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Apke

Apke is a core special teamer who made zero starts on defense last season. All 356 of his snaps came on the third unit. Valuable for the Commanders, though not relevant to our interests at NBC Sports EDGE dot com.

A fourth-round pick out of Penn State, Apke was only playing special teams.

Apke (6’1/200) was a two-year starter and three-year contributor in Penn State’s secondary, tallying three career tackles for loss and two interceptions. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten as a 2017 senior, finishing fourth on the Nittany Lions in tackles (55). Apke’s likeliest NFL ticket is on special teams, but he flashed upside for more with a scintillating Combine, testing out as an alien-like 99th-percentile SPARQ athlete with 4.34 speed, a 41-inch vertical, and a wicked-quick 6.56 three-cone time. Apke has a chance to be a better player in the pros than he was in college.