Pick #227, 7th Round: FB Kiero Small, Arkansas

[Fuzzman55]

This is the kind of guy that when he hits you, your ears ring. Fun pick for a 7th rounder.

 

[TeamoftheCentury]

A background on him, sounds like a great fit.

http://www.arkansasfight.com/2014/5/9/5688050/arkansas-razorbacks-nfl-draft-profile-kiero-small

What was that you were telling me in the 5th and 6th rounds about our FB's? viewtopic.php?f=29&t=92878 Just bustin your chops, buddy. I didn't have to remember your comment about me and my knowledge for very long now, did I. lol. Go Hawks. :thirishdrinkers:

 

[IndyHawk]

Just maybe this guy will be Beast#2..After this year anyway..Guy has great speed and power..If CM can't handle the carries -This guy might..

 

[Sarlacc83]

We have just drafted Beeftank. Time to get him his glass of milks.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/9/5/46 ... nk-jaguars

 

[cover-2]

I thought this was a laughable pick, that is until I watched the video provided. He has natural leverage to take on bigger defensive players, great initial quickness, tenacious as hell as a blocker, he plays to the echo of the whistle, nice hands for a FB, his head coach loves him because of his physical style of play...he will defiantly help improve our running game. He will no doubt be a fan favorite, and I could easily see him getting multiple Pro Bowls.

 

[Ziggyy108]

Mike Robs replacement. The next fan favourite FB.

 

[PlinytheCenter]

Let's get small!!! Where's Steve Martin when you need him?

 

[Hawks46]

In watching that video cut up, it takes a while to get over his unique size, but he seems quite adept at identifying his assignment and actually sticking a quality block. Looks pretty natural as a FB, which wasn't necessarily the case with Coleman early last season (though Coleman probably has a more desirable build). Kind of excited to see how this will look at the NFL level during pre-season.

Excellent post. Pretty much what I saw. I like how he stays with his block, and if he takes his guy out of the play, he looks for someone else. I also found it interesting that Arkansas left him back in pass pro a lot and isolated him on the DE on the edge quite a bit.

5'8" and 244 lbs, is the epitome of a FB. This gives the preseason a little bit of intrigue for me.

 

[HunnyBadger]

Check out his lead-block at the 10 sec mark :twisted:

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[Seahawk Sailor]

Damn! Only problem was, the guy still made the tackle. Granted, 10 yards down the field, but that was a hell of a way to fight off that Mack truck of a block!

If I'm Pete and John, I'm finding out who made that tackle, helmet-less and all, and offering him a UDFA spot if he ain't drafted.

 

[gohogs14]

I love Kiero small. You guys are getting a pissed off little bowling ball

 

[Fudwamper]

5'8", 244 lbs. No NFL.com grade or analysis.

Baltimore Sun article on him: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/...fullback-kiero-small-20140427,0,1264317.story

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Our ninth pick of the draft. Discuss.

Man this guy can block!!

I loved watching him keep his head on a swivel in pass pro. He takes out guys in the middle when needed and helps the edge. This guy knows how to pass protect.

In his run blocking he also keeps his head on a swivel. He has great vision of who to go after and sustain and release from blocks.

My Adopt a rookie !!!!! :0190l:

 

[theascension]

I'm excited. 26 Broken Face Masks, 60 touches 0 negative plays. I just kind of hope he doesn't push Derreck Coleman off the roster but.. competition. Hopefully a Tolbert like player.

 

[SalishHawkFan]

This is the only pick that's not doing it for me. Watching the video didn't change my mind either. FB's are dinosaurs, we rarely even play our FB. This guy is never going to be compared to John L or Mack Strong, whoever said Pro Bowls are in his future is drinking the Kool Aid. I hope he does well and in J&S I Trust, but there must have been someone better on the board at that pick.

 

[DavidSeven]

This is the only pick that's not doing it for me. Watching the video didn't change my mind either. FB's are dinosaurs, we rarely even play our FB. This guy is never going to be compared to John L or Mack Strong, whoever said Pro Bowls are in his future is drinking the Kool Aid. I hope he does well and in J&S I Trust, but there must have been someone better on the board at that pick.

Would you be happier if they drafted Dion Bailey there and then signed Small as a UDFA instead? What difference does it make? The 7th round is only about taking guys who you don't think you can recruit as UDFA. Getting caught up on what position they play or their value over other players is silly at this stage. There are 9-10 guys who Seattle is going bring in from the 7th round-UDFA crop who have similar grades. The only difference is how you get them on the team.

 

[Seahawk Sailor]

Dude broke 26 face masks in college. He doesn't need to go undrafted to make him want to hit people. We drafted him to save one of the UDFA spots for someone who needed a little more to prove.

 

[hawkfan68]

That was a highlight video of him in the OP? Yikes....

 

[DavidSeven]

That was a highlight video of him in the OP? Yikes....

It's a cut up of his plays from four games. What don't you like?

 

[Largent80]

Breakin' facemasks since 1976....I'm IN !!!!!!

 

[gohogs14]

I like the play at 4:46 on this video too

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=vpT-MU8HYVM

He's from Baltimore so there was a good chance he was going to be a raven as a UDFA