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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2017R7 · #232
LB· Round 7

Elijah
Lee.

Elijah Lee
Sickos Grade
39/100

Kansas St. official athletic logoKansas St.

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8636
National · #595HS class · 2014
Blue Springs, MO
247Sports composite via CFBD
R7 · #232 · MIN
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

MIN runs a modern 3-4 defense that emphasizes versatility, gap integrity, and creating pressure through exotic blitz packages and a strong defensive line rotation.

3-4 ILBNickel LBSub-package LB
Best role

Year 1 as a core special teamer, eventually developing into a sub-package coverage linebacker.

Wrong fit

Schemes that demand a true downhill thumper at inside linebacker without strong coverage responsibilities.

Elijah Lee's athleticism and coverage skills align well with the Vikings' need for versatile linebackers in their dynamic scheme.

07Athletic testing
Relative Athletic Score
7.59
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. LB on Big Board

No athletic data recorded

08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2015Kansas State00300
2016Kansas State1101.5230
Career1101.5530

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
6
Career AV
8
Draft Sickos · retrospective scouting profile