Jaylon Johnson Scouting Report

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6' 193 lbs.
Junior
Utah

SIZE: 9.0
- 31 3/8" arms
- 9 3/8" hands
- Good height and solid length for the position
- Could use another 5-10 lbs. on his frame
QUICKNESS/SPEED: 9.5
- 4.50 40yd dash at Combine
- 36.5" vertical, 10'4" broad jump
- 7.01 3 cone drill
- Gets to top speed quickly, good change of direction
- Play speed down field is better than timed speed
MAN COVERAGE: 9.5
- Physical corner who can disrupts WR routes consistently
- Closing burst to shut down throwing window, play on ball
- Speed to run with outside WRs, hard to beat deep
ZONE COVERAGE: 9.0
- Can anticipate routes and maintain assignment discipline
- Covers a lot of ground with a feel for knowing what's up
- Exceptional timing to break on underneath receiver
- Effective press punch in off man coverage
- Sometimes backs off a little too much on underneath throws
TECHNIQUE/FOOTWORK: 8.5
- Great in press coverage getting hands first on WR
- Good leverage in back pedal
- Able to flip hips quickly at top speed
- Can get a little off balance with initial press
- Plays hyper at times, needs to trust himself/technique more
INSTINCTS/AWARENESS: 9.5
- Has a great feel for locating the ball
- Great at reading the QBs eyes and anticipating the throw
- Quick reaction to route breaks, anticipates at times
- Sometimes loses track of WR due to watching QB
- Moments where he's a little late turning head to ball
BALL SKILLS: 9.5
- 7 career INTs
- 21 passes defended
- Solid hands
- A nose for the football
- Times getting his hand on ball very well
RUN SUPPORT/TACKLING: 6.5
- Not much help as a run defender
- Lacks functional strength to deliver pop
- At times wants to make big hit instead of solid tackle
- Improved a little in 2019 but needs to get better
EFFORT/MOTOR: 7.5
- Closes hard in pursuit on passing plays to his side
- Seems to make business decisions and not want to hit
- Effort could be better overall, see some loafing on film
- Shows fight and scrap in red zone, 1 on 1 battles
DURABILITY/INTANGIBLES: 9.5
- Had surgery after Combine on torn labrum in shoulder
- 64.38 SPARQ score, average and not exceptional
- Over 1,200 coverage snaps, just 3 TDs allowed in career
- 39 career games in 3 seasons at Utah
- Part of Utes team leadership council

NFL COMPARISON: William Jackson
DRAFT GRADE: Early 2nd round