Category: 2021 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS
Trevon is a slot cover corner that can play safety. He has the size to play off the line or on the line. He has an excellent burst to the ball and his high football IQ and the leadership skills to be a coach on the field, make him one of the top players in this draft. Trevon can cover any size receiver in the slot because of his size, foot quickness, instincts, and intelligence to anticipate. He knows how to “intimidate tackle” without committing penalties. He’s like a wolf on the field attacking and running down opponents, dropping them on the ground in a frenzy. Trevon is the leader of the pack of defensive backs like a wolf or Lobo. You almost can hear him howl, after he makes a tackle behind the line of scrimmage calling in the rest of the pack to enjoy the kill.

CONCERNS
I guess you might be able to beat him deep if he wasn’t so smart…but I really haven’t seen that on film to any great degree. Right now, he baits QB’s into throwing against him to make plays. At the next level, he needs to learn to re-route those receivers off the line because QB’s, are a lot more accurate and throw with better velocity, and trying to bait them will not be as good a strategy. That being said…I’m nitpicking.

BOTTOM LINE 1.39
For me personally, Trevon or Lobo as I like to call him is a top ten pick and the reason why, is because he is a slot cover corner who can play safety and not a safety, who can play in the slot. There is a big difference in that statement. Most safeties don’t have the quick change of direction skills Trevon has and if they do, then they don’t have the size to go along with that quickness. You can beat him deep if your offensive line can hold up but because of his length the quarterback has to have a perfect pass or he will knock it down or make the interception. Trevon is not a defensive player a QB should play games with unless that QB is one of the best in the league, and even that is questionable. He will be the alpha male in your defensive backfield who can roam all over your defense if you what him to. All I can say is safety or not, Lobo will be howling and intimate your play-caller by making impact plays all game long.

STRENGTHS
Javon has the size, speed, quickness, and high football IQ to be an impact football player for your defense and special teams. He is big enough to use up near the line of scrimmage in coverage and is a good sure tackler, to help stop the run. He is smart enough to use in a 2 deep safety set. Javon has excellent anticipation skills and along with his sure tackling skills and this makes him one of the best safeties in this draft. He could be used in the red zone on the outside to cover those big receivers or in the slot to cover those, pass-catching Tight Ends. Javon is an excellent punt returner because he has the vertical quickness and strength to make yards, and the sure hands to make the catch. But the truth is you want Javon in a position that will challenge a quarterback into making a mistake and when that happens, Javon reacts with the quickness of a net casting spider.

CONCERNS
Javon is not a quick-twitch athlete, he has a smooth gate and that means he can change direction moving forward very well but not so good laterally. Once he turns his hips he is fine and as long as he keeps his cushion in coverage he is fine. Double moves will cause him problems unless he anticipates them coming and most of the time he does. Teams looking for perfection when evaluating a player in the draft will be bothered by this but not me.

BOTTOM LINE 1.95
There are just 2 stats that you can’t fudge in all of football, interceptions, and touchdowns. Every other stat is left up to the interpretation of the person doing the stats and yes…even accuracy stats. In 2018 Javon played in 13 games and had 5 interceptions. In 2019 he played in 14 games and had 4 interceptions. On punt returns in 2019 in 14 games, he received 16 punts for 244 return yards at an average of 15 yards a return but with all of that impact and yardage Javon only had 1 touchdown, that’s 9 interceptions and 16 punt returns in 2 years, Javon only had 1 touchdown. What does that tell you? It tells me this kid is a hell of a football player who has excellent quickness and anticipation skills to make players miss and fool quarterbacks into making mistakes but he doesn’t have the all-out speed to outrun other players. THAT’s the definition of an impact safety for the next level. Oh, by the way in 2018 he was in on 31 solo tackles and in 2019 in on 41 solos tackles. Now if those numbers were to stand up under scrutiny, and I believe they would, those are close to linebacker stats but, he has no sacks and once again shows he can change direction vertically but struggles laterally. That’s how you read stats when you are profiling or analyzing a player. Like I always say Stats tell a story but they don’t tell the whole story unless you know how to read them. Javon might not be selected in the first round but once he gets on an NFL field, he will impact like he was. Players with his talent, size, and high football IQ usually do. I know…it’s a gift and a curse.

