Rachuan Mitchell DB Southern Mississippi | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Rachuan Mitchell DB Southern Mississippi
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Overall Rank: #399 Position Rank: #79 (DB) | |
40 time: 4.56 seconds | |
Height: 5-11 Weight: 179 | |
Overall Rating: | 56.0 / 100 | |
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Game performance weighted rating | ||
Tackling: |
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48% |
Run Defense: |
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44% |
Coverage: |
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51% |
Zone: |
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53% |
Man/Press: |
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50% |
DRAFT PROJECTION: UDFA Position rank: #79 | ||
College Games: 34 College Snaps: 1765 |
Strengths
- Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with receivers downfield.
- Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
- Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to break on underneath passes in front of him.
- Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what's coming and has good ball skills.
- A coordinated athlete with good footwork and balance. A heady cover player with above-average ยท feel and anticipation in space.
Weaknesses
- Fails to maintain inside technique in man coverage. Not a press corner.
- Needs to tighten his angles in pursuit. Needs to show better tackling technique to consistently finish.
- Has tense ankles and hips with choppy footwork when attempting to redirect and doesn't always look natural changing directions.
- Struggles to break down in space and can be a liability against the run at the second level.
- Lacks the recovery speed to catch receivers if he waits for them to arrive.
How other scouting services rate Rachuan Mitchell (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
232.0