Vim li cas Kansas City Chiefs Draft Picks Trent McDuffie Thiab George Karlaftis Yog Qhov Zoo Tshaj

Trent McDuffie yog thawj tus neeg tiv thaiv uas Kansas City Chiefs tau sau tseg hauv thawj puag ncig txij li Marcus Peters, uas tseem yog lub zeem muag rov qab los ntawm Washington, xyoo 2015.

Ob lub sij hawm Pro Bowler nrog Cov Thawj Coj, Peters yog ib tus neeg txawj ntse tab sis muaj teeb meem ntawm tus cwj pwm.

Nws raug tshem tawm ntawm nws pawg neeg kawm ntawv qib siab thiab - thaum nrog Cov Thawj Coj - nws pov ib tug chij rau hauv qhov chaw sawv tawm tsam New York Jets hauv 2017 ua ntej tawm hauv qhov kev ua si.

Cia siab tias tsis muaj cov teeb meem zoo li no nrog McDuffie, uas nws cov cwj pwm tsis zoo tau kos cov kev tshuaj xyuas rave. Qhov Kev Ua Si 2022 NFL Draft Preview tau piav qhia nws tias yog "obsessive txog cov hauv paus ntsiab lus thiab cov txheej txheem" ​​thiab "zaj duab xis junkie nrog IQ siab football."

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NFL Network thiab NFL tus kws tshuaj ntsuam xyuas tus qauv Daniel Jeremiah tau ua haujlwm raws li Baltimore Ravens tus neeg saib xyuas los ntawm 2005 txog 2006, thiab Ravens tau siv los tso lub hnub qub liab los ntawm kev cia siab tias lawv xav tau hauv chav kaw khoom vim lawv haum rau kab lis kev cai.

"Trent McDuffie yog lub hnub qub liab," Jeremiah tau hais thaum lub rooj sib tham hu. "Nws yog ib tug txiv neej lub hnub qub liab, tsuas yog txhua yam hais txog nws, txoj kev nws ua si, txhua yam kuv hnov ​​​​txog nws los ntawm qhov kev xav tsis muaj tseeb."

Lub 5-11, 195-phaus McDuffie, txawm li cas los xij, yog ntau tshaj li tus txiv neej sim-nyuaj. Lub kaum sab xis muaj lub peev xwm loj, uas nws tau tshwm sim thaum ntxov ntawm Washington.

Nws tau los ua Huskies 'pib rov qab los ua ib tus neeg tshiab tshiab hauv 2019.

Thiab xyoo tas los, raws li Pro Football Focus, tawm tsam quarterbacks ua tiav tsuas yog 16-ntawm-36 dhau los tawm tsam nws rau 111 yards. Qhov ntawd suav nrog 25 yards tom qab ntes thiab tsis muaj kev sib tw.

Qhov kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm tus cwj pwm thiab kev txawj ntse yog vim li cas Cov Thawj Coj tau pauv lawv thawj-, thib peb- thiab thib plaub-them xaiv rau New England Patriots kom nce mus rau No. 21 los xaiv McDuffie.

"Peb tau cog lus tias yuav tsum ua nruj ua tsiv thiab yog tias tus neeg ua si zoo li Trent McDuffie nyob ntawd, ces cia peb mus ua haujlwm thiab tau txais nws vim tias nws zoo heev," Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Haujlwm Brett Veach tau hais. "Tej zaum nws yuav tsis tau nyob ntawd ntawm 29, thiab peb xav tsis thoob tias nws nyob ntawd thaum peb xaiv nws nrog New England xaiv."

McDuffie ua tiav qhov kev xav tau tshwj xeeb rau Cov Thawj Coj, uas tau ploj rov qab los ntawm Charvarius Ward thiab Mike Hughes lub caij so no. Tus duo tau pib ua ke 17 qhov kev ua si xyoo tas los.

Ward tau kos npe rau daim ntawv cog lus peb xyoos muaj nqis tshaj $ 40 lab nrog San Francisco 49ers, thiab Hughes tau kos npe rau ib xyoos, $ 2.3 lab deal nrog Detroit Lions.

Hughes yog thawj zaug xaiv 30th tag nrho hauv 2018 NFL Draft. Veach tau ua haujlwm ntawm cov xov tooj thiab paub tias tsis muaj txoj hauv kev McDuffie yuav muaj los ntawm Thawj Tswj Hwm xaiv ntawm 29 thiab 30 xyoo no. Yog li ntawd nws aggressively tsiv mus.

