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Kivuusama Mays
MLB, N. Carolina

Name
Jsy
College
HT
WT
Kivuusama Mays
53
N. Carolina
6027
251

40
BP
SS
LS
VJ
BJ
Grade
Rd.
4.9
16
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
6.31
2


Background

1997: All-American second-team selection by NFL Draft Report....third team honors from Associated Press....All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team pick....led team with 123 tackles (73 solo)....Had 16.5 stops for minus 57 yds & 3 sacks for losses of 24 yds...16 QB pressures & in interception...1996: All-ACC second-team pick....semi- finalist for Dick Butkus award....led team with 112 tackles (64 solo)...had a pair of sacks for minus 13 yds & 7 stops for losses of 21 yds....added 11 QB pressures...added season-high 15 tackles (10 solo) in 27-10 defeat of Duke...1995: Honorable mention All-American by United Press International...All-ACC first-team pick...started every game, leading team with career-high 138 tackles (82 solo)...1994: Finished with 16 tackles (10 solos) & a pass deflection....1993: Redshirted....

High School

All-State...All-South...Dixie Dozen All-Star & Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game selection as OLB with 109 tackles & caught 14 passes for 275 yds as a TE as a senior....124 tackles with 10 sacks as a junior....

Academics

Majoring in Communication at North Carolina.....

Stats

‘97 - 11/11 GP/GS, 123 TK, 73 SO, 50 AS, 2 FR, 1 FC, 1-(-1) Int, 16.5-57 TFL, 0 PBU, 3.0-24 Sack, 16 Pres....’96 - 11/11 GP/GS, 112 TK, 64 SO, 48 AS, 1 FR, 1 FC, 0-0 Int, 7.0-21 TFL, 2 PBU, 2.0-13 Sack, 1 Pres.....’95 - 11/11 GP/GS, 138 TK, 82 SO, 56 AS, 0 FR, 2 FC, 0-0 Int, 6.0-20 TFL, 3 PBU, 1.0-9 Sack, 5 Pres....’94 - 11/0 GP/GS, 16 TK, 10 SO, 6 AS, 0 FR, 0 FC, 0-0 Int, 0.0-0 Sack, 0 Pres.

Summary

He is a very solid 4-3 type MLB....He has good production and a good feel for the game, and shows the ability to step up and stack and fill the hole. He gets off blocks well, knows how to use his body, and has excellent pursuit, and can get through the trash. He is a physical player from tackle to tackle, but has enough AA to get outside. He is not asked to drop a lot into coverage and he may not have great cover skills initially for an NFL team. He has enough AA to get better in that area, although on the NFL level, he may be a 1st and 2nd down player. He has played a lot of football on a high level.

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