(05-10-2019, 07:06 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(05-10-2019, 03:34 PM)JagJohn Wrote: I'd forgotten about Giles-Harris. He's got a great chance to not only make the team, but contribute early. 

He was being talked about as a day 2 pick in some places. A classic MLB, and an intelligent, hard-hitting player.

Here's a pre-draft write-up on him from tdn.com:

"JOE GILES-HARRIS, LB, DUKE
I am not crazy about the 2019 crop of linebackers but Giles-Harris is being slept on. Among the most productive defensive playmakers in the ACC, Giles-Harris racked up 313 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks across his final three seasons in Durham.
Giles-Harris is arguably the best processor in the class at linebacker. He quickly and accurately diagnoses plays while taking excellent angles to the football. He is also a standout finisher who does well to square up, wrap up and bring his feet through contact. I love how he flows to the football, mirroring the running back but also not getting sucked in too far and guarding against cutback lanes. He is extremely gap-savvy.
He doesn't feature elite range and athletic ability, but his mental processing and tackling skills are tremendous. He is a superb shallow zone defender that sharply reads the backfield and works into throwing lanes while taking good angles to cut off running backs slipping out of the backfield.
A team in need of a MIKE linebacker should snatch him up on Day Two and prosper."

Harris was the starting WLB during his years at Duke. He's never played MLB. Maybe he can show enough to compete at WILL, since Telvin is gone.