During his press conference over the weekend, Kansas City Chiefs Senior Director of Player Personnel Mike Bradway shared his thoughts on third-round draft pick Ashton Gillotte’s ability to pressure quarterbacks with an effective pass rush.
“Yeah, the pressures. Sometimes the sack numbers, I think, can be a little misleading, so hurry rate, pressure rate, you can feel them when you watch the tape, just the activity.” said Bradway, “Then, I’ll tell you one more thing about him (Ashton Gillotte), he dropped a little weight this spring and his Pro Day was probably one of the better Pro Days we saw all spring. The explosiveness, athleticism (and) movement was like a linebacker, so that kind of sold us on just what kind of physical talent he had.”
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The former Louisville standout is already connected with the current Chiefs’ defensive end, George Karlaftis. Combining both pass rushers with Chris Jones and Charles Omenihu could be a special formula for blitzing coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
Gillotte spent four seasons at Louisville, appearing in 51 games and recording 131 tackles (73 solo), 40.5 tackles for loss, 26.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
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