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Jim Kelly Jerseys Stitched , he could see the field very quickly."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsNotesOpinionAnalysisDiscussionPodcastNFL DraftSalary CapNFL DraftAnalysisBuffalo Bills NFL Draft CoverageDawson Knox fits the versatile, athletic style Buffalo Bills want for their tight endsNew,17commentsIf he’s comfortable in his role, he could see the field very quickly.EDTShareTweetShareShareDawson Knox fits the versatile, athletic style Buffalo Bills want for their tight endsWith their second of two third-round picks in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected Mississippi tight end Dawson Knox. Knox is a classic projection pick; a former quarterback who changed positions, he never even scored a touchdown in college. What makes him fit into Buffalo’s scheme, and what does his potential look like? Here’s a breakdown.Team FitAlthough Knox comes in with the billing of a project tight end, there’s room for him to earn playing time even in his rookie season, if he adjusts well to the league. The Bills like using versatile players who can play in-line or split out to the slot (or even motion out wide to the boundary). They need to be able to chip and release, block on the move, and catch passes on deep crossing routes. Knox has that potential. He needs more practice running routes against coverage.The only players standing in his way are Tyler Kroft and Jason Croom. Kroft, signed to a three-year deal, will be the year-one starter, but there’s room to take Croom’s job. Tight end production was a black hole in 2018, but the position should rebound closer to 2017’s standards. The leader saw roughly 75 targets and turned that into around 45 catches, 500 yards, and a few touchdowns. The backup will have around 30 targets to work with. If Knox manages to reach the active roster in his rookie season, a reasonable expectation is around 22 catches, 350 yards Youth O. J. Simpson Jerseys , and maybe his first touchdown catch.Player comparisonKnox, who stands 6’4 3/8” and 254 lbs with 33.5” arms, isn’t the easiest player to match. As a quarterback who converted to tight end, a great athlete (4.58 forty, 34.5” vertical, 7.12 three-cone drill, 4.27 short shuttle) who was mostly untested in college, we have to do some projecting with his style. George Kittle makes some sense. Like Knox, he was used sparingly as a receiver, with 42 catches for 604 yards in his final two seasons (Knox managed 39 for 605). The main difference is touchdowns: Kittle had 10, Knox had zero. Kittle’s also a much more aggressive blocker.Other players who stand in a similar zone of height/weight/athleticism include Ed Dickson, Visanthe Shiancoe, and Jeremy Shockey. In general, we’re talking about versatile receivers and blockers with the ability to stretch the field.Sample Play: 0 Out 64 All Go H-SneakThis “four verticals” play is the type of call every NFL offense will have in its playbook. In this variant, the TE is the primary read the whole way. If the defense is schemed up in Cover 2 Strong, the TE switches to a hook route as the hot read. Otherwise, the TE reads the middle of the field. If it’s open (two-high) he runs a post, and if it’s closed (single-high) he flattens out to run between the safety and the linebackers. The quarterback can also choose to throw a favorable single coverage match-up to the outside if he sees one.This is a play you run when you have faith in your TE’s receiving acumen. In the right situation, it can be a deep touchdown. In other scenarios, it moves the chains. If your TE draws coverage O. J. Simpson Jerseys Stitched , it opens up plays on the outside. With luck, this is the role that Knox can grow into. For now, it’s a play that Kroft is familiar running.We don’t fully know what Dawson Knox can do on a football field, yet. Tight end is one of the slowest-developing positions in the NFL. That being said, the Bills have a spot in the lineup for their rookie if he can take it. Knox is another player selected with a long-term vision in mind, but if he works hard, he has the upside to be Buffalo’s starting tight end in the future. Established superstars such as Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers grab all the attention when their teams do well.But a team’s success or failure can often be determined by which players make the biggest jump from year to year.Key players such as Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Pittsburgh’s James Conner have played major roles in