A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Friday, May 1, 2015

Ronald Darby, CB - 50th overall pick

Ronald Darby, Florida State, #3
Height
Weight
Arm
Hand
10 Yd
40 Yd
Bench
Vertical
Broad
3-Cone
Shuttle
60 Yd Shuttle
5-11
193
31 3/8
8 5/8
1.47
4.38
12
41.5
129
6.94
4.14
DNP

Game Film Evaluated:
Oregon (2014)
Virginia (2014)

Pros: He loves to light up receivers, likes to punish them especially when airborne. Solid tackler. Comfortable to turn and run downfield with receivers. Lined up on the LOS vs receivers, showed ability to turn and run with ease. Has good downfield speed.
                        
Cons: He gets bulldozed over by receivers when engaged. Doesn’t attack the ball in the air, seems to approach the ball cautiously versus trying to make a play on it. Dropped sure fire INT for TD. Did not jam receivers. Scheme did not allow for hardly any zone coverage or backpedal.


Summary: Ronald Darby is a solid man coverage corner, has the downfield speed to hold up well in man coverage. He is not a playmaker type in coverage, did not press man at all in college. He is most comfortable in man coverage playing off the LOS. He is a very willing tackler and likes to punish receivers if given the chance. He is limited in the coverages he can do, needs to show more zone. I project Darby as a solid late 2nd round pick.

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