Mitchell, Roman Wilson and a handful of other prospects put impressive moments on tape for NFL scouts in Week 2.
The concerns with Worthy as a pro prospect are easy to spot: He’s only 165 pounds, has too many drops and won’t win a lot of contested-catch situations .But when focusing primarily on the best elements of his game, like his vertical speed and lightning-quick feet, Worthy has the traits to be a weapon in the right role. With his explosive long speed, Worthy is a well-known, dangerous deep-ball threat. But his tracking skills are just as impressive as his wheels.
Against Alabama, he caught the first touchdown of the night on this 44-yard moonshot from Ewers. Without breaking stride, Worthy locates the ball in flight, bends his path and runs underneath it for the Willie Mays catch. The end zone view better shows the difficulty of this play.Not sure if this is a hot take or not, but here goes: DeJean is the best all-around defensive back in college football.
There are a lot of talented defensive backs all over the country, but DeJean sets himself apart with his ability to make plays in different ways and from various alignments all over the field. His versatile traits and production will translate well to theSo far, DeJean is also the best tackling defensive back I have scouted in this draft cycle. Against, he finished with a team-best 10 tackles, including this crucial stop on third-and-9.
Did I mention that DeJean also stars on special teams? Not only is he Iowa’s primary punt returner, but he is also an outstanding gunner on punt coverage.Here, DeJean effortlessly wins at the snap with speed, throttles down to allow the returner to field the punt and makes the textbook tackle. In two games this season, he has already logged 165 total snaps — not
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