Revenge of the Birds · Jul 15, 2018
Korey Cunningham: The X-Factor on the Offense
Seventh-round draft selections don’t normally see significant playing time in their careers, let alone have a long stay in the NFL.
Rookie offensive tackle Korey Cunningham, the 254th overall pick, has a chance to see the field early and often.
He was a 6-foot-6, 220-pound guy in his first year at the University of Cincinnati. In high school, he moved around interchangeably from playing tight end to defensive end due to his athleticism.
When he was asked to move to offensive tackle, Cunningham accepted the challenge and did a very good job at it. He started 24 consecutive games at left tackle and allowed zero sacks in 469 pass-blocking snaps in his senior season at Cincinnati
