Kruger is an active and instinctual LB that has been voted KingCo Defensive Player of the Year back to back years. He’s a savvy athlete with great anticipation and reactionary quickness to diagnose and disrupt plays as they are developing making a ton of play at or behind the LOS. High football IQ with excellent eye discipline and efficient movement in his angled pursuit. Does a good job avoiding blockers and fighting through contact to free himself up. He’s relentless in pursuit showing good speed and short area burst to chase and redirect to the ball. Strong at the POA using good leverage and pad level, he’s a violent tackler that explodes on contact and delivers heavy strikes. Has a knack for big plays and creating turnovers. Deserves to be more highly recruited.

The reigning KingCo Defensive MVP, Kruger is an extremely instinctual and physical backer that always finds a way to make a play on the football. While he definitely isn’t the biggest guy at his position in the area, Kruger plays with impressive technique and is able to make his presence felt in the box on each and every play. One thing that really impressed me about Kruger was that it wasn’t enough for him to make the tackle, but he made a habit of looking to punch the ball out while he was bringing down the offensive player, a trait that shows up in his impressive seven forced fumbles last season. He also has excellent vision, anticipating which holes ballcarriers will try to get through and meeting them squared up in the gap to prevent a big play. Kruger’s size may turn some of the bigger national programs away, but he is going to excel at the next level due to his outstanding instincts and feel for the position.