STRENGTHS
Kyle is bigger, stronger, faster, and in general more Athletic, than anyone at the Division II level of play. On the small amount of U-Tube film I can get off the internet, Kyle is very hard to evaluate as too his potential impact for the team that selects him. He has the size and looks to have the speed and quickness to play multiple positions on either side of the ball. Most everyone is seeing him as a safety but he could be an eventual linebacker and the fact that he is an impact return man on special teams sends signals as to his talent to play on the offensive side also. Kyle looks to be instinctive and has excellent explosion to the play, making tackles all over the field. He did go to the Senior Bowl and he more than held his own but the questions for Kyle will not be physical, but they will be mental.
CONCERNS
I have no doubt about his football intelligence as to what he has learned so far. The question is more complicated and will not be known until he gets on to an NFL field. They have to do with his ability to forget when he makes a mistake and move on and not let mistakes affect his next play? It has to do with his ability to cover at the next level and bring what he learns in the classroom on to the practice field and games. It has to do with discipline and staying true to the techniques he will have to learn because for the first time in his life there will be athletes fast, quicker, bigger than he is. He will have to learn not to be intimidated.
BOTTOM LINE 2.22
I’m not here to give anyone a lot of BS or copy what others say about a player or give you a lot of football jargon to impress or confuse you with my so-called football knowledge. I have the same knowledge that you have when evaluating a player for the NFL. What I have learned over the years is to trust my knowledge, to not second guess myself, and NOT to listen to people who profess to have more knowledge than me or you. I have learned over the years to see the obvious and believe the obvious and profile the obvious because the obvious is usually the truth. I don’t have any film on this kid and what I see on the internet is just what I stated earlier, Kyle is just bigger, stronger, faster and just an overall better athlete, than the opponents he plays against. That doesn’t mean he is going to be good in the NFL, it just means that I wonder how good he would have been against the SEC or Division I teams. As far as the NFL, he won’t be bigger, stronger, faster, or a better athlete but if he can handle the mental part of the game, I bet my last dollar he will be an impact player, I’m just not sure at what position. Look at Rob’s value board to see the potential round Kyle might be selected in but for me, I would go as early as the second round and I don’t think I would pass on him especially if I needed a Linebacker because I feel that will be his eventual impact position. Just a gut feeling because I got nothing else to base this profile on but my gut.
