Category: 2021 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS
Janarius has the potential to be a core defensive player for the team that selects him. He has those long arms that make it easy for him to get off blocks and make tackles. He is strong against the run and although he has played mostly standing up at the line like a linebacker, I believe his natural and impact position will be as a defensive end, with his hand down, in a 4/3 defense. He has the flexibility to go around the corner, dip, and make a sack but what makes him unique is that he has the natural strength and quickness to power rush when he needs it. This ability to be quick off the line, flexibility to turn the corner, and strength and size to power rush, are skills and athletic talent most players coming out in a draft don’t have. I believe Janarius will be a better, and more impacting football player at the next level than he has been for his college team if he plays as a defensive end, with his hand down, in a 4/3 defense.

CONCERNS
If I’m right, then Janarius has been playing out of position for his college team and this will affect his draft status. Also, Janarius will have a lot to learn at the next level if he does play in a 4/3 defense with his hand down, but he is very smart and give him time and he will impact. If he plays in any other type of defense, I believe Janarius will be a solid player but also an average player and that will affect his draft status also.

BOTTOM LINE 2.04
Janarius went to the Senior Bowl, and put his hand down and got better every day, and then impacted in the game. He was lined up on the strong side with his hand down and it looked easy for him. I go by film, to do my profiles, not workouts. Measurements do add into my profiles and speed on the field enters into my profiles but for me, I look at the workouts to see if what I saw on film is in the ballpark. If I see a person pulling away from others running down the field I know that he is faster and a workout to establish if that player can run a 4.3 or 4.4 is not necessary. Of course, the competition level matters, and then a forty time will matter but in general, workouts don’t affect my profiles. What I saw on film with Janarius was a player playing out of position for the next level, the very first time I put on the film. I waited to see if I was right and the Senior bowl proved to me that I was. My suspicion is that it proves the same thing to the scouts too. Give Janarius time to adjust, and he will impact, I have no doubt…that’s if he plays in the right defense with his hand down on the edge. Draftniks are not stupid people, we just are not listened to because we get drowned out by all the “media experts”.

STRENGTHS
Tre is a multi-faceted, multi-position, Tight End who could play in your backfield as a full back, or H-back or, on the line blocking or…in the slot as a receiver. He is a fluid athlete with big hands to snatch the ball out of the air. He runs good routes and is very smart and has a feel for getting open against zone coverages or against single coverages that will make quarterbacks count on him in all types of down and distances. Tre seems to be, that type of player who is as fast as he needs to be without looking like he is very fast at all. Tre is not really a sleeper in this draft, most know and appreciate his talents and skills but he is a bit of a question mark as to how impacting those talents and skills can be.

CONCERNS
Minor injuries seem to keep Tre from playing at his best. He reminds me of Charles Clay who never met a doctor male or female, that he didn’t like. In fact, even at the Senior Bowl Tre seem to have a “hitch” in his step, after a play was over in practice and although that is just pure speculation on my part, if he still is having problems with his knee, it will affect his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE 2.58
Charles Clay played for the Dolphins, Bills, and Arizona Cardinals and had a good career with 357 catches for 3,868 yards and 24 TD’s. All stats that are pretty good but he isn’t remembered as a good Tight End because he could not be counted on by the coaches, teammates, and fans from game to game to be on the field. He had injuries that never seem to heal no matter how much time he took off to get them to heal. Tre can be an excellent impacting player for the team that selects him if, he can be counted on and nagging injuries do not keep getting in his way. It’s really that simple for Tre. Tre will play thorough his injuries but letting those injuries cut into his “dependability to impact consistently” is the only question I see from this guy being a potential Pro Bowl player.

STRENGTHS
Camron is a natural Defensive End for a team that runs a base 4/3 defense. He has excellent size and good length and because of the way his college team has used him, on the inside and on the outside, has made Cameron a very smart player. He has good balance and natural strength to go along with excellent pass-rushing techniques. Cameron has strong hands and can control his opponent when playing in a 2-gap system and stopping the run. He is a complete defensive lineman who can rush the passer and stop the run from multiple positions on your defensive front if you need him to but, his impact position should be as a DE in a 4/3. That position will be the position, he can impact against on both running and passing downs.

CONCERNS
Right now, because he has played for Tulane the “experts” are just looking for negatives in his game instead of the positives and this attitude will affect his draft status. Also, because Cameron is a complete football player and doesn’t have the pass rushing numbers, those same “experts” do not recognize his overall potential.

