Talanoa Hufanga S USC | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Talanoa Hufanga S USC
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Last Updated: 03/16/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Draft Year: 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 time: 4.55 seconds (56%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Age: 23.8 DOB: 02/01/2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Last Updated: 03/16/2021 | |
Draft Year: 2021 | |
40 time: 4.55 seconds (56%*) | |
Age: 23.8 DOB: 02/01/2000 | |
*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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Overall Rating: | 76.0 / 100 | |
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Game performance weighted rating | ||
QB Rating When targeted: | 93.3 | |
Tackling: |
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70% |
Run Defense: |
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71% |
Coverage: |
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82% |
Zone: |
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82% |
Man/Press: |
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78% |
DRAFT PROJECTION:
3rd
Overall Rank:
#87
Position rank:
#18
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College Games: 24 College Snaps: 1442 | ||
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College Combine Results
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OVR Rank:
#41
Pos Rank:
#19
State Rank:
#2
College Combine Results
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Strengths
- He is an explosive athlete with cover skills and a physical nature, but has some tightness that shows when attempting to quickly change directions.
- Physical hitter and aggressive tackler with natural strength and good timing.
- Tough and scrappy with forceful nature to be physical at all levels of the field. Has good bulk on his frame to be aggressive in run support.
- Good speed in pursuit with the chase skills to track down the ballcarrier.
- Does a nice job using his eyes to read and react quickly. Smart, disciplined defender who makes plays on the ball and contesting throws.
- Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in man.
- Straight-line speed to take a pick to the house. Can punish receivers with closing speed and desire to hit at max impact.
- A well-put-together athlete with a strong build. Plays fast and flies to the ball with accurate angles.
Weaknesses
- Inconsistent getting off of blocks. Can be a step slow to react when a quarterback comes back to his side of the field late in progression.
- He is very disruptive at all levels of the field, and his versatile experience will be enticing, but a lot of teams will see more tweener traits than versatile ability.
How other scouting services rate Talanoa Hufanga (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
106.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
21.0