Boye Mafe, the Minnesota EDGE, sits at No. 36 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 25% elite, 57% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Mafe's evaluation requires the evaluator to focus more closely on the flashes than just the play-to-play action.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He has the traits and toughness to develop into an above-average starter as a 4-3 base end.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a speed-rusher.
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“…Mafe's evaluation requires the evaluator to focus more closely on the flashes than just the play-to-play action. His combination of rare explosive measurables with average fundamentals could make for a perfect storm of rapid development once he gets focused skill work at the pro level. His footwork is average and he lacks desired instincts as a rusher, but pairing efficient hand work with twitchy upper-body power cou…”
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