their respective teams being in first place through Week 9.And it isn’t always offensive players. Of the 32 teams, nearly half (15) have featured a defensive player and one had a kicker among the most improved.At the halfway point of this NFL season, here’s a look at the most improved players for each team:AFC EASTNew England: Linebacker Kyle Van Noy. The Patriots traded for Van Noy out of necessity two years ago. He’s grown into one of the most versatile players on New England’s defense. Used almost exclusively at outside linebacker last season, he’s now asked to play on the line at times, is an option in multiple blitz packages as well as in zone and man coverages.Miami: Offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil. Tunsil is becoming a top-shelf left tackle in his third season. He was plagued by penalties and other lapses, but has benefited from the mentoring of left guard Josh Sitton, who signed with the Dolphins this year.Buffalo: Linebacker Matt Milano. Milano is starting alongside first-round pick Tremaine Edmunds in essentially a two-linebacker defensive formation. A fifth-round pick in 2017, Milano was eased into the starting lineup and finished with five starts. This year, he’s has started all nine games, credited with 55 tackles.N.Y. Jets: Linebacker Darron Lee. Lee was their first-round pick out of Ohio State in 2016 and has been slow to live up to his lofty draft status. He finished second on the team in tackles each of his first two seasons, but big-time impact plays were missing for a middle linebacker. He’s off to the best start of his career as a more consistent playmaker.AFC SOUTHHouston: Defensive back Kareem Jackson. Jackson had a bad 2017 at cornerback, but has played both cornerback and safety this season and has been strong in a secondary that has dealt with numerous injuries.Tennessee: Linebacker Jayon Brown. A fifth-round pick out of UCLA in 2017, the second-year linebacker is leading the Titans both in total tackles and with four sacks. The speedy Brown has started three of eight games this season and has been a key piece of a defense currently allowing the fewest points in the NFL.Jacksonville: Kicker Josh Lambo. Lambo has made a team-record 23 consecutive field goals in the regular season, including a career-best 57-yarder in London. He had made 27 in a row Youth Thurman Thomas Jerseys , including the playoffs, and all 12 of his extra points in 2018.Indianapolis: Quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck didn’t just miss all 16 games last season but 26 of 45 overall because of various injuries (shoulder, lacerated kidney, concussion and then shoulder again). Luck has completed 65.8 percent of his passes, is second in TD passes (23) and is on pace to top 4,000 yards again.AFC NORTHPittsburgh: Running back James Conner. Conner has seamlessly replaced Le’Veon Bell with four games with at least 100 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards and at least one touchdown, the most such games by a player in a single season in NFL history. Conner has 1,085 scrimmage yards (706 rushing, 379 receiving) and 10 total touchdowns (nine rushing, one receiving).Cincinnati: Wide receiver Tyler Boyd. Boyd has been a solid complement to star A.J. Green. He has 49 catches for 620 yards and five TDs and will be counted on in the second half with Green dealing with a toe injury.Baltimore: Quarterback Joe Flacco. Despite his team’s recent slump, Flacco has done well for the Ravens. He’s got 12 TDs, six interceptions, 2,465 yards passing and an 84.15 QB rating. Last year, Flacco finished at 18 TDs, 13 INTs and 80.4. He had 3,141 yards.Cleveland: Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi. Ogunjobi, a third-round pick in 2017, made one start as a rookie. The 6-foot-3 Thurman Thomas Jerseys Stitched , 305-pounder has developed into a stout run stopper. He also has quickness to get to the quarterback. His presence inside has forced teams to adjust their blocking schemes and given Myles Garrett some favorable one-on-one matchups.AFC WESTKansas City: Quarterback Pat Mahomes. Mahomes started Week 17 last year, but in his first full season as No. 1 QB he’s breaking records all over the place. Mahomes, who appeared in his 10th career game last Sunday against Cleveland, has 29 touchdown passes and 3,185 passing yards, both the most by a player in his first 10 games.L.A. Chargers: Running back Austin Ekeler. The second-year player, an undrafted free agent, is averaging 5.8 yards per carry and 12 yards a reception. Ekeler