2023 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Krishon Merriweather | Texas Tech | ILB

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Player Bio: ​Krishon Merriweather attended Hazelwood West High School in St. Louis, MO. At Hazelwood West High, he recorded 202 career tackles as a defensive end and linebacker during his prep career, including posting 74 tackles, four sacks, and a fumble recovery as a junior. He garnered All-Conference First-Team and played in the St. Louis All-America Game.
Merriweather was a three-sport football, basketball, and track and field athlete, qualifying for the state meet in the shot put. 

SCHOOL:  TEXAS TECH                               |                    CONFERENCE: BIG XII
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CLASS         |   SENIOR (GR)

​HOMETOWN |  HAZELWOOD, MO

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​ HEIGHT                  WEIGHT           
5' 11"                          227 lbs

HANDS                            ARMS
 9⅞"                     31⅜"

krishon merriweather

inside linebacker

​DRAFT YEAR
​      2023      
COMBINE INVITE​
​NO

PROJECTED 40 TIME 
4.90
DRAFT GRADE
5.80

accolades

2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Participant
2022 Coaches All-Big XII Honorable Mention
2022 Phil Steele All-Big XII Fourth-Team
2020 Coaches All-Big XII Honorable Mention
2020 Phil Steele All-Big XII Fourth-Team

​COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH
DNP 
10 SPLIT
DNP
​BENCH PRESS
    DNP    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        DNP        
BROAD JUMP
 DNP
3 CONE DRILL
       DNP         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​DNP

PRO DAY RESULTS  
40 YD DASH
4.92 
10 SPLIT
1.69
​BENCH PRESS
    23    
VERTICAL JUMP 
        35"        
BROAD JUMP
 120"
3 CONE DRILL
       7.46         
20 YD SHUTTLE
​4.58

GAME FILM
#1 KRISHON MERRIWEATHER VS HOUSTON (2022)

strengths

• He is physically strenuous and built to defend well against the run.
• He has sudden explosiveness and sells all out to get to the ball running through whatever to make the play.
• He has good short-area closing speed to get to the ball carrier.
• He is a fierce competitor when he blitz, sells all out, and makes crunching leverage contact into the blocker
• He will make many tackles with hard hits and wrap up the runner.
• He displays admirable lateral movement as a pass defender while scanning the zones.
• He is disciplined against the pass, not truly biting with double moves, and can make plays on the ball in the air.

weakness

• He timed poorly at Texas Tech Pro Day with a 4.92 that will shy away scouts.
  
• His poor 40 times translates to his lack of speed, and he will need help to tackle from the backside pursuit.
  
• He will need help catching the speedy backs running wide tosses and sweeps.
  
• He has average size at best at a inside linebacker for the next level
  
• He will not be a three-down linebacker at the next level due to his lack of speed.

Draft Projection: UDFA

NFL Comparison: N/A

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