The Good:
Ball skills knows where it's at and attacks it
Play speed only runs a 4.5 but stays within the play and on his target. Intelligence can diagnose plays well. Awareness knows what's going on and when to make adjustments. Good Press man coverage and above average zone coverage ability. Physicality bullies receivers down field. Hips and agility, can stay with receivers in their breaks, isn't going to get lost. Vertical Jump, can go up and swat those high balls. Versatility, can be shuffled around the secondary.
The Bad:
Undersized being under six foor and well below weight. Aggressiveness, he tries to jump balls too often and can surrender the big play. Grabby when he gets beat. Eyes lock into the backfield too often. 50-50 balls are not one enough. He's got that jumping ability but surrenders too many catches. Block shredding is not there. He tries to tackle runners but he cannot get off receivers to get to the backs.
There were some that said if on talent alone, he was a first round pick. The question is what about him made him fall? He did have some off field issues but I think it was more to the fact that he never fully played up to his five star prospect ability in college. He's still developmental and that's why he fell.
He was an early to mid day three projection depending on the board. And his NFL comparisons are Chris Harris and Darney Holmes. To the Patriots fans saying they just got the next J.C. Jackson, media members are saying he's closer to Butler's ability than Jackson. The Patriots needed to get corner one and corner two and they got corner two. Malcolm Butler will be corner one in 2022 but they still need a corner one. In that aspect, they got their J.C. Jackson role replacement.
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