STRENGTHS
Khyiris athletic talent and unique in the box quickness, is very rare for a reported 6’ 4” 340 LB, Defensive Lineman. His ability to affect passing plays and shut down the running game between the line of scrimmage is impacting. When Khyiris gets lose on passing downs and comes directly up the middle, it’s like watching a solar eclipse slowly engulf the quarterback. Khyiris doesn’t stop all game long, he is relentless either pushing the pocket or shutting down the run or taking on the double team so the linebackers can run free to the play. Khyiris doesn’t just stop at the hash marks. He easily goes down the line, stringing out sweeps, not allowing to be pushed off the line, and once again allowing for linebackers to clean up. He is so athletic that BYU uses him at 340 lbs, as a fullback on the goal line! Think about that if you’re a linebacker who weighs 100 lbs less, trying to be stout against the run for your defense. I believe teams will not have a dominating defense unless they have a Defensive Tackle or Nose Tackle who does all the grunt work of pushing the pocket and shutting down the run and demanding double teams. That’s why I call him Khyiris (Grunt) Tonga.

CONCERNS
He might be able to push the pocket but unless you are in his path, sacks will not come often. Once you get 340 lbs moving in one direction it’s pretty hard to change direction laterally. Also, stamina is always an issue with the big Defensive lineman so how teams value rotating lineman, differs from team to team and that will affect his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE 1.83
I’m not here to tell you where a player is going to be selected in a draft. I’m here to give you my opinion of his impact and talent and where I might select a player in the draft. I value excellent Nose Tackles higher than others because I believe unless you stuff the run and push the pocket and demand through your play, to be double teamed so that the pass rushes and can be singled up on the outside and not double-teamed, that you will not have a dominating defense. That’s just what I believe. I believe that if an offensive coordinator can double team an impact pass rusher, then that edge rusher will not be effective but if you have to double team a nose tackle on passing downs because they are so disruptive than your pass rushers are single up or your offense running backs have to stay in and block and that means your quarterback has fewer options and will have to hold on to the ball longer and then, guess what that does for a defense…sacks. Khyiris reminds me a lot of former Bears 1985 1st round pick, William (The Refrigerator) Perry, and I believe he will have the same impact.

STRENGTHS
Jaelan has the size and length teams look for in a defensive end or pass rusher. He shows good foot speed and explosion off the line of scrimmage. He has, solid change of direction talent and that helps him when rushing the passer. Jaelan gives excellent effort on every play. He has those long arms that will help him keep those big linemen off his body and those long legs and quickness that allows him to get into the backfield quickly with the advantage of keeping his opponent off balance. Jaelan has potential for the next level to impact like Vikings Danielle Hunter and like Danielle in the 2015 draft, Jaelan would be considered as a developmental project with the potential to impact in this draft.

CONCERNS
Jaelen right now is a developmental Edge Rusher. In the past, he had extensive medical injuries (off the field and on the field) that some teams are going to be very concerned about. In his defense, he has come back from all of those issues to play this year. He has to get a lot stronger in his upper and lower body. He struggles to get off blocks and can be easily re-routed on his pass rush by tight ends who will not play at the next level. His football IQ is lacking because of a lack of game repetitions. He struggles to understand what his opponent’s offense is likely to do on any down and distance, struggling to identify where the ball is in the backfield and exploding off the line-wide, on third and short taking himself out of plays in stopping the run. He has to learn much better techniques against the run and when rushing the passer but, the talent is there for sure.

BOTTOM LINE 3.89
Jaelan is far behind in his development as a Defensive Lineman because of all his injuries. There are no questions about his effort on every play or his work ethic off the field to learn, but there are a lot of concerns about his football IQ along with his lack of techniques and overall strength for the next level and of course, the seriousness of his past injuries. All of that being said, Jaelen looks to me like a player in the future who can impact and be a leader given the time and good coaching with a patient team, the same way Danielle Hunter has blossomed into the dominating and impact player for the Vikings.

