Kaiir Elam
Kaiir Elam  CB  Florida | NFL Draft 2022 Souting Report - Portrait Image
Kaiir Elam
Height
6-2
Weight
191
College
Florida
Position
CB
Class
Junior
Home town
Riviera Beach, FL
89.8/100
Player Rating
6
PositionRank (DB)
4.39
FortyYD Time
Interceptions
1
Interception YDS
Passes Defensed
5
Tackles
29
Sol tackles
17

Kaiir Elam CB Florida | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Kaiir Elam CB Florida
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Last Updated: 12/30/2021
Draft Year: 2022
40 time: 4.39 seconds (86%*)
Age: 22.0 DOB: 05/05/2001
Measurables:
Height: 6-2 (92%*) Weight: 191 (42%*)
Hands: 8 7/8 (36%*) Arm: 30 7/8 (37%*)
Forty: 4.39 (C) (86%*) Shuttle: 4.21 (P) (39%*) Ten Yard: 1.55 (C) (55%*)
Vertical: 37.5 (P) (70%*)
Three Cone: 6.99 (P) (39%*) Bench: 10 (P) (14%*)
0% 100%
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other (HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
*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).
NFL Combine & Pro-Day Results
Last Updated: 12/30/2021
Draft Year: 2022
40 time: 4.39 seconds (86%*)
Age: 22.0 DOB: 05/05/2001
Measurables:
0% 100%
Height: 6-2 (92%*) Weight: 191 (42%*)
Hands: 8 7/8 (36%*) Arm: 30 7/8 (37%*)
Forty: 4.39 (C) (86%*) Shuttle: 4.21 (P) (39%*)
10 Yard: 1.55 (C) (55%*)
Vertical: 37.5 (P) (70%*)
3 Cone: 6.99 (P) (39%*) Bench: 10 (P) (14%*)
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other
(HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
*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).
NFL Combine & Pro-Day Results
Overall Rating: 89.8 / 100
Game performance weighted rating
QB Rating When targeted: 71.1
Tackling:
65%
Run Defense:
81%
Coverage:
73%
Zone:
74%
Man/Press:
71%
DRAFT PROJECTION: 1st - Mid
Overall Rank: #23 Position rank: #6
College Games: 33 College Snaps: 1678
Grade: 4 ESPN  Stars 4 ESPN  Stars ESPN RATING: 85/100
College Combine Results
OVR Rank: #32 Pos Rank: #4 State Rank: #7
College Combine Results
Grade: 247 Sports 4  Stars 247 Sports 95 Stars 247 RATING: 95/100
Grade: 4 Stars 4 Stars RIVALS RATING: 6.0 (98%)
Buffalo Bills Drafted: ROUND: 1 - Pick Number: 23 (BUF)
Draft Profile: Bio
Kaiir Elam is the nephew of former Ravens 2013 first-round pick safety Matt Elam. His father, Abram Elam, played safety at Notre Dame and Kent State (2004-2005) before going on to have a seven-year NFL career. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and opted to join Florida where he played in 8 games as a freshman logging 2 interceptions and 4 deflections leading to All-SEC honors. In 2020 he continued and played well while chalking up 2 interceptions and 11 passes defended in 12 starts. This led to him receiving accolades of the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List and Preseason All-SEC Second Team.
He entered his 2021 junior season with high expectations, and while injuries have limited him, he made 27 tackles, a pick, and five pass breakups.
Scouting Report: Strengths
  • Ideal height for the position 6’2″, 193 pounds but still moves with nice agility and quickness
  • A former receiver that skills translate to the defensive side of the game - has a great vertical jump combined with a natural timing
  • Tracks the ball well in the air - had an interception and three passes broken up last season, and his 13 pass breakups in 2020 tied for the fourth-most in the country
  • Very aggressive in coverage with good top-end speed - ran track in high school and it shows
  • Aware in coverage - has a natural feeling for the game
  • While built more like a cornerback than a safety, he has the vision, range, hitting ability, and ball skills teams want at free safety in the pass-heavy NFL.
  • Closes to the ball quite well and possesses the hands to snatch throws away from his frame.
  • Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
  • Aware in the red zone, stays on the backline to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
  • Has been inconsistent and was beaten for two long TDs in 2020
  • Never quite played up to his athletic ability - over the past two seasons we have only given him an average man coverage rating
  • Sprained his knee that led to missing games - will need to check out medically
  • Inconsistent getting off of blocks - needs to improve his footwork.
  • Takes questionable angles to tackles and will overshoot by being overly aggressive
  • Elam has the height/weight/speed to match up well against bigger players on the outside but quicker players on the outside will be a concern for him.
  • Questionable technique and he gets lazy with fundamentals, sometimes getting high in his backpedal and will breach the coverage call seeking flashy plays
Scouting Report: Summary
There is no doubt that Elam does have elite athletic ability in terms of speed, quickness, and length - but these traits have often not always translated through into his playing style - and has been a little inconsistent overall. He is still regarded by most scouts as the number two CB in the class but we would be wary of using a super high pick on a player who has suffered from consistency and injury issues and thus regard him as far from a sure thing. Still, he's worthy of a first-day pick and should be looked at as a boom-bust prospect in the 2022 NFL Draft

Kaiir Elam percentiles vs other Cornerback's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)

How other scouting services rate Kaiir Elam (Overall Rank)

All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
31.4
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
6.0