Scouting Notes
- Great hip flip.
- Top-notch mirroring.
- Good communicator with elite feel and spacing in zone.
- Perfect twitch and agility off the snap.
- Elite competitor.
- Showed ability to trail the top receiver.
- Fills run lanes very well.
- Closes gaps quickly with lightning quick reaction speed.
- Tends to hold or get handsy on route breaks, which is unnecessary due to his elite natural abilities.
- His quick response was his undoing at times, slipping or biting on route breaks.
Short Summary
Deonte Banks is a superstar, and while his stock is already on the rise, he should be getting even more. Before the Combine results, his explosiveness on tape was clear, and his coverage abilities were off the charts. He was easily one of the best Cornerbacks in this class.
All that before the Combine, where he blew our expectations out of the water. He finished with a 10.0 RAS, which is as elite as it gets. Combine his play skills with his elite athleticism, he is my CB1.
Scouting Card Key
- Age refers to the age of the player come draft night, rounded to the nearest half-age.
- Percentage numbers in the Player Info and Combine Stats sections – This refers to the percentile that number belongs to among all players at his position, going back nearly a decade.
- CVRGrade – PFF Coverage Grade.
- Tgt/Snap – The percentage of a players snaps in which he was targeted.
- QBRA – QB Rating Against.
- Snaps/PEN – Snaps per Penalty. In other words, how many snaps does he play before getting his next penalty. The higher the number, the better.
- TDA – Touchdowns Allowed.
- RecYdsA/Tgt – Receiving Yards Allowed per Target.
Credit
Advanced stats – pff.com
Scouting card template / idea – Jordan Pun @Texans_Thoughts
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