Category: 2020 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS
Patrick has the quickness and short-area speed teams are looking for in their linebackers to be able to chase down opponents and make tackles beyond the line of scrimmage. He has decent size and has the athletic talent to be used in coverage situations. He is a solid tackler and that along with his quickness allows him to cover running backs on check downs. That quickness to the play makes him easy to use in blitzing situations getting into the backfield quickly to disrupt or sack the quarterback. Patrick has good overall athletic talent and used in the right defensive system could become a core player for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Patrick has good ten-yard quickness but lacks the true speed needed to go sideline to sideline and cut off faster-running backs and athletic QB’s. In short, he tends to come to the party late, so to speak. You can see it on film and also in his stats that say he has more assisted tackles (47) than solo tackles (37). Those stats suggest that he takes a lot of false steps and when he tries to recover, he is late to make tackles. You can see it on film also if you watch closely. Patrick also struggles big time defending and making tackles in the running game. He lacks the bulk and leverage to get off blocks quickly and very rarely needs to be double teamed to gain needed yardage by his opponents. In his defense, that doesn’t mean he can’t impact at the next level, it just means he has to be in the right system and play the right position.

BOTTOM LINE 2.17
For the purposes of this draft, I’m not sure linebacker is the position for Patrick at the next level. Safety makes more sense and I think would fit his talents better. He has good speed but not enough speed or size as a Middle or interior LB. Patrick definitely can be used in nickel/dime packages as a linebacker or safety but when he’s on the field he will struggle against the run unless he can run free to make a tackle. Because he lacks the true speed but has excellent short-yardage quickness, Patrick can make plays for sure and as an outside linebacker in a 4/3 defense. He should be effective but unless he bulks up and learns better techniques in defending against the run he will struggle to compete as a linebacker on first downs and running downs unless, he is free and does not have to deal with shedding those bigger and more athletic, offensive linemen in the NFL. So, as I see it, right defensive system, Patrick should be better than average, wrong system and he will struggle to compete as an every-down linebacker and might be a better fit as a safety or in nickel/dime situations. Of course, I have been wrong, in fact, evaluating players to impact at the next level at the linebacker position has been my weakness. All I can tell you is what I see on film and be honest, it’s up to the player to prove me wrong and I never have a problem when they do.

STRENGTHS
Kyle is bigger, stronger, faster, and in general more Athletic, than anyone at the Division II level of play. On the small amount of U-Tube film I can get off the internet, Kyle is very hard to evaluate as too his potential impact for the team that selects him. He has the size and looks to have the speed and quickness to play multiple positions on either side of the ball. Most everyone is seeing him as a safety but he could be an eventual linebacker and the fact that he is an impact return man on special teams sends signals as to his talent to play on the offensive side also. Kyle looks to be instinctive and has excellent explosion to the play, making tackles all over the field. He did go to the Senior Bowl and he more than held his own but the questions for Kyle will not be physical, but they will be mental.

CONCERNS
I have no doubt about his football intelligence as to what he has learned so far. The question is more complicated and will not be known until he gets on to an NFL field. They have to do with his ability to forget when he makes a mistake and move on and not let mistakes affect his next play? It has to do with his ability to cover at the next level and bring what he learns in the classroom on to the practice field and games. It has to do with discipline and staying true to the techniques he will have to learn because for the first time in his life there will be athletes fast, quicker, bigger than he is. He will have to learn not to be intimidated.

BOTTOM LINE 2.22
I’m not here to give anyone a lot of BS or copy what others say about a player or give you a lot of football jargon to impress or confuse you with my so-called football knowledge. I have the same knowledge that you have when evaluating a player for the NFL. What I have learned over the years is to trust my knowledge, to not second guess myself, and NOT to listen to people who profess to have more knowledge than me or you. I have learned over the years to see the obvious and believe the obvious and profile the obvious because the obvious is usually the truth. I don’t have any film on this kid and what I see on the internet is just what I stated earlier, Kyle is just bigger, stronger, faster and just an overall better athlete, than the opponents he plays against. That doesn’t mean he is going to be good in the NFL, it just means that I wonder how good he would have been against the SEC or Division I teams. As far as the NFL, he won’t be bigger, stronger, faster, or a better athlete but if he can handle the mental part of the game, I bet my last dollar he will be an impact player, I’m just not sure at what position. Look at Rob’s value board to see the potential round Kyle might be selected in but for me, I would go as early as the second round and I don’t think I would pass on him especially if I needed a Linebacker because I feel that will be his eventual impact position. Just a gut feeling because I got nothing else to base this profile on but my gut.

