Following the team’s 2018 rookie mini-camp, Patrick Afriyie wound-up being one of just two signings from that week’s try-outs, the other being wide receiver Justice Liggins.
At 6-foot-2 and 245 pounds, Afriyie is a ‘tweener, finding himself listed as a defensive end despite being the same usual weight as middle linebacker Denzel Perryman. Nonetheless, the former Defensive Player of the Year in the Patriot League looks to be getting groomed to rush the passer from a three-point stance instead of his two-point from his college days.
In his final year of high-school, Afriyie didn’t necessarily stuff the stat sheet, but he definitely put together one of the more efficient seasons you’ll see, posting 25 tackles-for-loss and 11.