STRENGTHS
Ifeatu can play multiple positions in a team’s defensive backfield because of his size, athletic talent, high football IQ, and because he is a good and willing tackler. He has those long arms and legs that make it easy for him to trail and still make a play on the ball in coverage. He has good deep speed because of his long strides, which allows him to run with the smaller, faster receivers and not give up much separation. Ifeatu has good enough hands to make the interception and the size to fight for the ball in the air. He shows leadership skills through his play on the field and pride to take on the assignment of covering the best receiver on his opponents’ team. He has strong cover skills being able to flip his hips and change directions as well as any long-legged defensive back needs, to be effective in any type of coverage. Ifeatu has the tackling skills and willingness to shed blocks quickly against sweeps and screens to his side. He has the necessary high football IQ to anticipate and make plays behind the line of scrimmage and is quick to come up and support the run. Ifeatu is a complete defensive back and can intercept the ball as well as limit the run after the catch yardage.

CONCERNS
Ifeatu is not perfect…but he’s dam close. I guess if you want to nit-pick him into a lower round you can but, I prefer to look at the glass half full. There are too many positives to bother bringing up any negatives. Some teams and media experts will say, Ifeatu didn’t go up against enough of the top receivers or the competition level was not acceptable or he plays off the line or some other excuses. They are not necessarily wrong, those are legitimate concerns…for them, but not for me.

BOTTOM LINE 1.64
Ifeatu can play on the outside, or in the slot, or as a safety. In the slot he might not be able to shut down those little receivers catching the ball but, he will shut down the run after the catch that so many slot receivers feed on, to make plays. On the outside, because of his length, he can single coverage easily. Because Ifeatu is so smart, his size, athletic talent, high football IQ, and tackling ability, he can be used in mixed zone coverages or at the safety position. Oh, and by the way…if in your team’s division or conference there is a top pass-catching tight end, guess what Ifeatu can do…that’s right, he can impact in single coverage and is big enough to tackle and limit RAC’s, also. I have a rule, when you see the obvious, you draft the obvious, you don’t nit-pick the obvious because you are too scared to see the obvious.

STRENGTHS
Alijah has played Left Tackle for his college team but his size and athletic talent fits a guard position at the next level for the team that selects him. He has quick feet to mirror his opponent and the hand techniques that most offensive tackles wished they had. Alijah is quick out of his stance and is tenacious when run blocking playing until he hears the whistle. His foot speed and quickness should allow him to be used on sweeps and screens blocking for those fast, running backs without any problems. Alijah has the talent to play more than one position on your offensive line in a pinch but, his impact position at the next level will most likely be at one of the guard positions or center.

CONCERNS
Alijah plays light…by that I mean, he is easily moved around because he needs better lower body strength or as we like to say, a little more junk in the trunk. I’m not convinced his body type will allow him to gain more lower weight so, playing guard will be a struggle for him physically. If Alijah can prove he can play center then it will help his draft status but even at center, at his size, and lack of lower density he will struggle with a powerful nose tackle or with stunts.

BOTTOM LINE 3.17
Alijah can be a productive player in the NFL if he is in the right offense-line blocking system. Playing center would help his draft status but there will be teams that will struggle with his lack of leverage when blocking for the run, along with his lack of lower body strength. If Alijah can prove that he can play center, his style of play would most likely mimic Buffalo Bills center, Mitch Morse. If he can gain some lower density and learn to fire out at a better pad level he could be a solid guard. But if not then Alijah would be the type of offensive lineman who could play guard or tackle in a pinch, enough to be considered as a swing or backup offensive lineman. At least that’s what I see, on film. He’s a tweener, too small to play tackle, too light to play guard, and has never proven he can play center.

STRENGTHS
Charles is a Defensive End, in a defensive ends body, playing linebacker because of his overall athletic talent. He is listed at 6’ 7”, 240 lbs and because of his long, Condor like wingspan, he can set the edge against the run better than any other defensive player in this draft. Charles can cover downfield because of his long strides and is outstanding at covering those big Tight Ends and can even be used on the outside in the red zone to cover. His long arms, allow him to knock down those fade passes in the end zone and make the windows even tighter when he plays zone coverage in the end zone. Charles has the athleticism and long strides to hunt down those athletic quarterbacks when they move the pocket trying to extend plays or take off and try to run for third downs. Charles’s impact position at the next level should be as a Defensive End but make no mistake about it, his impact as a linebacker may not show up much to the average fan but it sure will, to that quarterback who has to look at him down the field all game long. Charles’s athletic talent, size, speed, and condor, hunting like presence, is demoralizing and disturbing for those quarterbacks to deal with all game long. That’s why I call him…you guessed it, Charles (The Condor) Snowden. Mmmmm, I wonder if condor’s like the snow?

