Silver And Black Pride · Aug 14, 2022
Silver Minings: Divine Deablo is getting comfortable playing linebacker
The transition from safety to linebacker can be challenging for only any player. The Las Vegas Raiders tried this previously with Tanner Muse, who still hasn’t played a down in the NFL. He never could adapt to his position and ended up a terrible third-round pick.
The Raiders decided to repeat the experiment last season, drafting Divine Deablo out of Virginia Tech. Deablo played safety in college and was asked to become a full-time linebacker. However, his transition was successful as he helped the run defense later in the yeah. Deablo ranked fourth in run defense grade according to PFF and 2nd in missed tackled percentage among rookie linebackers in 2021.
