POSITIVES: Heady defensive back with outstanding ball skills. Diagnoses plays, keeps the action in front of him, and quickly locates the ball. Consistently puts himself in a position to make plays on the ball handler. Tough defending the run, flashes on the scene and seemingly comes out of nowhere to make a play on the ball. Displays top sideline-to-sideline range, quick to the flanks and possesses a burst of closing speed. Smooth transitioning to run with opponents and has a nice break on the throw. Excellent move on the ball and hands for the pick.
NEGATIVES: Best when the action is in front of him. Lacks prototypical safety size.
ANALYSIS: A secondary prospect with an outstanding feel for coverage; is a natural center fielder who can be used in a variety of systems. The ability to make plays against the pass will get him considerable playing time as a rookie in the NFL.
Sounds pretty good doesn't it? Well, that's SI's expert prospect write-up on Josh Bullocks before he came out of Nebraska! The fact is, you can really never tell how a player's game is going to translate into the NFL.
LB seems like the safest pick for us at #10... I'm hoping for Rivers, Conner, or Lauranitis (Rey Mauluaga would trump all of those guys if he declared though).