STRENGTHS
Jaquan has all the attributes you look for in a pure safety for the next level. He has the size, speed, high football IQ, leadership skills and is a good solid tackler. Jaquan can be used at multiple positions on your defense. He can be used up near the line of scrimmage because he plays with power and strength, unique for his size. He has the speed to be used in a 2 deep zone or single-high safety because he is very quick to come up and support the run. He is an excellent zone cover safety and a good Red Zone cover or short-yardage cover safety because of his high football IQ and instincts. Jaquan can be a coach on the field and is the type of player a defense has to have to become a playoff defense.
CONCERNS
In the film I have seen on Jaquan, he seems to lack the cover skills teams are looking for in their safeties right now. He will have to prove that he has that flexibility in his workouts and if he does he could be selected early.
BOTTOM LINE: 2.28
Jaquan is a very impressive football player but teams are now looking for more than just an impressive football player at the safety position in this passing league. The value is now in the players who can cover and cover like a cornerback with the size of a safety. They are looking for an “everything” type of safety. Although Jaquan can be used at more than one position in the defensive backfield until he shows in his workouts that he has the potential to cover like a cornerback teams will overlook this very impressive football player. They will look for the player who can cover with size and skip the other characteristics that make a good football player. Jaquan might get lost a little bit in all the corners and safeties in this draft unless he can show he can cover but once he gets on the field he will be an impact player and a coach on the field for the team that selects him…bet on it.
