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Redskins UDFA Spotlight: Ryan Bee is a productive sack artist with a tough roster battle

By Jacob Camenker

MURFREESBORO, TN - OCTOBER 20: John Urzua #19 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders looks to pass while under pressure from Ryan Bee #91 of the Marshall Thundering Herd in the third quarter of a game at Floyd Stadium on October 20, 2017 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
MURFREESBORO, TN - OCTOBER 20: John Urzua #19 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders looks to pass while under pressure from Ryan Bee #91 of the Marshall Thundering Herd in the third quarter of a game at Floyd Stadium on October 20, 2017 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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HUNTINGTON, WV – DECEMBER 06: A Marshall Thundering Herd helmet as seen on the sideleine at Joan C. Edwards Stadium during the Conference USA championship game on December 6, 2014 in Huntington, West Virginia. The Thundering Herd defeat the Bulldogs 26-23. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
HUNTINGTON, WV – DECEMBER 06: A Marshall Thundering Herd helmet as seen on the sideleine at Joan C. Edwards Stadium during the Conference USA championship game on December 6, 2014 in Huntington, West Virginia. The Thundering Herd defeat the Bulldogs 26-23. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

What Bee needs to improve

One of the most obvious areas that Bee needs to improve is his functional strength. Despite his 6-7 frame, Bee lacks weight (280 pounds). He will need to bulk up at the NFL level if he wants to win with strength at the point of attack.

This weakness does show up on tape, as Bee can often get taken out of the play by stronger offensive linemen. While he can use his length to win frequently, he often gets stalemated at or beyond the line of scrimmage. As a result, he doesn’t always generate as much pressure as he should.

Elsewhere, Bee lacks great athletic ability and doesn’t have a particularly good first step. He has good movement skills, but he just isn’t particularly explosive. He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.12 seconds at his pro day which would have ranked bottom-10 among the group that was at the combine.

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Because of his lack of athletic ability, Bee’s strength becomes a bigger sticking point. Of course, in an NFL strength and conditioning program, this issue could be fixed relatively quickly. If he puts in the time in the weight room, he could bulk up fast and then make his combination of strength and length an issue at the five-tech. That would give him a chance to emerge as a quality player who could at least challenge for a backup role.

Essentially, Bee’s best bet of making the team is to improve his overall strength to compensate for his relative lack of athletic ability. He has the traits and upside needed to make an NFL roster, it’s just a question of whether or not he can put it all together.

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