Dynasty IDP Rookie Draft Profile: Calijah Kancey (2023 Fantasy Football)

To help you prepare for your dynasty rookie and startup drafts, Scott Bogman is putting together a dynasty rookie outlook for each and every fantasy-relevant 2023 NFL Draft prospect. We are combining Bogman’s fantasy outlook with the NFL Draft profile of Matthew Jones. Here’s our dynasty rookie draft profile for Calijah Kancey.

Expert Consensus 2023 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Draft Rankings: Top-50

Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile: Calijah Kancey

Calijah Kancey Dynasty Rookie Draft Outlook

Kancey is one of the more technically sound DTs I’ve ever seen, he gets off the ball incredibly fast, stacks moves, and has so much speed that sometimes OL just gives him the ‘Olay’ and watches as he cruises to the backfield. His issue at the next level will be playing at his size, 6-foot-0, 280 pounds for an Interior Defensive Lineman is quite small. He has natural leverage over a bigger OL, but he can’t get off a double-team block, and he’s not going to be a ‘bully’ or win with just push in the NFL unless he bulks up. Kancey has comps to Aaron Donald, I don’t think anyone really has that upside, but if he can adjust to the NFL size and speed, he’ll be a stud. If not, he’ll be set aside fairly quickly.

– Scott Bogman

Calijah Kancey 2023 NFL Draft Outlook

Will look to follow in the footsteps of Aaron Donald, who actually had a pretty similar game as a prospect. It’s relatively rare for an undersized tackle to come off the board in the first round – Dominique Easley comes to mind – but makes a big impact on a snap-to-snap basis with an excellent combination of intensity, functional strength, technique, and versatility that could easily make him a starter at the next level. Best in a one-gap, attacking defense where he’s allowed to create disruption.

– Matthew Jones

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