BOTTOM LINE 1.73
Cameron is smaller than Carlos Dunlap but his overall style, of how he plays the game reminds me a lot of Carlos. Like Carlos when he came out, most people did not recognize his talents to dominate and they are doing the same with Cameron. Because Cameron was playing out of position and with good weight, but not the correct weight, people downgrade him. They think that’s a negative but for me, all of that are positives and is what makes Cameron more well-rounded with the potential to dominate at the next level at his true impact position. A slimmed-down version of the Cameron, who has started for the last three years for his college team, showed up at the Senior Bowl. He showed his quickness and strength in the game and in all of the practices and dominated. Oh, and by the way, he proved my point that he is a natural (with the potential to dominate) Defensive End in a 4/3 front. All you have to do is watch that game.

STRENGTHS
Jake has the type of talent and running back skills, similar to former Broncos/Texans Philip Lindsay but Jake is bigger. If you don’t tackle Jake, before he hits the line of scrimmage you won’t catch him for another 20 or 30 yards down the field. He has excellent quickness to reach his top-end speed within the first 10 yards and that is very unusual. Jake has solid vision and solid balance but what he brings to the next level is that ability to play bigger than his size because of his lower body strength and pad level. He is smart and shows leadership skills through his play on the field at running back and on the cover units on special teams. Jake can catch the ball out of the backfield as well as any running back in this draft and although he is not that elusive in the open field his opponents better bring their big boy pants to tackle him in the open field. Jake is not a change-up running back, he has the potential (even at his size) to be a starting running back and a fan favorite for the team that selects him. He’s a sleeper for sure because Jake, has more than just talent, to play at the next level.

CONCERNS
He is fast and quick but he is not elusive and you can catch him from behind. He’s the type of football player who is just good.

BOTTOM LINE 2.53
If your looking to add talent to your offense that will impact and is smart and is the type of player who will compete on every play and never let you down, then you should be selecting Jake earlier in this draft. I like Jake’s consistency to show up on every down and do his job. I like Jake’s athletic talent and intelligence to make plays. I like Jake’s ability on film to make opponents think he will be no problem, and we don’t need to game plan for him, and then once the game starts, after the first play, know right away the mistake they made. Jake has that “Christian McCaffery” type of attention to detail and work ethic. He is not as fast and just maybe, he is not as good at catching the ball down the field as Christian but, he does get up to his top speed as quickly as Christian gets up to his top speed. The difference is in the top speed but not, in the impact and production. Check Rob’s value board as too if…or even what round, Jake could be selected in because right now he is on no one’s radar but mine.

STRENGTHS
Matt is a magician catching the ball. His hand/eye coordination is excellent and his ability to catch the contested pass is right up there with the best receivers in this draft. Matt is quick off the line and quick in and out of his breaks in spite of his lack of pure receiver speed. Matt is a pure pass-catching Tight End and that is how he can impact. He will move the chains and inside the 50-yard line, he will break the big play. He does and will gain some yardage after the contested catch because of his size and the fact that he keeps his feet moving until he is brought down. The truth is, Matt does 2 things and only 2 things very well and those are, getting off the line quickly into his routes, with the ability to catch the ball blindfolded. He is a pass-catching weapon.

CONCERNS
Matt has the size and athletic talent and long arms, to be a solid blocker but the truth is, he isn’t a solid blocker now so, suggesting you are going to turn him into a solid blocker is foolish. Matt is what he is, a true pure pass-catching Tight End who runs the typical Tight End routes. Some teams will nit-pick about his age, but for me personally, as long as I see on film the potential to impact, I don’t believe that age should be a negative factor. But that’s just me.

BOTTOM LINE 3.31
If you’re looking for the next Gronk then I suggest, selecting Matt is not the answer in spite of his pass-catching skills and run after the catchability. If you’re looking for an impact pass-catching Tight End than Matt is your man. He is not fast but his ability to get off the line and quickly into his routes is the key to his ability to impact. Don’t get me wrong he has good, overall speed to get down the field but that quickness is the key along with his magical hands to catch the ball with a big catch radius. Matt can make impact plays in the passing game, all over the field, and in the red zone because of that quickness. Teams early in the draft, are looking for complete players who have the potential to impact so I don’t expect Matt to be selected as early as his talents suggest. Once again Matt doesn’t seem to be on any team’s radar right now so I guess you can consider him as a sleeper impact player for the team that selects him

STRENGTHS
Richie is a smart, athletically talented, defensive back/safety. When he turns his hips, he has excellent pure speed to run down players and make tackles. He might be the fastest safety in this draft. Because of that pure speed, and his ability to anticipate, Richie will not only make plays on the ball, but he will also create turnovers for others to make plays on the ball. He has good hands to make the interception and as I have stated before the speed to be used a single safety who can go sideline to sideline. In fact, that is what he truly brings to the next level. He is a good tackler and a willing safety who will come up quickly to support the run. Richie does have some cover skills but his ability to run and create turnovers because of his high football IQ and the skill to anticipate will make Richie attractive to just about any team in this draft.

