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Could Eagles rookie Andrew Mukuba start? Winding road to NFL prepped him for challenge - The Athletic
The Eagles most appreciate the versatility Mukuba affords them in coverage. Roseman emphasized upon drafting Mukuba that it’s “really hard to find cover safeties.” Mukuba punctuated that portion of his resume with a game-winning interception against Arizona State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. But versatility can be an empty buzzword. Yes, Mukuba played in different alignments at both Texas and Clemson. But to Kwiatkowski, “versatility” when directly applied to Mukuba means he’s attached to the affirmative when paired with any of the following questions: Can he play in zone coverage? Can he play in man coverage? Can he communicate? Can he blitz and beat blocks and tackle? Those specific affirmatives can support the creativity of NFL defensive coordinators such as Vic Fangio. Gideon remains convinced that the 5-foot-11, 186-pound Mukuba would’ve been a first-round selection if he’d been an inch taller and 14 pounds heavier. Kwiatkowski and Gideon have often compared Mukuba to another undersized safety Kwiatkowski coached at Washington: Budda Baker (5-10, 195), a two-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler for the Arizona Cardinals, whom Gideon says also plays bigger than his size. “He plays a lot like Budda, like he throws his s— around,” Gideon said. “He’s a coach’s dream in that respect.
Eagles added a ‘quiet assassin’ who will ‘knock your chin strap off’ this offseason - NJ.com
“He comes down hill every snap. If an opportunity gets presented, he will knock your chin strap off,” Blake said. “A lot of people try to say he’s small, he’s thin, but you can’t turn on the film and show me a game where he was at a disadvantage. And if you just break down his season at Texas, most of his interceptions came against their biggest opponents in the biggest moments. He has that ‘it’ factor to change a game when the game needs to be changed. But he’s like a quiet assassin about it all.” Pro Football Focus compared Mukuba to former Patriots All-Pro safety Devin McCourty in their scouting report, while other people see similarities between Mukuba and former Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Blake said Mukuba plays with former Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders’ old-school physicality but has the range of former Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas and the instincts of former Detroit Lions and Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs.
Eagles’ versatile second-round draft pick Andrew Mukuba moves ‘like a missile’: Mike Mayock Q&A - Inquirer
I read a quote where he said [on The Rich Eisen Show of the Mukuba pick], “We weren’t trying to draft for need, but when need hits the value of the player, it’s a beautiful thing.” And I felt the same way. Mukuba, there was some mixed opinion on about where his value in the draft is, but what I saw on tape, he was three years at...
