Pick #118 - LB Tyrice Knight

[Mistashoesta]

 

[HOF Hater]

I wanted Trotter but this isn't a bad pick, he flies to the ball and has incredible energy

 

[OLYhawks]

What's the good word on this young man fellas!?

 

[86Hawk]

I love that we're drafting for positions of need!

 

[CouchLogic]

Watching JS/MM fill positions of need is refreshing.

 

[Mistashoesta]

 

[Hawknight]

They say this guys a ball of energy

 

[Grahamhawker]

Racked up like a billion tackles over 3 years. Good size. Averageish speed. Not great in coverage. Needs to stay more disciplined in run fits. Sounds like he could be productive if he can clean up a few issues. They all have warts at this point.

 

[Scout]

What's the good word on this young man fellas!?

Flows to the ball and is a good tackler. Needs to hit the weight room and learn how to stack and shed at the point of attack.

 

[CallMeADawg]

Boom or Bust pick. We'll find out which it is.

 

[vonstout]

Wasn’t rated all that high, so hope they get it right. Definite need position, but Trotter played a lot better teams and seems like we’re trying to outsmart people. Probably could have got him at 136. We’ll never know

 

[Maelstrom787]

Oh I don't like this one at all

Turns like a mack truck without the size or pop to justify it. Not much athletic upside at all. He's a sure tackler but that's about it. Small school too. Over-aged.

Man. MM has earned the right to get the linebackers he wants so I'm not gonna say "they're wrong" but I ain't hyped on that one. Nothing like the Ravens LBs who all have intense speed.

 

[CactusJack]

I didn't watch much of his film. Hard to find tape on UTEP. So, I won't judge the pick. But I would have gone in another direction. Let's hope he works out.

 

[Rat]

Frustrated we missed out on Payton Wilson yesterday. I know nothing about Knight, but I hope he's ready to contribute immediately because our linebacker room is badly lacking.

 

[toffee]

Not familiar with this player, but his stats read well.

 

[Appyhawk]

More bones for the meat locker.

 

[Shane Falco]

You never know with a defensive minded HC... maybe he's this year's Ivan Pace Jr.

 

[SmokinHawk]

Sounds like a prototypical 3-4 ILB. More of a run stopper, plugger type.

 

[Chevy]

I'm also not a fan of this pick. It feels like a reach, to me, at a position of need. But Mike Macdonald wants to "build a wall up the middle" and Knight is very good at slipping block to get to the ball carrier. He looks more like a drag down tackler as opposed to a big hitter. May be a solid, yet unspectacular, ILB for us.

 

[HOF Hater]

He's around the Chaos, you want players like this and I have zero issues with the pick