I believe that my player Feka Ohi Kau would be best situated to be a linebacker on defense. As a tight end, he is normally guarded by linebackers, so from a matchup sense it would make sense for him to also cover linebackers in pass defense as well. Additionally, as a tight end he has to know the offense very well as he could both block and run a route on every play, so he would have the mental and play recognition side of the game down as well. He likely could not succeed at defensive tackle or a defensive back spot as he is not big enough to play on the line and not fast enough to play in the secondary, but I could see him succeeding in a pass rushing or outside linebacker role as well due to his combination of both solid size, speed, quick feet, and upper body strength.
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