Scouting Blog
By: Ed Hunt
Senior Bowl Safety Notes
Jonathan Abram, S, Mississippi State
-gets beat in coverage
-decent in run defense
-decent ball skills
-decent instincts
-lined up in the slot too
Nasir Adderly, S, Delaware
-good in run defense
-can tackle well
-his best fit as a free safety
-decent instincts
-played a lot of zone coverage
Marquise Blair, S, Utah
-more of a strong safety
-needs better instincts
-solid in run support
-hard hitter
-average in coverage
Mike Edwards, S, Kentucky
-good in run support
-good instincts
-decent in coverage
-competent tackler
-more of a free safety
Will Harris, S, Boston College
-more of a free safety
-functions well in the deep zone
-does well in coverage
-needs better instincts
-doesn’t do as much in run support
Jaquan Johnson, S, Miami
-average in coverage
-capable of bringing pressure on the blitz
-needs better instincts in run support
-capable tackler
-more of a strong safety
Darnell Savage, S, Maryland
-great instincts
-can help a lot in run support
-decent in coverage
-playmaker
-more of a free safety
Marvell Tell III, S, USC
-free safety
-competent tackler
-could be better in deep zone
-can cover in the slot
-hard hitter
Juan Thornhill, S, Virginia
-more of a strong safety
-can help in run support
-good ball skills
-decent in coverage
-can play the deep zone
Darius West, S, Kentucky
-more of an in-the-box safety
-needs to work on his open-field tackling
-good instincts
-can help in run support
-decent in coverage
-hard hitter
Khari Willis, S, Michigan State
-good open-field tackler
-can play the deep zone
-more of a free safety
-physical covering in the slot
-good man cover skills
