The Las Vegas Raiders drafted defensive lineman Tyree Wilson in the first round because of his size and versatility. They plan to continue using the talented defensive lineman in multiple spots this season.
When the Las Vegas Raiders selected defensive lineman Tyree Wilson with the seventh overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft, they did so with the understanding that it would take some time for the 6-foot-6, 275-pound defensive lineman to adjust to the National Football League.
While his ramp-up period took longer than most, including Wilson, would have liked, the talented defensive lineman eventually began to put together strong performances around the halfway point of last season. However, Wilson’s play improved once Raiders Defensive Coordinator Patrick Graham moved Wilson to the defensive line's interior.
Wilson, who had experience playing on the interior defensive line in college, thrived after the move. So did the defense as a whole. It is no coincidence that the Raiders' defense began to ascend once Wilson was moved to the interior. Graham credits Raiders Defensive Line Coach Rob Leonard for his work with the defensive line and Wilson’s development.
"Well, the moving the defensive end inside, that's always been a part of just like for any rookie edge rusher, both for myself and for Robbie Leonard, who's our D-line coach who does a great job,”“It teaches them to use their hands because they're dealing with the more immediate block from the guard or the center, so I thought that was really critical to Tyree's development that's going to help him out on the edge.
“I've told you before, we utilize that before in the past, the different spots I've been, so that was good. And then, with the whole offseason, he's doing what everybody else is doing. I don't want to single him out, but they're all working hard.
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