Mason Curtis S Michigan |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Played a rotation role on only 369 snaps
• Average timed speed limits the deep range against verticals
• Splash production is light, with one interception on the year
• Body of work is still growing into a full-time load

Scouting Report: Summary

Curtis is a tall, physical safety whose 77-inch frame and comfortable in both man and zone give him an unusual coverage profile, a young contributor who earned defensive-player-of-the-week honors twice. He snared an interception covering the slot and box, brings a strong run defense near the line, and uses the length to contest throws and disrupt lanes. The size, the physicality, and the balanced coverages give him a projectable strong-safety and big-nickel identity.

The role and the speed are the holdups. He played a rotation role on only 369 snaps, his average timed speed limits the deep range against vertical routes, and his ball production is light with one interception. His body of work is still growing into a full-time load. He is a size-and-physicality safety whose range and snap count both have to expand for a three-down role.

He fits as a developmental strong safety or big nickel who covers the slot, fits the run, and uses his length, a Day 3 contributor with rising upside. The rotation snaps and the average range keep the grade measured, but the size and the balanced coverage are bankable. He grades as a scheme-friendly safety best deployed near the line and over the slot, where the size and length play up against tight ends.