Kevin Givens - DL - UDFA | 49ers Webzone Forum

Aug 20, 2019 at 8:59 AM

Heroism
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This dude kept popping off the screen last night against Denver's 1's and 2's. Loooord, can he fire off the football.

.@49ers #KevinGivens, an UFA from @PennStateFball, played 37 snaps last night and started and finished the game. And in between he was their BEST DL. In a crowded room full of BIG $$& players could this unknown be the biggest surprise? #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/yZgfJd1J9U
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 20, 2019

[ Edited by Heroism on Aug 20, 2019 at 9:26 AM ]

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:01 AM

NYniner85
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HA I was gonna post this...if he keeps playing like he has, he isn't gonna make it to the PS.

Man if I'm SF I'm trying to find someone willing to move a IOL for one of our DL guys.

Just sucks, teams around the league are starving for OL help as well.

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:05 AM

Heroism
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Originally posted by NYniner85:
HA I was gonna post this...if he keeps playing like he has, he isn't gonna make it to the PS.

Man if I'm SF I'm trying to find someone willing to move a IOL for one of our DL guys.

Just sucks, teams around the league are starving for OL help as well.

Dude, that's webzone draft crush Dalton Risner getting his ass whooped by Givens lol.

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:09 AM

Kolohe
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Noticed him to last night. Someone take that #60 away from him. Gonna be some very hard decisions to make on the D-line.

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:13 AM

Heroism
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Against Denver's 1's. This is sooo nice.

Kevin Givens with the bob/swat/arm over. Gets pressure on Flacco who throws it away! @ESPNBooger #SFvsDEN pic.twitter.com/PC6aw4zyvd
— DLineVids (@dlinevids1) August 20, 2019

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:14 AM

NYniner85
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
HA I was gonna post this...if he keeps playing like he has, he isn't gonna make it to the PS.

Man if I'm SF I'm trying to find someone willing to move a IOL for one of our DL guys.

Just sucks, teams around the league are starving for OL help as well.

Dude, that's webzone draft crush Dalton Risner getting his ass whooped by Givens lol.

I know! Saw this, yet no one has said a peep about it

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:15 AM

Heroism
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What the hell? How did I sleep on this guy? 1.59 10-yard(CRAZY!!) split shows up on tape.

.@PennStateFball DL Kevin Givens's first run was 5.09, but in his second unofficial run he marked a 4.87 with a mind-boggling 1.59 split.

For comparison, Aaron Donald's best Combine split was 1.63. Speaks to world-class strength and conditioning program at PSU.#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/WnrZMmU7sE
— Dion Caputi (@nfldraftupdate) March 3, 2019

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:21 AM

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Yeah our dline was pretty impressive to me last night. Never even heard if this guy before but he was beastly.

Aug 20, 2019 at 9:58 AM

NYniner85
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Originally posted by Heroism:
What the hell? How did I sleep on this guy? 1.59 10-yard(CRAZY!!) split shows up on tape.

.@PennStateFball DL Kevin Givens's first run was 5.09, but in his second unofficial run he marked a 4.87 with a mind-boggling 1.59 split.

For comparison, Aaron Donald's best Combine split was 1.63. Speaks to world-class strength and conditioning program at PSU.#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/WnrZMmU7sE
— Dion Caputi (@nfldraftupdate) March 3, 2019

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by Heroism:
Penn State
6-1
285 lbs

This dude kept popping off the screen last night against Denver's 1's and 2's. Loooord, can he fire off the football.

.@49ers #KevinGivens, an UFA from @PennStateFball, played 37 snaps last night and started and finished the game. And in between he was their BEST DL. In a crowded room full of BIG $$& players could this unknown be the biggest surprise? #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/yZgfJd1J9U
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 20, 2019

We will watch him play game this Saturday. If he is good playing well then we can cut AA!

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by Antix:
Yeah our dline was pretty impressive to me last night. Never even heard if this guy before but he was beastly.

Agree. Also in the wide 9, you want explosive players like that against both run and pass. Guys like that will, knock the OLineman back into the running back if a run, or gap penetrate and force the QB into Ford or Bosa on passes. Tough decision to make for these 49er coaches, and it's no accident *I think* that the team found this guy once we got Kocurek coaching the DLine for us. Now we need Benton to step up his OLine coaching or maybe trade for a better OLine coach.

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:05 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by BuZzB05:
Originally posted by Heroism:
Penn State
6-1
285 lbs

This dude kept popping off the screen last night against Denver's 1's and 2's. Loooord, can he fire off the football.

.@49ers #KevinGivens, an UFA from @PennStateFball, played 37 snaps last night and started and finished the game. And in between he was their BEST DL. In a crowded room full of BIG $$& players could this unknown be the biggest surprise? #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/yZgfJd1J9U
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 20, 2019

We will watch him play game this Saturday. If he is good playing well then we can cut AA!

They're not cutting AA, he's guaranteed $9M this yr. more like they would cut DJ Jones or Day (who's contract is up after this yr).

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Heroism:
What the hell? How did I sleep on this guy? 1.59 10-yard(CRAZY!!) split shows up on tape.

.@PennStateFball DL Kevin Givens's first run was 5.09, but in his second unofficial run he marked a 4.87 with a mind-boggling 1.59 split.

For comparison, Aaron Donald's best Combine split was 1.63. Speaks to world-class strength and conditioning program at PSU.#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/WnrZMmU7sE
— Dion Caputi (@nfldraftupdate) March 3, 2019

Givens was listed as a sleeper/dark horse in OTAs. I've been keeping my eye on him because the kid can certainly play. We may not have a spot for him, but the guy looks like he can really be a player in this system. Our DL is just so incredibly deep now, not sure what we do.

Logically though.. quality surplus means you try to bolster other areas via trade. Just my opinion.

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:35 AM

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Heroism
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Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Givens was listed as a sleeper/dark horse in OTAs. I've been keeping my eye on him because the kid can certainly play. We may not have a spot for him, but the guy looks like he can really be a player in this system. Our DL is just so incredibly deep now, not sure what we do.

Logically though.. quality surplus means you try to bolster other areas via trade. Just my opinion.

Duuuude, if Givens shows up vs KC, there certainly better be a spot for him. I saw more from Givens yesterday than I've seen from anyone else in the preseason except maybe Solly.

You guys know I'm a big Street fan, but if we're being honest, he's been pretty underwhelming to me.

[ Edited by Heroism on Aug 20, 2019 at 10:36 AM ]

Aug 20, 2019 at 10:38 AM

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Could he be depth to Sheldon Day at 2i?