Myles

Dorn

Dorn (6'2/205) attended the East-West Shrine Bowl a few weeks ago, but he won’t be attending the NFL Combine. A three-year starter at UNC, Dorn had been an active presence in the Tar Heel secondary for a while. He does his best working closer to the line of scrimmage than he does down the field, but in a league littered with RPOs and quick passing, that can be valuable. It’s a shame Dorn won’t get to prove he has the athletic tools to play at the next level.

After appearing all 13 games as a freshman, Dorn (6'2/205) was a starter at safety in each of his final three seasons at North Carolina. This season he started all 13 games, accounting for 83 total tackles (4.5 for loss), two interceptions and six pass breakups. Dorn was an honorable mention all-ACC selection at season’s end. Given a second-round projection by Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline in August, Dorn is considered to be in that Day 2/Day 3 area heading into the postseason all-star game circuit.

While the draft grade given to Dorn (6'2/205) by Pauline was a good one, there’s still room for growth after what was a disappointing 2018 for the Tar Heels. And that growth needs to come in the effort department. “Dorn is an explosive defensive back who forces the action and makes plays all over the field,” Pauline wrote. “He has next-level size and athleticism and has shown himself to be a tough run defender with solid ball skills. The problem is that Dorn disappears for stretches.” The hiring of Mack Brown has given the North Carolina program a much-needed infusion of enthusiasm, and the question now is whether or not that translates on the field. If so the Tar Heels stand to benefit both individually and collectively.