has teamed with Melvin Gordon to form one of the league’s top running back duos.Denver: Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. He was hurt most of 2017 and caught two TD passes, both in Week 2 vs Cowboys. Last year, he had 47 catches for 555 yards in 12 games. This year, he has 56 catches for 707 yards and three TDs and even threw for a TD, hitting fellow SMU alum Courtland Sutton vs. Arizona.Oakland: Running back Jalen Richard. Richard showed flashes his first two seasons as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi, but has emerged as a key part of coach Jon Gruden’s offense.NFC EASTWashington: Safety D.J. Swearinger. Swearinger is tied for the NFL lead with four interceptions as a key part of a secondary that has Washington in first place.Philadelphia: Running back Wendell Smallwood. Smallwood has a career-best 400 scrimmage yards (257 rushing, 143 receiving) along with one rushing TD and two receiving TDs after only playing eight games last year when he was inactive often.Dallas: Linebacker Jaylon Smith. The former Notre Dame standout is finally showing his college form almost three years removed from a devastating left knee injury in his final game for the Irish.N.Y. Giants: Wide receiver Sterling Shepard. Shepard has 40 catches for 542 yards and two touchdowns. Despite a porous offensive line, he is on pace for career highs.NFC SOUTHNew Orleans: Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins. Rankins was a 2016 first-rounder who missed the first half of his rookie season with a leg injury. Last season, he was solid, but highlights were few. Through the first eight games, Rankins has four sacks and 21 total tackles, on pace for considerable increases in those categories.Carolina: Defensive tackle Kyle Love. Love is a backup, but is making some outstanding plays in the middle of the line Cody Ford Buffalo Bills Jersey , including a forced fumble in Week 8 against Ravens RB Alex Collins that led to a TD and helped turn the game.Atlanta: Free safety Damontae Kazee. Kazee is tied for the NFL lead with four interceptions. He was forced into a starting role after Keanu Neal and Ricardo Allen were placed on IR.Tampa Bay: Tight end O.J. Howard. The Bucs attribute Howard’s growth to being in his second year, being more comfortable with the playbook and the offense in general. He has caught three touchdown passes in the past two games.NFC NORTHChicago: Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Trubisky has a 96.1 passer rating, 64.6 percent completion rate, 16 touchdown passes, seven interceptions and a 5-3 record. Last year, he had a 77.5 rating, 59.4 percent completion rate, seven TD passes, seven interceptions and a 4-8 record.Minnesota: Defensive end Stephen Weatherly. Weatherly was a seventh-round draft pick in 2016 who spent most of the season on the practice squad and mostly was on special teams in 2017. But when Everson Griffen was sidelined, Weatherly moved into the starting lineup and had seven tackles, two quarterback hits and one sack in his first career start against the Bills.Green Bay: Defensive lineman Kenny Clark. Clark, playing in his first-year of coordinator Mike Pettine’s system, already has four sacks in seven games, nearly equaling his output (4陆) last year.Detroit: Wide receiver Kenny Golladay. Golladay has surpassed his rookie season production and that allowed the Lions to trade Golden Tate to the Eagles at the deadline. He has 33 receptions for 523 yards and three touchdowns.NFC WESTL.A. Rams: Linebacker Cory Littleton. After two years as a backup linebacker and special teams guy, Littleton, an undrafted free agent, earned the starting job when Alec Ogletree was traded in the offseason.Seattle: Running back Chris Carson. Carson showed flashes last year before getting hurt, but the combo of a better offensive line and a new running scheme has fully displayed his skills.Arizona: Safety Budda Baker. Baker has made a big impact after having his role greatly expanded after being a first-team All-Pro on special teams as a rookie. Now he’s a significant part of the regular defense, not just a special teams ace.San Francisco: Tight end George Kittle. Kittle was a pleasant surprise as a fifth-round pick last year with 43 catches for 515 yards after being mostly used as a blocker at Iowa. He now is one of the game’s most well-rounded tight ends. He ranks third at the position with 41 catches and second with 692 yards and is a powerful blocker in the run game.

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