Troy
Apke.
Troy
Apke.
Penn St.· 6'2"· 198 lb· 4.34s 40
Cover-3 match defense that prioritizes long speed and range on the backend to prevent explosive plays and provide versatility.
Year 1 depth piece due to range with special teams value, could develop into a starting free safety with improved instincts and tackling.
A complex two-high safety system that demands immediate nuanced zone reads and communication, or heavy box assignments.
Apke's elite speed makes him an interesting fit for systems that covet range over immediate technical proficiency but he needs time to develop.
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.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.34sp50
- Vertical
- 41inp50
- Broad jump
- 131inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.56sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.03sp50
- Bench
- 16repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 13 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.