CONCERNS
Sometimes, and because he is moved around so much, Richie is slow to react because he has so much confidence in his athleticism. Up near the line in pass coverage, his lack of quickness to change direction, is magnified in single coverage situations. The quick slot receivers will give him big problems. That being said, Richie does have the speed to recover and make the tackle on those quick receivers.

BOTTOM LINE 2.61
Richie is a pure impact, free safety, and better off the line with the play in front of him because of his pure straight-line speed, football intelligence, and anticipation skills. As long as he has time to turn his hips, Richie can recover quickly and make impact plays. Bringing him up to the line because of his quickness to support the run, get off blocks, and his skills to make a play on the ball off the line is fine and he will do well but, if you want Richie to impact for your defense, then keep him in situations where he can keep the play in front of him, and use his speed and anticipatory skills to make plays on the ball and create turnovers.

STRENGTHS
Kylin has the size, speed, and quickness to be an excellent starting running back for the team that selects him. He reads the blitz as well as any quarterback in college and pass blocks, as well as any H-back. Kylin plays the game with very little effort because he is so quick and has the balance, strength, and vision needed to make his own yards when he needs to. He can catch the ball out of the backfield and down the field like a receiver. What sets Kylin apart, from other running backs in this draft, is not just his size, speed, lateral explosion, hands, vision, balance, and strength to make yards on his own. What really sets him apart from others is his ability to read defenses and blitz’s like a QB and PASS BLOCKS like an H-back or Tight End.

CONCERNS
Kylin has been off the field for a while and will have to gain the trust of the NFL coaches in his interviews and knock off some rust. My biggest concern about Kylin is that he is one of the poorest route runners I have ever seen, coming out of the backfield.

BOTTOM LINE 1.94
Basically, the type of running back you have here is a bigger, stronger version of Giovani Bernard, before he got injured. That bigger version is also smart and a hell of a blocker. His ability to be of more value, to the team that selects him, is to take more of an interest in route running and when he does, Kylin could be one of the better running backs to play in the NFL. Kylin, with improvement in his route running, and with his type of running back skills, could be as valuable and as good as running back as Matt Forte was in his heydays for the Bears.

STRENGTHS
Daviyon has good overall movement skills for a player his size. He has good feet and when he sees the play in front of him he shows excellent strength and burst to make the play. He has enormously long arms that help him to bat down balls at the line of scrimmage. Daviyon has excellent overall potential to play more than one position on a defensive line and looks to be smart and learning on the field, understanding down and distance. He shows good lateral agility to string sweeps and dominate on screens. All in all, Daviyon has excellent developmental talents to play at the next level for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Daviyon struggles to get off blocks at times in just about every game. He also seems to handle double teams against him better than he handles being singled up. He refuses to use those long arms and pass-rushing techniques to his advantage when rushing the passer and settles too quickly slowing his feet, once he is engaged or stopped on his initial surge. I’m not convinced he is happy playing on the inside of the defensive line and I’m not sure I disagree with him but that means he has to lose weight and be more consistent with his techniques. Right now, Daviyon lacks the lower body strength to be dominant on the inside of a defensive line and is carrying too much weight, affecting his athleticism, to be effective on the outside of a defensive line.

BOTTOM LINE 3.89
Daviyon has the athletic talent to play on the outside as a power rusher in a 4/3 defense very much like Jason Pierre Paul but he has to lose weight and gain strength to do that. I believe with his talent that’s where he belongs, at defensive end in a 4/3 defense. Inside as a DT or even a DE in a 3/4, his lower body is just not strong enough to handle a 16-game schedule. That being said on obvious passing downs line up over the center he is too quick to handle right now so moving him around your defense at some point in the future would be beneficial. As far as playing inside all the time, he does have the option of going into the weight room and gaining more muscle in his lower body but that will take time. With his athletic talent and the right passion to play, he just might turn into a hell of a defensive lineman because the talent, is there to develop.

