DL David Irving Signed off the KC Practice Squad

[Zordon]

OVERVIEW
Charged with domestic assault in November 2013 after an incident with the mother of his child. Was suspended for a game, but charges were dropped two months later. In April 2014, took part in VEISHEA, which was the largest student run festival in the nation, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors to the campus each year. A riot ensued and a picture of Irving in contact with a stop sign made its way onto social media. He was charged with fifth-degree theft, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. He was dismissed from the team following the incident.

PRO DAY RESULTS
40-yard dash: 4.84 seconds
Vertical jump: 38 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet, 8 inches
Short shuttle: 4.53 seconds
3-cone: 7.27 seconds

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS (Based on 2013 tape) Has a great frame with room to fill out into much thicker player. Long arms with ability to keep blockers off of him. Does a nice job with his hands, getting quick punch and working to control the line of scrimmage. Moves well down the line and plays off of the guard on stretch plays, looking to leverage the outside shoulder. Operates with quick swim move. Good motor and will pursue down the field.

WEAKNESSES (Based on 2013 tape) Frame is thin for interior line position. Showed some ability to hold up at point of attack, but leverage is a concern on push pocket as pass rusher.

DRAFT PROJECTION Round 5 or 6

SOURCES TELL US "He's got baggage that will have to be combed over but boy does he have talent. Somebody is going to take him." - NFC North scout

BOTTOM LINE Irving's problems off the field are a concern and he's been vocal on social media about his disappointment regarding how things went down at Iowa State. Needs more weight on his frame, but he might have addressed that issue during his time off. Has ability to 2-gap with length and is an intriguing 3-4 defensive end project with draftable talent. Talent and traits give him a shot to hear his name called on Day 3, despite not playing in 2014.

 

[dallasdave]

Thanks for the info .

 

[hendog]

Sweet!!! I was hoping we'd take a chance on him in the draft!

 

[btcutter]

Sounds like a perfect 3-4 DE. Where is he playing on this DL? We are short handed at DE. Is the plan to have him play LE and move Lawerence to RE?

 

[Hailmary]

Nice! I wanted us to draft this kid despite the off field stuff. Definite upgrade over Coleman imo.

 

[Alexander]

Sounds like a perfect 3-4 DE. Where is he playing on this DL? We are short handed at DE. Is the plan to have him play LE and move Lawerence to RE?

I would assume he would play 3-T.

 

[John813]

Wow. Dude is tall, which has its pros and cons. Don't think he'll do much here but I don't mind the roster churning.

Hopefully, he has matured off the field since those couple incidents.

 

[JDSTAR]

Cool!! I liked this kid coming out of college. Had a short but really sweet highlight tape. 3T

 

[Alexander]

Wow. Dude is tall, which has its pros and cons. Don't think he'll do much here but I don't mind the roster churning.

He actually was in on a lot of special teams for KC in the preseason and had a blocked FG.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I forgot the rule, but when you snag someone off a team's PS, how many weeks are they supposed to stay on the roster?

 

[TwoCentPlain]

I forgot the rule, but when you snag someone off a team's PS, how many weeks are they supposed to stay on the roster?

I think it is 3 weeks.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I forgot the rule, but when you snag someone off a team's PS, how many weeks are they supposed to stay on the roster?

Have to be on the 53 for 3 weeks.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Thanks!

 

[xwalker]

 

[Seven]

YAH!!

Wait..... Who?

 

[jblaze2004]

chris canty part 2?

 

[vaturkey]

One tall dude. Another long armed guy.

 

[jblaze2004]

canty was 6'7 and 279 when we drafted him.

 

[jblaze2004]

he was tossing guys around.

 

[Hailmary]

This was against a pretty good Iowa line with Scherff, wasn't it?