2017 NFL Free Agency: Dontari Poe

2017 Free Agency Profiles

Dontari Poe

Defensive Tackle
Team	Kansas City Chiefs
Age (On Draft Day)	21.74
Height	6-4
Weight	346
Arm Length	32
Hand Size	9.625
Age Percentile	92.64
MSA Percentile	71.17
Explosive Lower Body Strength Score	96.98
Speed Score	99.89
Flexibility Score	96.16
Bench	44
Three-year average NFL Production	68.673883626522

 

Prospect CHECKLIST
Yes	All-Pro and Pro Bowl Age Percentile: 67 or Higher	100% of Multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl DTs Since the 1995 NFL Draft Class were in the 67 Percentile or Higher of age ranked from youngest to oldest
No	All-Pro MSA Rating: 85 or Higher	100% of Multiple All-Pro DTs since the 1990 NFL Draft Class were in the 85 or Higher Percentile of MSA
Yes	Long-term Starter MSA Rating: 50 or Higher	95% of 64 Start or More starters since the 1990 NFL Draft Class were in the 50 Percentile or Higher of MSA
Yes	All-Pro Height: 6-4 or Taller	75% of Multiple All-Pro DTs since the 1990 NFL Draft Class were 6-4 or Taller
Yes	Pro Bowl Height: 6-1 or Taller	100% of Multiple Pro Bowl Edge Rushers since the 1990 NFL Draft Class were 6-1 or Taller
Yes	All-Pro and Pro Bowl Arm Length: 32’ or Longer	100% of multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl DTs since the 1999 NFL Draft class had 32’’ or longer Arm Length
Yes	All-Pro and Pro Bowl Hand Size: 8 7/8’’ or Bigger	100% of Multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl DTs since the 1999 NFL Draft class had 8 7/8’’ or Bigger
Yes	All-Pro Explosive Lower Body Strength Score: 66.96 or higher	86% of Multiple All-Pro DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had an explosive lower body strength score of 66.96
Yes	Pro Bowl Explosive Lower Body Strength Score: 51 or higher	90% of multiple Pro Bowl DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had an explosive lower body strength score of 51 or higher.
Yes	Starter Explosive Lower Body Strength Score: 4.64	100% of 64 start or more DTs since the 1996 NFL Draft Class had an explosive lower body strength score of 4.64 or higher.
Yes	All-Pro Speed Score: 71.41 or higher	100% of All-Pro DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a speed score of 71.41 or higher
Yes	Pro Bowl Speed Score: 42.03 or higher	100% of Multiple Pro Bowl DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a speed score of 42.03 or higher
Yes	Starter Speed Score: 11.41 or higher	100% of 64 start or more DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a speed score of 11.41 or higher
Yes	All-Pro Flexibility Score: 40.83 or higher	100% of Multiple All-Pro DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a flexibility score of 40.83 or higher
Yes	Pro Bowl Flexibility Score: 25.74	100% of Multiple Pro Bowl DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a flexibility score of 25.74 or higher
Yes	Starter Flexibility Score: 11.13 or higher	100% of 64 start or more DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had a flexibility score of 11.13 or higher
Yes	All-Pro and Pro Bowl Athleticism Score: 80.46 or higher	100% of multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had at least one athleticism score (explosive lower body strength, speed, flexibility) of 80.46 or higher
Yes	All-Pro and Pro Bowl Bench: 21 reps or more	100% of Multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had at least 21 reps on the bench press
Yes	Starter Bench: 16 reps or more	100% of 64 start or more DTs since the 1998 NFL Draft Class had at least 16 reps or more on the bench press

*MSA Rating: The average score of a prospect’s market share production, strength of schedule and age percentile scores

*Explosive Lower Body Strength Score: A score formulated from a prospect’s vertical, broad jump and mass density measured against all his positional peers since 1998.

*Speed Score: A score formulated from a prospect’s 40-yard dash and mass density measured against all his positional peers since 1998.

*Flexibility Score: A score formulated from a prospect’s short shuttle, 3-Cone and mass density measured against all his positional peers since 1998.

NFL Market Share Production

Metric Recommendation: Elite physical and athletic characteristics without the consistent production you’d like to find out of elite nose tackles. Poe is the standard for the position ever since Haloti Ngata and Vince Wilfork became old. Whether Poe’s 2012-14 production can be rekindled is a legit question based on his college production. However, you don’t find defensive tackles with his kind of athleticism/size. Thus, I would recommend a salary 6,390,000 per season.

Poe’s profile suggests a player with tremendous peaks and the occasional valleys. And whether you want to pay top dollar for the valleys is up to you. Ride the athleticism, or be a bit more cautious. I side with being a bit more cautious, but Poe does deserve to be paid an above average salary for nose tackles.