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NC State Defensive End Bradley Chubb Selected 5th Overall By The Denver Broncos
The North Carolina State stud, Bradley Chubb, has been one of the most dominant defenders in all of college football, wreaking havoc on quarterbacks and ball-carriers on a weekly basis.
The six-foot-four, 275-pound Chubb put up huge numbers in 2016, racking up 22 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks on his way to being named the team’s defensive MVP. But he’s taken things to another level in 2017.
His impressive production had been consistent, too. Only once last season has Chubb failed to register either a sack or a tackle for loss in a game.
Bradley Chubb was a three-year starter who amassed 25 sacks and 54.5 tackles for loss. Those numbers make him the All-Time leader in sacks in NC State history. Chubb possesses the speed to get around tackles and the strength to set the edge at a high level.
Chubb ran a 4.65-second 40-yard dash Sunday, among the best for players at his position. He benched 24 reps, a fine result. His other splits and drills, including a 36-inch vertical jump and 121-inch broad jump that demonstrated his lower-body power and explosiveness, were excellent. Chubb’s cone drills were slower than expected but Chubb did everything he had to do to confirm what evaluators will see in his game film.
Being a consistently successful edge defender at the next level requires a combination of power, explosiveness, technique, and instincts. Chubb checks all of these boxes and plays with a nasty mean streak NFL teams quickly fell in love with. He heads into Denver with the ability to learn from Star Von Miller and Shane Ray. He won’t have to be an immediate starter but will fill in nicely.
