A second-round pick in April, Demetrius Knight Jr. wasted no time making his presence felt in his first professional action.
Lined up all over the front seven, he displayed the type of flexibility that has become increasingly valuable in modern defenses, and, at times, looked like a traditional linebacker scraping downhill to plug gaps. Meanwhile, on other snaps he was walked up on the edge, tasked with rushing the passer or setting the perimeter.
Knight more than delivered on all that promise and hype coming out of training camp. It's a good thing, too, because the South Carolina product was quite the polarizing pick, what with being 25-year-old NFL rookie and playing a perceived non-premium position.