2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Kaevon Merriweather | Iowa | SS

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Player Bio: Kaevon Merriweather attended Romulus High School before attending Belleville High School located in Belleville, MI. At Belleville High, he recorded 43 solo tackles and seven assists as a senior, with four tackles for loss and one sack. He collected 34 tackles as a junior, with eight for loss and six pass breakups. Merriweather also competed in basketball and ran track as a prep. He garnered second-team all-conference honors and was defensive Player of the Year as a junior.

​​​CLASS         |   SENIOR  

​HOMETOWN |  BELLEVILLE, MI

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​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
 6' 0"                          205 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
  9¼"                     31⅞"

KAEVON MERRIWEATHER

STRONG SAFETY

​​​​​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​YES

​PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.65
DRAFT GRADE
5.90

SCHOOL:  IOWA                                             |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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ACCOLADES

2023 NFL Combine Participant
2023 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2022 PFF All-America First-Team 
2022 Sporting News All-America Second-Team 
2022 AP All-America Second-Team
2022 Phil Steele All-America Third-Team
2022 Coaches Appreciation Award 
2022 Phil Steele All-Big Ten Third-Team
2022 AP All-Big Ten Second-Team
2022 Coaches All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
202 Media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
2022 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award 
2022 Jason Whitten Collegiate Man of the Year Award Semifinalist
2021 Coaches Appreciation Award
2021 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watchlist

COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
4.62 
10 SPLIT
1.58
BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        35½"        
BROAD JUMP
​118
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

​PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
​ DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
BENCH PRESS
    17    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       7.14         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​4.24

GAME FILM

gAME FILM

STRENGTHS

• He has a nice compact size and frame that is solid.
  
• He is a physical player that has excellent practical strength that shows in all areas of the field.
  
• He is a safety that loves to play down in the box as an extra run defender.
  
• He is physically in the run game and produces excellent reads to make the plays.
  
• He will fly downfield with excellent closing speed to disrupt offensive attacks.
  
• He will navigate through traffic to make the necessary stops at the line of scrimmage.
  
• He has a unique skill in locating the ball in the air to break up
  
• He excels well as a gunner on special teams.

WEAKNESS

• He has tight hips that show up on film while in coverage while backpedaling.
  
• He will struggle to swing his hips and open and run with the receiver.
  
• He does not have fleet feet, as it takes a moment to get his speed going, as he will not create separation.
  
• He struggles in deep thirds and halves on the field, where he can not get to the sideline to make plays
  
• He has heavy feet that cause him to chop while backpedaling or will miss a shifty runner or crafty receiver en route.
  

Draft Projection: 7th Round - UDFA (Priority)

NFL Comparison: ​​DeShon Elliot (Detroit Lions)

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