Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Kansas State CB Ekow Boye-Doe

Ekow Boye-Doe played for Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas, earning a three-star rating in his recruitment. He received offers from Kansas, Missouri State, Tulane, UNI and Kansas State, choosing to join the Wildcats in 2018.

A multi-year starter with Kansas State, Boye-Doe established himself as an instrumental piece of the team’s defense opposite Julius Brents and Josh Hayes.

Stats

Kansas State (2019-2022): 42 games played, 74 total tackles, three tackles for loss, 13 passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Combine & pro day results

Height: 5-11

Weight: 177

40-yard dash: 4.39s

Vertical: 37 inches

Broad: 123 inches

Bench: N/a

3-Cone: N/a

Short Shuttle: 4.04s

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Fit with the Chiefs

Boye-Doe is actually the second K-State defender who participated in the Chiefs’ local pro day to end up with K.C. this year, joining teammate Felix Anudike-Uzomah, the team’s first-round draft pick. He’s also one of the only tryout players from rookie minicamp to make the 90-man offseason roster.

The Chiefs’ cornerback room is absolutely loaded with talent this year, they’ve made a healthy amount of investments via the draft and after it. This year alone they added three players at the position, in addition to Boye-Doe, through undrafted free agency. That’s going to bring up the overall competitiveness of the group, especially at the bottom of the roster.

While ball production wasn’t a strong suit for Boye-Doe over his college career (no interceptions), he didn’t allow a lot of passes completed into his coverage. According to PFF, he allowed completions on fewer than 60% of the career passes thrown in his coverage. Pushing for a roster spot is going to be about more than his ability in coverage, though. Boye-Doe will need to impress upon Dave Toub that he can contribute on special teams if he’s to make it through roster cuts in September.

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Story originally appeared on Chiefs Wire