CONCERNS
Charles had a season-ending injury (Broken Ankle) that will affect his ability to work out. If that injury is healing, it will not affect him as far as playing on the field but because there is no combine (ETC) it will affect his draft status. That means a top ten talent could go in any round in this draft. His pass-rushing skills are also rudimentary because of his athletic talents and that means, he still has enormous upside in leaning to rush the passer.

BOTTOM LINE 1.27
In my opinion, if you are a playoff team, and allow this kid, because of injury, out of the 1st round… it will haunt you as you watch him game after game, like a bird of prey, eat your quarterback up alive. At least that’s how I see it. Without the injury, he is a top ten player but the injury and this strange year, in general, will allow him to drop unless he can put on a show before the draft. You’re talking about a kid who is 6’ 7” who can play ANY position in your front seven and impact. You’re talking about a kid who can cover, down the field as well as any linebacker in this draft. You’re talking about a defensive end, at 240 lbs who can set the edge and fight through a double team (against the run) and make tackles behind or at the line of scrimmage. You’re talking about a kid who could be the new Marvel comic superhero…The Condor. Seriously, you’re going to pass on all of that because of a little broken ankle? As Julia Roberts said in “Pretty Woman” …Big mistake, big, huge…

STRENGTHS
Ronnie has the explosive talent to make plays attacking the line of scrimmage. He has linebacker size, quickness, and change of direction skills, but Defensive Lineman explosion off the ball and strength. Ronnie has those long arms that allow him to play bigger than his size. He has the foot speed and quickness to chase down players from behind and like I stated before, the strength to set the edge and make tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Ronnie has the athletic talent to play more than one position in your defensive front seven. Ronnie is a playmaker. He is always disrupting and makes plays at the most important part of games. With his quick feet, long arms, and unusual strength, Ronnie is the type of player, if you make a mistake against him, he will make you pay.

CONCERNS
Ronnie got suspended for something I’m not sure the NFL even test for anymore because its legal in most states and has been decimalized, in most states except in freaking Oklahoma. His hand techniques are poor and his ability to shed and make tackles (technique-wise) are poor also. Right now, because of his strength and quickness and long arms, Ronnie will find a way to make a play on the ball.

BOTTOM LINE 2.67
Ronnie Perkins is an enigma. I really don’t know how he impacts as much as he does because his hand techniques are so poor. That being said, there is no doubt of his ability to impact, be a disruptive force, and make plays on the ball when he is on the field. Ronnie has unique skills and I’m not sure the NFL is going to know where his impact position will be at the next level and that will affect his draft status far more than his suspension. There is no combine this year so, I’m not sure how fast he is but I know he is quick and if some teams want to move him to one of the linebackers positions I’m convinced given time Ronnie would be outstanding. I’m also convinced if a team decides to leave him on the line, attacking the line of scrimmage he could be as good as Buffalo Bills Jerry Hughes. I do have a personal and sneaking suspicion that he could be an outstanding middle linebacker if given a few years to adjust but, that’s just a sneaking suspicion on my part. I have no film to back that up.

STRENGTHS
Creed has solid overall athletic talent and shows the leadership skills through his play that offensive centers need, to be a good offensive lineman for the team that selects him. He has good quickness out of his stance and is one of the better centers at dealing with a big nose guard or power defensive tackle playing straight up over him. Creed is “quarterback smart” by that I mean he knows the offense like a QB. He has the size you look for in a center, along with the foot quickness and overall strength to be effective when run blocking or pass blocking.

CONCERNS
Creed is inconsistent when pass blocking moving to his left against those 1gap attack, defensive lineman. It’s a simple technique issue that is easily corrected. It requires him to change the angle of his first lateral step to more of a 45 degrees angle instead of straight down the line. He does it to the right side but for some reason on the left side, he doesn’t.

