Pick #142 R5 Ben-Burr Kirven LB

[purpleworld]

Kam ran the 40 at 4.62 with a 3 Cone of 7.36...Burr-Kirven ran the 40 at 4.56 with a 3 Cone at 6.85

Year Name College Weight (lbs) 40 Yard Bench Press Vert Leap (in) Broad Jump (in) 3Cone
2010 Kam Chancellor Virginia Tech 231 4.62 22 32.0 116 7.36

2019 Ben Burr-Kirven Washington 230 4.56 21 34.5 121 6.85

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[chris98251]

Yeah I am thinking SS also, we have a couple guys that could slide into that position, Kam was thought of as a too small Linebacker in the Pros and to slow and lack of recognition ability as well as over pursued plays at SS when he entered the draft.

Regardless of whether and whom may change a position we have guys that are Junkyard Dogs drafted this time round that hit and have attitude on the field.

 

[brimsalabim]

Plays in kind of a soft league but the effort he plays with is encouraging.

 

[KitsapGuy]

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[Pandion Haliaetus]

Literally, the only pick I called... of course the telecast cut to commercial, and I muttered to myself give me some Ben Burr-Kirven.

When I returned after laundry stuff and saw his name on the ticker and kind let out an intense roar. I suppose half the fun of the draft is always going to be your team drafting the players you want.

 

[Pandion Haliaetus]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1122234133898334208[/tweet]

3-4?

 

[AgentDib]

Didn't watch a lot of Husky football, but when I did, it seemed like BBK was a solid guy, always around the football, making tackles.

The reason why Husky fans are hyped for this pick is the BBK college experience was like watching the first half of Rudy followed by the second half of The Waterboy.

 

[Fudwamper]

The interesting thing about him to me is that when you watch games he does not make a ton of tackles for a loss, but he navigates trash well. I saw him sliding, punching, and stiff arming people to get to the tackle. He is the fighter in the phone booth.

He will reek havoc om ST. His biggest plus for season one will be ST coverage.

 

[Sports Hernia]

He forces fumbles often, always around the ball, can play the ball in the air, good tackler.
Might be undersized by conventional NFL standards for his position, but that doesn’t matter.

I’d be loving this pick even if I wasn’t a UW fan. This guy is a football player.

 

[Jville]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/johnpboyle/status/1122277277289435136[/tweet]

 

[Tusc2000]

His measurables remind me of Lofa.

That's exactly what I was thinking too.
I remember a scout summing up Lofa before the draft, said he was "too short ... all he has are good football skills."

 

[hawkfan68]

Lofa was much bigger weight wise than Ben. I hope Ben does well but he needs to add weight, if he's going to play LB. This is the same problem Shaqueem G had last season. Lots of speed but light in the pants.

 

[fenderbender123]

Before his final season as a Husky, Ben's football career appeared to be firmly cemented as one of those guys who practiced well and minimized mistakes on the field. I don't know what happened, but last season he didn't look the same. He was improved. Better. Faster. Making game-changing plays.

Whatever clicked for him last year, I hope he continues to improve.

 

[vin.couve12]

The comparisons about Lofa have to do with instincts. Lofa was 250 and ran a 4.83, where the latter is why people thought he wouldn't cut it in the NFL. BK is undersized at 230 and ran a 4.56 40, where the former is why some think he can't play in the NFL.

Instincts are the comparison.

 

[two dog]

Does he have the speed to play safty?

Shaquem Griffin does. Drop weight to about 210-215 and he would probably be our fastest safety.

 

[PlinytheCenter]

This dude is something special. A pick that's going to pay dividends for the next ten years; as has Wags. Thank you John!

 

[dopeboy206]

Watched a ton of UW games. Not a fan of this guy. Yes he gets lots of tackles but a lot of his tackles I saw were him getting trucked or pushed back 3-4 yards before the guy he's tackling goes down. If you are expecting a player that can get us tackles for loss BBK isn't that guy from what I seen hopefully he proves me wrong and don't get pushed back 3-4 yards on tackles like what I saw from him when he was playing at UW.


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[sutz]

Does he have the speed to play safty?

Shaquem Griffin does. Drop weight to about 210-215 and he would probably be our fastest safety.

I thought Kam played at 230. No?

 

[Tical21]

Unfortunately, I dont think he survives between the tackles in the NFL.

 

[sutz]

Unfortunately, I dont think he survives between the tackles in the NFL.

They said the same thing about Lofa. :229031_shrug:

Besides, that's on the DTs and the scheme. There are ways to protect a smallish MLB.