STRENGTHS
Amari has the size, speed, and hands to be an excellent receiver for the team that selects him. He can play in the slot or come out of the backfield on third downs, making matching up with him something most teams will find difficult. Amari shows good enough hands to make the catch on the deep ball when he gets behind the defense. In the right system, with the right quarterback, and the right coaching, Amari can have an impact for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Amari has a small catch radius and struggles with consistency when catching contested passes. He also struggles getting off the line and needs to be lined up off the line or on the move to gain the advantage when running routes.

BOTTOM LINE 4.11
As I stated before, in the slot, or on the move, Amari can have some impact on the team that selects him but he is limited because of his limited catch radius and inconsistency catching contested passes to be a top receiver for the team that selects him. If he improves his route running and ability to catch contested passes than Amari will have more impact at the next level. It’s all up to him.

STRENGTHS
Eric is that long, lengthy, corner with excellent speed and overall cover skills that teams are looking for in every draft. He is a quick/twitch athlete that plays his position with such ease because of his athletic talent. There is no effort to his movements, there is no stress to catching up to a player, there is no panic to his ability to cover any size receiver he goes up against. In most cases, Eric has more athletic talent than most receivers he goes up against at the college level. He has the size, speed and quickness to be considered as a possible shut down corner at the next level in the right defensive system.

CONCERNS
Eric has such a slight build, and although he never shy’s away from tackling in open space, it does make you wonder if he can stand up to the more physical receivers at the next level for a 16-game schedule? He does a good job playing some zone coverage but he is definitely a better fit for man-to-man coverage, and that makes him more of a one-trick pony… so to speak.

BOTTOM LINE 2.67
Eric’s body type does not look like it could add more bulk without it affecting his speed and quickness. Until he proves he can handle more physical receivers and plays a 16-game schedule, every team will be concerned about his size and if he can stay on the field. He does have that wiry strength and is fearless on the field and plays with the passion you look for in a cover corner but, because of his slight build, playing zone coverages and tackling in the open field without getting injured is a concern, and like I stated before that makes Eric more of a one-trick pony, that not every team will be willing to select as early as his talents suggest. He reminds me a lot of former Cardinals, Eagles, Broncos, Giants, Raiders, Redskins, Dominique Rodgers Cromartie who was the 16th pick of the 2008 draft. When Dominque came out he was 6’2” 205 lbs and ran a 4.33 with a 1.41 ten-yard split and 17 reps, at the combine. Eric is 6’1” 194 lbs and ran a 4.25 and a 4.30 in a “comfortable” Georgia pro day, and to my knowledge did not lift. I don’t like nit-picking a player because of some possible injury concerns that could happen in their future. That doesn’t make much sense to me, nevertheless the fact that he will struggle physically in certain styles of defenses is what I’m looking at as the biggest concern, and for me, I like to rate players higher if they can play more than one position in different styles of defense, and right now I see Eric (even with all of his talent) as a one-trick pony who fits and can impact in a certain style of defense.

STRENGTHS
Greg has the size and length to be a shut-down corner for the team that selects him. He has quick feet and good foot speed, to stay with any kind of wide receiver big or small…Slow or fast. Greg is smart and can play in any style of defensive system. He understands “spacing awareness” and not many young DB’s understand the importance of that skill when playing in zone coverage. He has excellent talent and size to be excellent in single coverage situations but what Greg brings to the next level that makes me suggest that he can be a shutdown corner for the team that selects him? Greg’s competitive nature is outstanding and that along with his athletic talent, size/length, and high football IQ are the ingredients that a pure cover corner needs to have for the next level.

CONCERNS
Greg has to become a better and more secure tackler. He is a willing tackler but he is not a form tackler. He also needs to get bigger in his upper body and gain better strength in his hands, to get off his blocks quicker on those sweeps and screens but the key will be improving his tackling in general.

BOTTOM LINE 1.86
When I watch this team in a game, you see how well-coached they are. When I watch Greg, all I see is this… “I do not want you to beat me” attitude and excellent talent. In the draft, you have to look for players who want to compete on every down and who have talent, and intelligence. Then, of course, you look for speed and quickness and that’s the player you target to add to your team. Greg is a target player, he just has to improve his tackling and get a little stronger with his hands and in his upper body, and truthfully, you can say that about most players who are coming out in the draft. But what you can’t say about most players in a draft is…do they have the talent, length, speed, quickness, intelligence and are they competitive enough to show up for work after you hand them a million dollars? Think about it. What I see in Greg is, a talented, well-coached player who has that needed competitive nature, to be an impact player and a team player at the next level.