STRENGTHS
D’Andre has good size, quickness, and speed and has been one of the more consistent productive Running Backs in college for the last two years. He does a solid job blocking and in the right offense can impact both running the ball and as a receiver on check-downs or down the field. D’Andre has the quickness to make players miss and when running from the right system and has the vision to bounce the ball to the outside and gain yardage in chunks. He is smart and works well with his teammates and shows leadership skills through his consistency on the field and workmanlike play.

CONCERNS
D’Andre runs light and high, very much like the Rams Todd Gurley. This makes him susceptible to injuries and fumbling although to my knowledge, neither of these two concerns has been an issue at the college level. When D’Andre lowers his pads, he seems to lose the vision to make yardage when there is no yardage to make. That sends a signal that D’Andre needs to be in a spread offense to impact in the running game more so than a conventional QB under center offense because of the bigger spits in the offensive line.

BOTTOM LINE 2.86
D’Andre will impact in the right offensive system. He has the hands to catch the ball down the field and when his QB is in the shotgun D’Andre does very well running the ball between the tackles when the holes are bigger and the linebackers are spread out. He is not a true speed running back and is not necessarily the type of running back who has explosive lateral agility to make his own yardage but he is a smart player with the talent to run well between the tackles and catch the ball making yardage, that is need to move the ball in chunks and make the important yardage an offense needs to make. I can see some teams rating D’Andre higher on their boards than other teams if I’m correct about him fitting a certain offense to impact. I can also see teams looking at his combine numbers to decide where they might select him. As for me, what you see is what you will get when watching film of him at the college level. For me, D’Andre is an RB that has to be in the right system to impact and not put into situations his talent will not allow him to impact. Don’t ask him to block a blitzing player on third and long. don’t ask him to make the tough yardage on third and short for a first down and don’t ask him to be a goal-line RB. He needs to be in a two-back system.

STRENGTHS 
CJ is a tall, long fluid athlete with excellent overall cover skills. He has “track like” speed and does a good job in single coverage or man to man coverages. CJ has those long arms that allow him to trail the receiver and still knock down balls that are over his shoulders. He has those long strides that make it easy for him to stay with those big receivers and also be able to stay with the smaller receivers on those deep balls. CJ has excellent overall strength to go with his size and solid change of direction ability to stay and defend most any size receiver. CJ is smart and understands zone coverages and has the hands to make the interception and the speed to take it back all the way. He can play multiple positions in your defensive backfield and because of his size and length and can be used to blitz and take down those big QB’s, that most CB’s have trouble with. CJ can shut down those big receivers in the slot and re-route those quicker receivers on the outside. He defiantly has the potential to be a shutdown corner for the team that selects him.  
 
CONCERNS 
CJ has one big issue that he has to change to make the big money that shut down corners can make in the NFL. He has to become the first one to come up and support the run and make the tackle. My guess right now is that he will do it but on film, there is no doubt about his hesitation to let others on his team do it before him.  Also, CJ does a solid job when moved inside or moved to a safety position but he really, prefers to play on the outside and in single coverage.
 
BOTTOM LINE 1.48
When Tre’Davious White came out and was selected by the Buffalo Bills I had the same concern about him that I have about CJ On film I see no reason for CJ to be hesitant to tackle. He has the size and strength and in single coverage he makes tackles but when the play comes at him on the ground, he seems to be happy if someone else makes the tackle instead of him. I don’t believe CJ has a problem tackling or coming up quickly and supporting the run mentally or physically. I just think, like Tre’Davious, he is saving himself for the NFL. CJ loves to play press coverage. You can see it in his body language in the film. That’s when his true competitive juices start to flow. He likes being top dog and dominating and has now problem howling about it to anyone who will listen after the play is over and he has knocked down the ball. He even likes doing that more than he likes intercepting the ball. You see when he intercepts the ball, that’s mostly because someone made a mistake and he was fortunate. When he stops the receiver from catching the ball, that’s all on him and his ability and talent to defend and that’s what excites him on the field. CJ Doesn’t want to be fortunate, he wants to be the best, and he just might be the best CB in this draft class.

STRENGTHS
Kenneth has the speed and size teams are looking for in a linebacker. His instincts and ability to wait for the play to show itself after the snap of the ball, and then react is a skill that only the top LB’s seem to have. Kenneth has rare explosion to the play and is an overall excellent tackler. His size and strength, that make it easy for him to play in a style of defensive front and at multiple linebacker positions. Kenneth is at his best attacking the line of scrimmage with the speed needed to go sideline to sideline, making impact plays all over the field. He shows leadership skills through his play on the field and although he is adept attacking offensive lineman and shedding blocks to make tackles, he is best used in a system that will allow him to use his speed freely, making tackles all over the field. Kenneth plays the game like a heat-seeking missile firing off directly at its targets and never missing.

