How Super Bowl XLVIII, 2013 Season Tabbed Kam Chancellor as the Prototype Safety

February 4, 2014   ·   Chris Trapasso   ·   Jump to comments

There was nothing prototypical about Kam Chancellor when he entered the NFL out of Virginia Tech in 2010, but now, after four productive seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, he's become a prototype of his own. 
Imagine that. 
From 2006 to 2009 with the Hokies, Chancellor recorded 207 tackles and snagged six interceptions as a strong safety in Frank Beamer's defense. 
He measured in at 6'3'' and 231 pounds at the 2010 Scouting Combine and did 22 reps at 225 pounds on the bench press and ran a slow 4.69 in the 40-yard dash—you know—the over-hyped drill that skyrockets and plummets draft stocks on an annual basis in Indianapolis.
Later, at his Pro Day—when numbers are almost always mysteriously better than combine figures—Chancellor ran a 4.59 and 4.60 in the 40, which essentially confirmed the thoughts of many evaluators that he simply wouldn't be fast enough to thrive as a safety in the NFL. 
Although the ...

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