Veach hais tias, "Txawm li cas los xij ntawm lub rooj tsavxwm tau poob," Veach hais tias, "Qhov txawv ntawm ib tug txiv neej zoo li McDuffie nyob ntawm 21 - cia nyob ib leeg 29 - qis heev."

Cov Thawj Coj, txawm li cas los xij, muaj peev xwm nyob twj ywm ntawm xaiv No. 30 los tsaws lwm tus neeg ua si nrog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm qhov chaw tsis muaj teeb meem - 6-4, 275-phaus Purdue tiv thaiv kawg George Karlaftis.

Yelemis tau sau tseg tias Karlaftis yuav ib chav tsev nyob ib sab ntawm lub chaw kis las Purdue, kom nws tuaj yeem nyob ntawd tsis tu ncua.

Jeremiah hais tias "Nws tsuas yog tus neeg ncaws pob ncaws pob xwb," "Nws muaj lub cev muaj zog tiag tiag."

Thaum Veach tshawb fawb Karlaftis, tus ntug rusher txoj hauv kev mus rau qhov kev ua si thiab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm football yog li cas rau nws tseem tuaj.

Tseeb, tom qab tsiv mus rau West Lafayette, Ind. los ntawm Athens, tim Nkij teb chaws nyob rau qib yim, nws pib ua si football, thiab nws tau los ua ib tug mob siab rau.

Karlaftis tau hais tias "Thaum koj pom tus koj hlub, ua haujlwm hnyav npaum li koj tuaj yeem ua tau ntawm nws," Karlaftis hais. “Kuv nyiam txhua yam txog nws. Kuv nyiam lub caij so. Kuv nyiam qhov kev sib tw ntawm lub hlwb thiab lub cev thiab lub zog thiab kev ua si chess. Kuv nyiam txhua qhov kev ua si yog ib qho kev sib tw ob qho tib si presnap, tom qab lub pob snap, thaum lub sijhawm ua si - txawm tias nws ua tiav koj txoj haujlwm, ua qhov kev ua si, ua qhov yog."

Zoo li McDuffie, Karlaftis, uas tau txais 2020 Academic All-Big 10 honors, paub txog nws cov ntse.

Nws kuj tseem paub txog nws cov khoom lag luam hauv thaj teb.

Thawj pab pawg All-Big Ten tiv thaiv kawg ua tiav nws txoj haujlwm hauv tsev kawm qib siab nrog 25.5 tackles rau kev poob, 12.5 lub hnab, ib qho kev cuam tshuam, tsib hla kev tiv thaiv, plaub yuam kev fumbles, ob fumble recoveries thiab ib tug blocked ncaws.

Yelemi nyiam nws raws li lub zeem muag, piv nws qhov tsis txaus ntseeg rau Ryan Kerrigan, lwm yam khoom Purdue thiab ib tus uas tau mus txog plaub Pro Bowls.

Tsis yog txhua tus kws ntsuas txuj ci, txawm li cas los xij, tau nyiam nrog Karlaftis.

Yelemis hais tias, “Nws yog ib tug neeg uas muaj lub ntsej muag zoo nkauj. “Qee tus neeg poob rau nws. Nws tsis yog tiag tiag twitched thiab khoov, tab sis nws tsuas yog ib tug tiag tiag rugged players uas muaj peev xwm los ntawm. "

Frank Clark, qhov pib txoj cai tiv thaiv kawg rau Cov Thawj Coj, tau polarized ib yam nkaus. Nws tsib lub hnab thaum lub caij 2019 tom qab lub caij no tau pab txhawb rau Thawj Tswj Hwm kom yeej Super Bowl.

Tab sis nws tsuas muaj 4.5 sacks xyoo tas los, kos nws qhov qis tshaj tag nrho txij li nws lub caij rookie xyoo 2015.

Clark tseem tshuav ob xyoos ntawm nws daim ntawv cog lus, uas tau hloov kho lub caij so no, tab sis muaj qhov tawm, qhov twg Cov Thawj Coj yuav tsuas muaj $ 9.075 lab ntawm cov nyiaj tuag yog tias lawv tso nws mus tom qab 2022.

Txawm hais tias Karlaftis hloov Clark nyob rau lub sijhawm ntev, ob qho tib si 2022 kev xaiv thawj zaug yuav tsum muaj kev cuam tshuam los ntawm Hnub Ib ntawm NFL lub caij tom ntej.

"Tau kawg," Tus Thawj Coj Tus Thawj Coj Andy Reid tau hais. "Yog lawm, paub meej, cov no yog thawj zaug xaiv. Lawv yuav nkag rau hauv thiab sib tw. "