nauenburg moves more off explosiveness than quickness but has a solid get off. He possesses very good strength @ the POA. Nauenburg plays with a high motor and shows good intensity and pursuit. He does a good job of reading and reacting, showing good instincts. Needs to develop as a pass rusher, add to his pass rush portfolio and improve his hand fighting. Sometimes struggles to create penetration after his initial move doesn’t work.

Film ELF 2021:
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/14831299/613c97bb9680a90a900d5079
Stats 2021 (9 games):
47 Total Tackles, 21 TFL (99 yards), 9.0 sacks (58 yards), 1 PBU, 1 FR, 1 FF
*Led his team in sacks and TFLs.

Lars Lenard Bardenhagen – LB, Germany

Bardenhagen is an intriguing prospect with very limited football experience as he has only played two seasons, both at the JuCo level. Played DB for Santa Barbara City College but will most likely play LB moving forward. He has the tools to be a sideline-to-sideline OLB. In his limited film he displays good athleticism and natural tackling ability. Did a good job running down on KO and making tackles.
Film Santa Barbara City College (JuCo) 2019:
https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10863040/5db5e47ac11a580ca83fdd0d
Stats 2019 (6 games):
11 Total Tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT

Celestin Ngimbi – OG, Spain

Ngimbi started several games as a rookie at LT for the Barcelona Dragons, where he was the only bright spot on a very weak unit. However, he may be better fit to play IOL. He has the speed to match up with speed rushers and has good mirror ability. Ngimbi plays with good pad level, is active with his hands and has a strong punch. He does a good job of switching defenders but sometimes needs to stay with his defender a little longer. Ngimbi was a part of a very ineffective running
game so it’s hard to evaluate that part of his game. On limited opportunities, he did show the ability to get to the second level. Ngimbi played on very hot weather but he needs to improve his conditioning as he failed to finish a couple games.

Film ELF 2021:
https://www.hudl.com/profile/15377071/Celestin-Ngimbi-Mabiala/highlights