Elijah Blades CB Florida | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Elijah Blades CB Florida
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| ROLE: Outside Man/Press CB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 10/16/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.48 seconds (57%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ROLE: Outside Man/Press CB | |
| Last Updated: 10/16/2021 | |
| Draft Year: 2022 | |
| 40 time: 4.48 seconds (57%*) | |
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| Overall Rating: | 61.0 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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81% |
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| QB Rating When targeted: | 75.3 | |
| Tackling: |
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87% |
| Run Defense: |
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80% |
| Coverage: |
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71% |
| Zone: |
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67% |
| Man/Press: |
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70% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#482
Position rank:
#100
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| College Games: 18 College Snaps: 647 | ||
ESPN RATING: 83/100
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 91/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.9 (97%)
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Strengths
- Stout and feisty. Will engage, shed and securely wrap the ballcarrier. Very fluid hips, backpedal and change-of-direction agility.
- Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball.
- Has at least adequate straight-line speed and good balance, fluidity to change direction.
- 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.
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.
- Lacks elite speed to recover if beaten on double move. Ducks his head and swipes too often on open-field tackles.
- 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.
- Not an explosive player and needs to show better bend and flexibility in his drops - plays too high.
How other scouting services rate Elijah Blades (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
507.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
116.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.