The hard work seems to be paying off for a player who has all the physical tools to succeed.

And when combined with guys like Justin Houston, who said he's feeling as good as he has in almost two years coming back from a knee injury, plus the return of Dee Ford and the addition of rookie Breeland Speaks, the outside linebacker group is one to watch, and Kpassagnon is right there in the mix.

"Any time you have that kind of length, both in height and arm length, it presents some problems for the offense," Sutton added. "He can affect the quarterback in a lot of different ways just by his mere height and getting his hands up, and those long arms are advantageous in pass rush sometimes because you can grab (the quarterback) and not have to get all the way in there."

The plays he's made over the first few days of training camp have only added to the confidence that's building in the young player.

"It just boosts it," he explained. "What I've learned is that you got to be confident in yourself, even if you're having bad play— you've got to maintain that confidence because if you don't, that's when things start spiraling."

"We've just got to keep working with him and see how far we can bring him along," Sutton concluded.