There’s a growing interest by the day for teams as they desire linebackers to be more athletic and more instinctual. You’ve seen former strong safeties over years convert their skill set to the linebacker position and USC hybrid Su’a Cravens is the next prospect to add his name to the list.
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At least most assume that he will ultimately covert to the weak-side linebacker position. However, Kelsey Conway of Atlantafalcons.com reported that NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks believes Cravens can be the next Kam Chancellor for the Atlanta Falcons defense:
“If you think about Dan Quinn and his defense, Su’a Cravens would give them a guy who is similar to Kam Chancellor in the role that he can play in the back-end,” Brooks said.