PLAYER PROFILE
Height: 6-0
Weight: 204
College: Alabama
Class: Junior
TRAITS BREAKDOWN
SIZE/PHYSICAL TRAITS (4.5/5)
- Has desired size for an NFL free safety/cornerback
- Could add a little weight to play strong safety
- 31 1/4″ arms
SPEED/RANGE (13.5/15)
- Good sideline-to-sideline range (ran 4.46 in the 40)
- Good closing speed
TECHNIQUE/AGILITY (13.5/15)
- Fluid hips
- Clean backpedal/shuffle
RECOGNITION/INSTINCTS (19/20)
- Very instinctive — always around the ball
- Great play recognition — keys and diagnoses plays quickly; processes play fakes quickly
BALL SKILLS/PLAYMAKING (9/10)
- Good ball skills (9 career interceptions)
- 2 career forced fumbles
TACKLING/RUN SUPPORT (7.5/10)
- Inconsistent tackler — some fly-by missed tackles/poor pursuit angles
- Does a nice job of stacking and shedding perimeter blocks
COVER SKILLS (17/20)
- Very good in zone coverage — very instinctive; quick to react and anticipate routes
- Pretty good in man coverage — anticipates routes well; can cover tight ends, slot receivers or running backs
- Can get turned around in man coverage occasionally
- Doesn’t get his head around consistently to locate the ball downfield
- Can play free safety, strong safety or nickel corner
BLITZ ABILITY (3.5/5)
- Decent blitzer off the edge
- Good speed and timing to disrupt plays in the backfield
VERDICT
NFL COMPARISON: Malcolm Jenkins
GRADE: 87.50/100.00 — (EARLY) 1ST ROUND — Good player with Pro Bowl potential