CONCERNS
Kenneth will have to prove in workouts that he can cover and drop off the line because, he makes so many plays at, and behind the line of scrimmage there is not much film, of him in coverage situations. Truth is, Kenneth might need refining in many aspects of his game but the size, speed, explosiveness cannot be overlooked.

BOTTOM LINE 1.49
Kenneth is a playmaker, and suggesting any team pass on selecting a defensive playmaker because they need refining and teaching of better coverage techniques or how to better shed blocks, is ridicules. When I hear media and experts nitpick a player out of the obvious it just makes me crazy. In Kenneth, you have a linebacker who can go sideline to sideline making tackles. In Kenneth, you have a defensive player who causes fumbles and makes plays and tackles behind the line of scrimmage. In Kenneth, you have a player who has the instincts and savviness to wait for the play to develop and then has the speed and explosiveness to defeat his opponent’s blocks or take the right angle to the play. In Kenneth, you have a linebacker who can play anyone of the linebacker positions in any style of defense and help his defense control the line of scrimmage. If your team doesn’t need that type of player for your defense because there is no film on him in coverage than all I can say is, your team needs better talent evaluators and your coaching staff needs to…COACH BETTER! Like I stated before, this kid plays on the field like a heat-seeking missile and like a heat-seeking missile, he never misses his target.

STRENGTHS
Denzel is a tall, long-legged, long arm receiver, with a bit of a nasty streak. He does an excellent job adjusting to the ball in the air, catching the ball with a set of very strong hands. He has excellent long speed (because of those long legs) to catch the deep pass, and is strong off the line because of his long arms and wiry strength. He is too big to try to push him off his routes and is a solid and willing blocker. Denzel is a big mismatch when lined up on the inside or the outside. He is a very smart route runner and when the ball is in the air he has that, “It’s all mine attitude”. Denzel has the potential to be a franchise receiver for the team that selects him and it’s obvious when you turn on the film and see him play.

CONCERNS
Penalties, Penalties, Penalties, Fumbles, Fumbles, Fumbles, Denzel has to learn to run routes without pushing off with an extended arm. Also, Denzel can be manipulated into trash-talking and “acting out” on the field, after the whistle. Simply put, that nasty streak is a gift and sometimes a curse. He also has to stop holding the ball lose, when fighting to gain more yardage after the catch. When he does that, all I can picture at the next level is a bunch of hyenas fighting over a dead carcass when they strip him of the ball. He doesn’t do that all the time but, when he doesn’t hold the ball high and tight, because of his height, that ball is in the face of his defender and too inviting not to try attack and strip him of the ball.

BOTTOM LINE 1.64
There is no doubt about it, the team that selects him is going to have to live with some of his antics. Peer pressure and maturity should overcome that gifted and curse of a nasty streak but it might take some time. Denzel reminds me a little bit of Bengals A J Green when he plays with maturity and runs his routes without thinking he can just push off to gain separation. The truth is, Denzel doesn’t have to push off when running any route. My guess as to why he pushes off so much is that he likes to be physical, and he knows he can beat his opponent to the ball and, it’s a way of knowing where his opponent is to be able to beat him to the ball. That’s a smart football player.

STRENGTHS
KJ reminds of a faster Jarvis Landry. He is an excellent route runner and can catch contested passes easily. He shows excellent quickness and might be one of the smartest route runners in this draft class. He is adept at getting open when his quarterback is extending plays. KJ has the athletic talent and high football IQ to play any one of the receiver positions, inside or outside. He has strong hands and seems to relish the physical play of defensive backs even though he has the quickness to separate. KJ is one of the better blocking receivers in this draft. He has the quickness to separate, the catch radius to impact is a smart route runner making it easy for him to go deep, and shows the leadership skills to be the most productive receiver on your team. KJ will move the chains with excellent “run after the catch” skills that include, an effective stiff-arm, that will help to keep defensive backs away from his legs and injury-free. KJ has the potential to be a franchise receiver for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
If you want to nit-pick, go right ahead, not having blazing speed, will bother some teams when evaluating KJ Some teams will label him as “just” a slot receiver or “move” receiver and that might affect some team’s value grade of him. for me, catching the ball and a high football IQ is what I look for first but that’s just me, talking to myself.

