Benardrick McKinney, LB - 43rd overall pick

Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State, #50

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-4	246	33	9	1.64	4.66	16	40.5	121	7.21	4.27	DNP

Game Film Evaluated:

LSU (2014)

Texas A&M (2014)                                                                    

Pros: Hits with power and authority. Good tackler. Excellent run defender. Gets good depth on his drops in zone coverage. Reads the QB eyes and will fill holes in the zone depending on where the QB eyes take him. A real thumper in the run game.

Cons: Tight hips, heavy legs. Not light on his feet. Not agile in space. Does not win many battles with blockers, would expect with his size/strength to win blocks with lineman and receivers especially. Not someone who is comfortable with the ball in the air, does not challenge the catch. Gets completely turned around in man coverage vs receivers.

Summary: McKinney is a solid run stuffing inside linebacker but is limited projecting him to the next level. He will be a liability in coverage especially any instance he is put into man situations. He simply does not have the hips or athleticism to keep up with even runningbacks in coverage. He is not as good as a thumper as expected given his size and strength, he should be able to take on blocks, shed them and make the play but he doesn’t at this point. I project McKinney to a early 4^th round selection as a two-down run stuffing backer for either scheme but must have big bodied protection in front of him.