BOTTOM LINE 2.08
Stand straight up in your living room with your feet shoulder apart. Take a straight lateral step and stop your self before you move your back foot. You are now in a lunging position and off-balance. Now take the same stand and make your first lateral step at a forty-five-degree angle (No not backward 90 degrees, or a crow hop step, just simply 45 degrees) without moving your other foot. You will feel the difference right away in your balance and you will notice, how your feet are still under your hips with the ability to push that player to the ground or manipulate him past your QB. Too many centers take that step down the line against 1 gap opponents and get beat because they are off-balance and lunging. Creed has no problems going to his right and using that technique but to his left for some crazy reason he is inconsistent and that’s when he gets beat. It also makes him snap the ball offline sometimes because he is trying to play faster, to take that incorrect lateral step. Creed is a hell of a football player and center. As soon as he corrects this minor flaw, his offensive coordinator will not have to keep the back in to help him block on third and long downs. Class is dismissed.

STRENGTHS
Trey has a deceiving style of running that makes you think that he is not running hard and is not that fast but you would be very wrong to believe your deceiving eyes. He is a natural running back with a glide like gate, high football IQ, and n excellent feel for the game. Trey can make an opponent miss in between the tackles or in the open field. He has the leg power to hit the line and make the tough yards and move the chains on third down against any yardage. Trey is a complete running back with the eye/hand coordination to catch the ball down the field as well as any receiver in this draft. As I stated before he is smart and understands how to set up his blocks, making it easy for the offensive lineman to block for him. He has patience and allows the play to form and then makes his cuts, breaking through the line of scrimmage like a fox sneaking into a sleeping hen house. He has excellent balance and vision and in the open field, the lateral agility to freeze his opponents, then go right by them leaving them with a lot of air to tackle and frostbite. That’s why I call him Trey (Frostbite) Sermon.

CONCERNS
There are some injuries in the past when he was with Oklahoma and of course his last one with Ohio State, that needs to be looked into but nothing that should be of much concern.

BOTTOM LINE 1.61
Trey is a quality running back and a natural running back and as soon as he gets adjusted and learns the talent of the offensive line in front of him, will make them better and impact. He will give you the threat of a running game on every down and distance and that is the key to selecting a running back in the draft. You wait till a late round to select him and you will miss out on a player who will impact your offense to score points. The threat of Trey in the red zone to score running the ball or in the passing game will make defensiveness have to play man to man or single coverages and that makes everyone available to the QB and offensive coordinator, and that means you will have a better chance to score.

STRENGTHS
Jalen has good size and excellent athletic talent to play either offensive tackle position for the team that selects him. He has the long arms that teams like, along with the foot quickness to be used in any style of offensive blocking scheme. Jalen has movement skills and athletic talent as good as most Tight Ends. He is quick when he wants to be, faster than he looks to be, and is smarter than he has to be. Jalen is a very good technical offensive lineman. He has good overall strength to be a dominant run blocker and the athletic talent to be a dominant pass blocker. The fact is, Jalen good be one of those players who will be better at the next level than he has been at the college level if he is challenged and is willing to meet that challenge.

CONCERNS
The biggest issue, I see on film is that Jalen plays to his competition and, that is why he is playing on the right side instead of the left side as his athletic talent suggest. At times he looks bored on the field and there is no doubt that he has more athletic talent than he is showing during a game. Jalen is not a boom or bust player, he’s just a player who is going to decide for himself, the effort level he wants to play at.

BOTTOM LINE 2.22
I do believe, if Jalen can show that he can catch the ball down the field like a receiver that he could very easily play the Tight End position. I know he is quick enough and fast enough, I’ve seen it on film. Maybe that’s the problem, maybe he really wants to be a Tight End! I have seen Jalen on film, blocking downfield for a running play and all of a sudden reacts to his teammate breaking a tackle, with quickness and surprising foot speed to make blocks that he does not show when he is blocking on the line. It shocked me and until I picked that up on film, I was not that impressed with his overall play as a tackle. I thought he was good, that he had the size and in general did his job but, I did not see anything that made me get excited about his play until I saw this reaction of his down the field. If Jalen has spent this “opt-out” year working out, I think he will surprise a lot of teams with his athletic talent. He definitely has the talent to be used on the left side and when he does work out for teams I expect him to fly up the boards and be a top twenty pick if he can justify why his athletic talent doesn’t show up on film in every game. Maybe he thought he should play TE, or maybe the coaches were not identifying his talent, or maybe they could not trust him because he didn’t show interest in being a Left Tackle? Whatever the reason… for the purposes of this draft, I have to look at him as 2nd round talent because that’s what he shows me on film. Nevertheless, some team could be getting themselves a hell of a player if they can unlock this kids’ talent.