Category: Scouting Reports – 2015

P.J. Williams Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
Comments
P.J. Williams CB Florida State #26
Ht: 6’0″
Wt: 194

[level-scouting-reports]

Size/Athleticism: Adequate measurables but plays much bigger.

Coverage: Deep speed is a question. Speed receivers can run away from him and he’ll need safety help in certain matchups. Burst from a set position is limited and allows receivers with speed to lose him with one step. Strong enough to excel in press coverage, but must get his hands on the receiver to win. Played a lot of man coverage, but has the skills to excel in a zone and may actually be better suited for that role due to speed limitations.

Ball skills: Excellent ball skills. Shows great timing as well as impressive leaping ability to attack the ball. Decent hands for the interception.

Run support: Plays like a safety. Often lined up at the line of scrimmage over tight ends in run situations and fought through through traffic to make plays.

Intangibles: DUI arrest in April 2015. 40 career starts.

Durability: Missed Citadel game in 2014 with tight hamstring (likely would have played vs another opponent). Missed one game in 2013 with thigh bruise.

[/level-scouting-reports]

PJ Williams Chart

Overview: Williams is a physical corner who may end up being a better safety than corner in the pros. He has the strength and willingness to play the run to make a smooth transition to safety. But he’ll likely get a look as a corner in a scheme that allows him consistent help over the top from the free safety.

Quinten Rollins Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
Comments
Quinten Rollins CB Miami OH #2
Ht: 5’11”
Wt: 195

[level-scouting-reports]

Size/Athleticism: Average height, a little on the skinny side and extremely short arms (30″). Did not test well at the combine.

Coverage: Fairly smooth but does make some mistakes with his footwork and can get turned around. Strong natural ability to read and react to the quarterback. More smooth in his movements than his testing numbers indicate. Recovery speed is adequate in bursts, but not in terms of his long speed. Probably needs help over the top. Not a lot of experience in press coverage and does not have the strength to excel as a press corner.

Ball skills: Basketball skills help out here. Times his jumps perfectly and attacks the ball whenever possible.

Run support: Willing tackler who closes fast. Lack of size hurts, but he’s always around the ball when he’s in the area.

Intangibles: Former basketball player with just one year of experience in D-I football. Played four years of basketball for Miami before switching to football in 2014. Played football in high school. Will be 23 years old as a rookie.

Durability: Missed time as a freshman with an undisclosed injury from basketball.

[/level-scouting-reports]

Quinten Rollins Chart

Overview: Rollins is a developmental prospect and sort of a ‘tweener between corner and safety. His lack of experience limits his ability to help out right away, but he shows some traits that should translate to the league and make him a potential future starter. Questions about his deep speed may cause some teams to view him as a safety, while others may keep him at cornerback and simply plan to have safety help over the top in most situations.

Jalen Collins Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
Comments
Jalen Collins CB LSU #32
Ht: 6’1″
Wt: 203

[level-scouting-reports]

Size/Athleticism: Ideal height and overall size. Natural athlete. More fluid athleticism that most cornerbacks at his height.

Coverage: Has the athleticism to stay with anyone. Extremely fluid in his movements. Deep speed is good, but some receivers will have the ability to run past him if he’s on an island. Takes too many false steps but gets away with it due to impressive change-of-direction ability and recovery speed—but he’ll get away with fewer mistakes, especially against the speed receivers at the next level. Susceptible to double moves and gets turned around too easily. Living off his athleticism in college and needs to play with better all-around fundamentals.

Ball skills: Consistently finds the ball and gets his hand up, but drops some interceptions. Does a nice job reading the receiver and turning to find the ball.

Run support: Not as physical as you’d like for his size, but he can wrap guys up and will deliver some big hits. Tends to shy away, but makes the plays when he needs to.

Intangibles: Only 10 career starts. Rumors about his inability to get along with coaches, which may have contributed to him struggling to get on the field until late in his career.

Durability: Surgery on a stress fracture in his foot that was discovered at combine.

[/level-scouting-reports]

Jalen Collins Chart

Overview: Collins has everything you want in a cornerback. He’s capable of being physical at the line of scrimmage and has the athleticism and speed to recover. There are some technical flaws in his game, but his ceiling is as high as anyone in this class. With obvious first-round skills, it’s not hard to overlook the fixable mistakes and fall in love with the raw talent.

Ronald Darby Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
Comments
Ronald Darby CB Florida State #3
Ht: 5’11”
Wt: 193

[level-scouting-reports]

Size/Athleticism: Average height but well built. Timed speed doesn’t always show up on the field. Appears to have recovery speed more than functional balance, agility and overall athleticism.

Coverage: Elite speed allows him to turn and run with almost any receiver (although Phillip Dorsett abused him over and over). Better at off-coverage than in press. Footwork is a little sloppy at the line of scrimmage and he doesn’t have the strength to jam receivers. Shows decent recognition skills and a great closing burst to collapse on underneath routes when dropping in off coverage.

Ball skills: Needs to do a better job turning to play the ball. Tends to chase the receiver and react, rather than try to make the play for himself.

Run support: Would prefer run support was not in his job description. He’ll gladly let the wide receivers block him, especially if the play would require him to venture into the thick of things near the line of scrimmage.

Intangibles: Was present for Jameis Winston alleged sexual assault and refused to testify at his hearing. Toughness has been questioned by scouts and coaches. Faced charges from FSU disciplinary committee in 2014 for ‘conduct of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment’ for their role in the incident.

Durability: Suffered sports hernia in 2013 which required surgery.

[/level-scouting-reports]

Ronald Darby Chart

Overview: Darby is a track star but the speed isn’t necessarily functional speed. His speed helps him recover from mistakes, but he doesn’t have the consistent footwork and fluid agility to stay with receivers at the line of scrimmage. For a guy who supposedly wins with speed, it’s tough to ignore the fact that he was abused by Miami’s Phillip Dorsett in a battle of speed versus speed. That’s a red flag that has to stick with scouts. He probably best suited as an outside cornerback, but his ceiling may be limited.

Byron Jones Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
Comments
Byron Jones CB Connecticut #16
Ht: 6’1″
Wt: 199

[level-scouting-reports]

Size/Athleticism: Elite measurables and has the workout numbers to go with the size. Strength, quickness and pure speed are all assets and borderline elite

Coverage: Excels in press coverage and seems to thrive on the physical battle. Extremely confident on his ability to jam receivers and knock them off their route early in the process. Has enough speed to run with most receivers. A little bit less comfortable in zone coverage and is sometimes late to close on the underneath routes.

Ball skills: Does a great job turning to play the ball. Trusts his ability to read the quarterback and is not afraid to turn his head early to find the ball. Natural hands for the interception (8 career interceptions).

Run support: Willing to step up and will mix it up at the line of scrimmage. Has the strength to wrap up ball carriers.

Intangibles: Praised by coaching staff for work ethic and leadership. Team captain. Nicknamed “Senator Jones” by teammates.

Durability: Shoulder surgery in October, 2014 ended his senior year. Shoulder was injured during summer and then re-injured during the season.

[/level-scouting-reports]

Byron Jones Scouting Report

Overview: In terms of physical talent, Jones is everything you could possibly want in cornerback. He excels in press coverage but not just because of his strength—he’s able to be aggressive because he also possesses the speed to recover when a receiver gains a step on him. I love the way he consistently turns to play the ball and rarely gets caught purely chasing the receiver down the field. Some injury concerns linger as he returns from shoulder surgery and he wasn’t tested often against elite competition, so there are some questions. But he is close to an elite prospect at the position.