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S Lukas Denis Boston College 5-11 190lbs.
NFL Combine
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Arm: 31 1/4
Hand: 9 1/2
40: 4.65
225: 16
VJ: 33.5
BJ: 9'8"
20S: 4.09
60S: 11.42
3C: 6.89
NFL Combine
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Arm: 31 1/4
Hand: 9 1/2
40: 4.65
225: 16
VJ: 33.5
BJ: 9'8"
20S: 4.09
60S: 11.42
3C: 6.89
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/lukas-denis?id=32194445-4e07-9862-4c73-04e14824ee4dOverview
This is a draft that has players at a variety of positions who will test historical norms when it comes to size. Denis falls in this camp. While he'’s smooth and fits the athletic standards of a single-high safety, he is painfully thin for the position and his success rate as a tackler is below average against his level of competition. Size matters to many teams at safety so it wouldn't be surprising to see teams consider him as a backup at both deep safety and cornerback.
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Former wideout with outstanding ball skills
- Above-average timing to attack the catch point
- Gives good effort to match leapers on jump-ball scenarios
- Shows willingness to take aggressive paths to the football
- Ball-tracking helped reel in 7 interceptions in 2017
- Dangerous with the ball after interception
- Very athletic with free-wheeling feet and smooth hips
- Able to redirect momentum for sudden change of direction in space
- Able to roll down over the slot and cover receivers
- Possesses burst to range over top
- Monster ball production in 2017 might be outlier
- Needs better break anticipation on intermediate routes
- Would benefit from tighter squeeze on dig routes
- Lacks bulk and play strength to match tight ends in space
- Needs quicker read-and-react over the top
- Would benefit from better depth and angles in his deep help
- Excessive missed tackles due to his approach
- Runs in quickly in run support but tackles like a cornerback
- Lacks aggression and defaults to arm tackles