BOTTOM LINE 1.72
Jarvis Landry was selected in the second round and it would not surprise me if K.J. is selected in that round or even the third round in this big receiver class. All I can say is, if your team needs a receiver and selects KJ in the first round be proud and realize that your favorite team has a bunch of smart evaluators. KJ will move the chains and make touchdowns and isn’t that what being a receiver is all about? I mean, so what if he doesn’t have the speed to play on the outside. I can tell you this, with his skills to run routes and change gears, and separate and, catch the ball, why should that matter? Speed is not the only talent needed to play receiver at the NFL level, catching the dam ball is, and KJ can do just that. You’re not going to wonder if KJ will get pushed off his route, nullifying his ability to go deep and catch that all-important, touchdown pass. You’re not going to wonder if he will make that block, freeing up another teammate, to make yards and score a touchdown or gain a first down. You’re not going to wonder if KJ will find a spot open on the field when his quarterback is scrambling for his life and needs to make that big play that keeps his offense on the field for three more downs. You’re only going to wonder one thing as you watch KJ making these kinds of plays while you are sitting in the stands or watching him on TV. You’re going to wonder, why the hell did my team pass on selecting him in the 2020 NFL Draft?

STRENGTHS
Henry as the speed to make defensive coordinators have nightmares. He has good size and excellent hand/eye coordination to catch just about any accurate pass thrown to him. Henry will run receiver sweeps that will drive linebacker’s crazy, trying to get out front of him and stop him from turning the corner and gaining yardage in chunks. He has good run after the catch skills when he is in open space and gains a step on his opponent. Henry has the speed teams are looking for in an outside receiver and the quickness needed to be used as a move or slot receiver. He is a nightmare matchup for safeties and linebackers when used in the slot, and if he gets a step on any safety or linebacker when they are covering him, he will no doubt bring it to the house. Henry is an impact receiver, the type that doesn’t need to handle the ball a lot to make an impact play.

CONCERNS
Henry played mostly as a slot receiver so he will have to show in workouts that he can run routes on the outside and separate, and catch contested passes. I suspect because of his lack of bulk and the fact that he was not used on the outside very much that a physical corner will be able to re-direct him easily when he runs routes and, make him struggle to get off the line of scrimmage, nullifying his speed and impact. If Henry only proves that he is a slot receiver as I suspect, then that evaluation might affect his draft status.

BOTTOM LINE 2.06
Slot or no slot, Henry should be an impact receiver who doesn’t need to handle the ball more than five or six times a game to impact. Speed kills but, Henry will have to learn how to use that speed at the next level, to become more than just a speed receiver. He has to learn the whole route tree and the intricacies of running it, to get free. He has to become more physical and learn how to get off the line of scrimmage and into his routes quickly. Although he is quick, and his ability to separate against linebackers and safeties is without question, he will have to prove that he is quicker than most cornerbacks at the next level consistently. Marvin Harrison did it, but Ted Ginn could not. Harrison was the 19th pick of the 1996 NFL Draft and Ted, was the 9th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft. Marvin Harrison was a franchise receiver and Ted Ginn has gone from team to team, quarterback to quarterback trying to become more than just a third receiver or specialty receiver. So, until Henry proves that he is more than just slot or third, or specialty receiver I’m not going to fall for the banana in the tailpipe and think that he will play at the next level like a 1st round, receiver just because he has speed. Let’s be honest, he hasn’t played like that at the college level. That being said he sure has played like an impact receiver for sure. I can see a team selecting Henry in the 1st round but for me, I would what a round or two if I needed a Franchise receiver.

STRENGTHS
JK is a talented, powerful, running back with just enough wiggle after he hits the whole to run strong between the tackles. He also has the speed take the ball to the outside on sweeps and after he hits the hole you better be ready to tackle him or he will take it all the way for a touchdown. He uses that breakaway speed and quickness to gain yardage in chunks when he catches the ball out of the backfield also. JK might be one of the better blocking backs for his quarterback, because of his lateral agility and overall strength, in spite of his size. He reminds me a lot of Mark Ingraham and like Mark, if he is in the right system for his talents, he will be an impact player for that team.

CONCERNS
JK lacks the vision to make yards by himself and will need a good offensive line in front of him to impact consistently. He is a “see the hole”, “hit the hole”, type of back and that by no means is a bad thing but it does mean if there is no hole that JK will struggle to see a better way to make the needed yardage on obvious running downs.

