Welcome LB Daiyan Henley, Washington St. (Round 3 #85)

[wu-dai clan]

Em's comp is Fred Warner.
We gonna play some D.

[ghost]

Same. I hope he's not a china doll like Perryman. Staley getting his D a boost.

Did you see the rep where Henley was in his drop on a passing down - in a zone defense - and the coverage was excellent downfield so the QB broke contain and scrambled to his left and Henley immediately closed the gap and drove the QB out-of-bounds for a minimal gain? It's worth viewing to see Henley's closing speed and how he will use it on Patrick Mahomes when Mahomes think he sees open-field ahead and breaks contain.

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One point on size, Mike Singletary played at 6'0" 230lbs. The fight inside the dog is immeasurable.

Daiyan Henley

Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 230 lbs* (at Pro Day)

[dmac_bolt]

He can tackle?

Welcome aboard.

Not only can he tackle, he likes to tackle

[electricgold]

He's going to be Eric Kendrik's back up and play special teams, no? If the knock on Nolan Smith is he is on the light side being 238. 225 has to initially be the issue on him. He's 6'1 and ran a 4.54 on NFL draftbuzz and he's rated as the 12th LB in this draft. For ILB I guess his weight is around the average weight for the position.

[ghost]

Em's comp is Fred Warner.
We gonna play some D.

Bleacher Report's comp was Kwon Alexander.

[Xenos]

Lol

[dmac_bolt]

First thing I thought of was Denzel Perryman. Same energy and both have excellent anticipation, as well as off-the-charts read-and-react skills.

He’s twice as fast as Denzel. This kid is a player. Haters gonna appreciate him in time, same as Tuli. A couple of tough defensive players that make plays. he was all-conf first team. Tuli was DPOY.

and goofs read a bogus site and think Tuli runs a 5 second 40. Lol.

[Topcat]

Man, this Henley is a heat-seeking missile! Not only does he put on the jets to sack/pressure the QB, but I really like how he fights thru traffic to tackle the QB or ballcarrier...I'm seeing a lot of TFL, sacks, and hurries...solid pick...

[Topcat]

It's worth viewing to see Henley's closing speed and how he will use it on Patrick Mahomes when Mahomes think he sees open-field ahead and breaks contain.

I think we just drafted our spy to keep an eye on Mahomes...and if Patrick tries to scramble, BOOM! Henley can lay the wood...me likey...

[dmac_bolt]

He's going to be Eric Kendrik's back up and play special teams, no? If the knock on Nolan Smith is he is on the light side being 238. 225 has to initially be the issue on him. He's 6'1 and ran a 4.54 on NFL draftbuzz and he's rated as the 12th LB in this draft. For ILB I guess his weight is around the average weight for the position.

Only if K9 shows up knowing how to play, which he mostly didn’t last year. If K9 can’t get his shit together, this kid could take his job. This kid is also smart, just listen to his wit when he talks, intelligence beams.

He plays a big 225, not worried. He hits like a linebacker, just a really fast one.

[wu-dai clan]

Lol

Damn.
He quotes the late great Nipsey Hussle in his sig.
That was my guy.

[Formula 21]

He's going to be Eric Kendrik's back up and play special teams, no? If the knock on Nolan Smith is he is on the light side being 238. 225 has to initially be the issue on him. He's 6'1 and ran a 4.54 on NFL draftbuzz and he's rated as the 12th LB in this draft. For ILB I guess his weight is around the average weight for the position.

Who would rate him the 12th best ILB? The 12th best ILB doesn’t even get drafted. This is 2023. Stop rating players like it’s 2003.