Welcome Demetrius Knight

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(Today, 01:20 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Is that a fact, that we didn't try to trade down?

Picks 48 & 51 were traded. The #48 picks makes you wonder if Arieontae Ersery was above Knight on the Bengals board.

[Soonerpeace]

PFF #53 Big Board

REVIEW
Knight will be one of the oldest prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he is a mature player with good processing and fundamentally sound tackling. His run-defense angles can be a bit overaggressive, but you'll take that trade-off due to how well he moves in coverage and when pursuing ball carriers.
SHADES OF
Bobby Okereke
PROS
Adequate size for off-ball LB work
Loves the physical aspect of playing LB
Competitive toughness will never be in question
Long arms to stack and shed
Strong tackler with a low missed tackle percentages
Fast processor
Very good athlete for the position — explosive first step, great top speed and a natural lateral mover
Fast hands give him some decent pass rush potential as a blitzer
CONS
All-out play style yields overaggressive angles to the ball
Will be one of the oldest prospects in the class

[Clark W Griswold]

(Today, 08:40 AM)Soonerpeace Wrote: PFF #53 Big Board

REVIEW
Knight will be one of the oldest prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he is a mature player with good processing and fundamentally sound tackling. His run-defense angles can be a bit overaggressive, but you'll take that trade-off due to how well he moves in coverage and when pursuing ball carriers.
SHADES OF
Bobby Okereke
PROS
Adequate size for off-ball LB work
Loves the physical aspect of playing LB
Competitive toughness will never be in question
Long arms to stack and shed
Strong tackler with a low missed tackle percentages
Fast processor
Very good athlete for the position — explosive first step, great top speed and a natural lateral mover
Fast hands give him some decent pass rush potential as a blitzer
CONS
All-out play style yields overaggressive angles to the ball
Will be one of the oldest prospects in the class

When you look at it that way his cons are not bad. We all know about the age but we will worry about that in 5 years.

Overly aggressive is always better than not aggressive enough. They can work on his angles but his strengths are very positive. That arm length will hopefully lead to some passes to the TE being knocked down.

[Joelist]

Remember Golden has a system he is installing and Knight was his choice.

[Soonerpeace]

(7 hours ago)Joelist Wrote: Remember Golden has a system he is installing and Knight was his choice.

Just spitballing but Lou ran his defense through the safeties. Al will run his through the linebackers. Not sure Lou was as successful w/o Bates & Bell