Darrell Luter Jr. CB South Alabama | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Darrell Luter Jr. CB South Alabama
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Draft Year: 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.46 seconds (64%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
historically in the player's position group (Higher value represents better perfomance).
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| Draft Year: 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.46 seconds (64%*) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||
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*Percentile calculated on how any given stat would rank at the NFL combine
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| Overall Rating: | 78.0 / 100 | |
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| Game performance weighted rating | ||
| QB Rating When targeted: | 64.1 | |
| Tackling: |
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76% |
| Run Defense: |
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72% |
| Coverage: |
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65% |
| Zone: |
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65% |
| Man/Press: |
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63% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#218
Position rank:
#41
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| College Games: 33 College Snaps: 1479 | ||
247 RATING: 81/100
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Draft Profile: Bio
Darrell Luter Jr. attended Oak Grove High School and was rated a 3-star prospect by 247 Sports with a scout's rating of 0.810, going unranked by ESPN. Following high school, Luter Jr. opted to join South Alabama.In 2020 as a freshman Luter Jr. saw action in 11 games and played a total of 236 snaps at cornerback for the Jaguars. He recorded 18 tackles, 5 assists, while adding 3 stops. In coverage Luter Jr. notched up one pass breakup, no interceptions, and QB rating when targetted of 108.6.
As a sophomore in 2021 he played in 10 games and logged 541 snaps for the Jaguars. He made 17 tackles, 6 assists, and had 9 stops. In coverage he totaled 10 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, and an outstanding QB rating when targetted of 3.9.
In 2022 as a junior Luter Jr. played in 12 games and contributed on 702 snaps. He chalked up 28 tackles, 6 assists, and added 8 stops. In the secondary Luter Jr. forced 4 pass breakups, one interception, and gave up a solid QB rating when targetted of 87.9.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Has the change-of-direction ability to mirror underneath but did solid work out of press and off coverage.
- His ball skills are very good. Luter tracks the ball well downfield and has the hands and coordination to come away with interceptions even when Luter isn’t targeted often.
- Explodes out of his backpedal and has the hands and coordination to force interceptions.
- Plays with the natural balance and ultra-quick feet to mirror underneath, and he’s tremendous at reading routes and reading quarterbacks.
- A coordinated athlete with good footwork and balance. A heady cover player with above-average · feel and anticipation in space.
- His length and leaping ability allow him to high-point the ball and make plays. Luter would have had bigger interception numbers in college had opposing quarterbacks not gone out of their way to avoid him.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Isn’t overly physical and might struggle to win early against bigger receivers in the NFL. He’s also underpowered in run support, not aggressive enough coming downhill, and too much of a grab-and-drag tackler.
- Will slip off tackles and needs to finish more consistently.
- Luter runs well, but Luter doesn’t have elite recovery speed.
Darrell Luter Jr. percentiles vs other Cornerback's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Darrell Luter Jr. (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
195.8
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
54.0