BOTTOM LINE 1.97
Mark Ingraham is a good running back and JK should be a good running back also because both of them are complete running backs. They run the ball between the tackles with strength, they break tackles in the secondary, they block, they catch the ball out of the backfield, but what they don’t do is make yardage when there is no yardage to make. They struggle behind the line of scrimmage to see anything but what their assignments say for them to see and when opponents know they are going to run the ball, they get caught behind the line for a loss. They have north/south explosive ability but in spite of their lateral agility to make players miss in the secondary, it is not the kind of explosive lateral agility that is needed behind the line of scrimmage to make yards on their own, against a penetrating defense. That makes JK a system running back, very much like Mark is. In the right system, with an athletic quarterback that requires a defense to use a spy taking away a player in the box on running downs, JK can impact. I like his talent and I would select him for my team, it’s just a matter of deciding what round to select him in. Remember, I do the Talent board and not the Value board, BIG DIFFERENCE. It would not surprise me to see JK drop in this draft because of the value of the running back position in general. That being said, if you don’t have the THREAT of a good running game, most teams don’t even get to the playoffs.

STRENGTHS
Xavier has the size, speed and instincts and high football IQ that every team needs when looking for a player to lead their defensive backs on the field. He might be the best tackler out of all the defensive players in this draft class and that’s why he is a playmaker. He can cover as well as most big corners because of his excellent feet and the fact that he knows how to read routes. His play anticipation is right up there with the best defensive backs playing at the NFL level now. Xavier, is always, around the ball and causing fumbles or bad passes or just causing havoc when blitzing off the edge or from the middle of a defensive scheme. He can play multiple positions in any style of defense, in your defensive backfield or up close to the line of scrimmage. Xavier is an impact tackler and a form tackler causing fumbles and intimidation without penalties.

CONCERNS
You will have a lot of trouble replacing his impact for your defense if he gets hurt but that’s no reason to not draft him.

BOTTOM LINE 1.41
If your team needs a player with the same talents and ability to impact your defense, then look no further, this kid is a clone of the Jets Jamal Adams. Remember what I always say, don’t try to nitpick yourself out of selecting the obvious. Xavier is a playmaker who can tackle and cover and has the instinct and high football IQ to run your defense for you on the field. Add to that his talent to make impact tackles without getting penalized and you have an obvious impact, playmaking defensive player. Turn on the film and see it for yourself. I don’t think I’m telling you anything that isn’t obvious, in the film. Is there an emoji for “drop the mic”?

STRENGTHS
Bradlee has the size and athletic talent teams look for in a Defensive End or Edge Rusher. He has excellent physical stamina pushing himself to his maximum on every play. He does a good job against the run and when he is one on one, pass-rushing he is outstanding getting into the backfield with a variety of hand moves and speed. Bradlee takes pride in his play and his explosion off the line of scrimmage at the snap of the ball is as good as it gets. He can bend around the corner and his speed puts offensive tackles at a disadvantage on third and long downs. Bradlee can drop off the line if you need him to but his strength is in attacking the line of scrimmage and getting into the backfield for sacks, pressures and making tackles for losses against the run.

CONCERNS
Mentally, Bradlee has a lot of improvement to become the player his overall athletic talent suggests he can become. When he is singled up against offensive lineman on passing downs he has all the moves and athletic talent that anyone could ask for but, as soon as he is double-teamed he struggles big time. He struggles because sometimes he is “surprised” at the blocking scheme, doesn’t know how to defeat the double team, and seems to get frustrated and forgets to continue to use the excellent techniques that he has practiced so hard to attain. The “surprise” part of this statement is the most shocking part to me. You can’t be an effective pass rusher at the next level if you have no idea on any given play how a team is likely to block you. By the way, could someone please teach this kid how to do a spin move? He has to be the worse at trying to do that move against an opponent that I have ever seen.

BOTTOM LINE 2.00
For Bradlee it all comes down to the mental part of the game. I have this saying when negotiating a business deal to your advantage. You have to understand the other side of the table before you can negotiate a deal in your favor. I don’t think Bradlee has thought about his moves any further than dealing with an offensive lineman one on one. He is surprised on third and long as to where a double team is coming from and looks lost. He struggles when its an offensive lineman who helps out or when it’s a running back chipping him. He seems surprised and is off-balance almost every time it happens. I like this kids’ athletic talent, size, strength, and physical stamina but mentally, he scares the crap out of me. Right now, he is a better athlete and has impacted because of that but, at the next level someone is going to have to bring him over to the offensive side of the ball and teach him down and distance, and blocking assignments and pray he will bring that information with him from the practice field to the game. That being said, he has excellent talent and well worth the effort it will take to get him to impact with his mind as well as his talent and in this draft just might be over-drafted and rated higher than I have him rated. He’s another player in this draft who reminds me of former Bills 2001, 2nd RD Draft pick, Aaron Schobel