Dre Kirkpatrick Scouting Report |
Dre Kirkpatrick - Alabama (HT: 6-1⅝ - WT: 186) |
Positives -- Elite size at nearly 6'2" and the hardest hitting corner available in this draft... One of the strongest and most aggressive corners available, will jam receivers at the line, great ability to disrupt receivers and force them to reroute... Excellent instincts and ability to diagnose plays, plays faster than
his timed 40-speed, possesses real talent when it comes to locating the ball... Skilled in both zone and man coverage, plays off coverage at times to bait quarterbacks into underneath throws and then exploding through the receiver... Extremely strong tackler; in fact, Kirkpatrick looks like a safety roaming around at times... Has the ability to play safety and corner in the NFL, depending on a team's need... Experienced starter on one of the nation's best college defenses... Can contribute on special teams as a hard hitting gunner.
Negatives -- Has good height but short arms and questionable ball skills... Can be overaggressive at times and can get caught staring in the backfield... Lacks proper footwork at times and compensates by getting overly physical... Over physicality can at times lead to many penalties being called... Does not have the best hands and is not a big play threat, will catch the occasional interception but cannot be counted on as a consistent turnover machine... Has very good but not elite top end speed (4.51-40), can be burned deep by speedy receivers and will require safety help over the top... Looks for the big hit over strong man coverage which can lead quarterbacks taking advantage of Kirkpatrick... Potential off the field problems, was recently charged with possession of marijuana (charges were eventually dropped).
|
Combine Results |
Height |
› |
6015 |
Weight |
› |
186 |
Arm |
› |
30⅝ |
Hand |
› |
9½ |
40-Time |
› |
4.51 |
Vertical |
› |
35 |
Broad |
› |
10'0" |
Bench Press |
› |
|
Shuttle |
› |
|
Cone |
› |
|
|
At Alabama -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Dre Kirkpatrick developed into a shut-down corner and a leader in the Crimson Tide secondary... a first-team All-American by the FWAA, CBSsports.com and Pro Football Weekly... second-team Associated Press All-American... second-team All-SEC by both the AP and the league coaches... has 26 tackles with 23 solo stops while defenses continue to throw away from him... also has a nine pass breakups... returned a blocked field goal 55 yards for a touchdown... has two forced fumbles and two tackles for loss (-4 yards)... part of a defense that leads the nation in pass defense (116.3 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (83.9)... two-time Defensive Player of the Week by the UA coaching staff. Kent State: Did not have a pass completed in his direction and broke up three passes as the Golden Flashes could only manage 98 passing yards on while completing only 42.5 percent of their passes. Penn State: Forced two Nittany Lions' fumbles while making two solo tackles and breaking up one pass in the 27-11 road win over No. 23 Penn State... Defensive Player of the Week by the UA coaching staff. Arkansas: Matched his season and career best with three pass breakups... had a season-high six tackles -- all solo... had two devastating hits that upended Arkansas receivers... recorded his first tackle for loss of the season (-3 yards)... helped limit the Hogs to over 150 yards below their season average throwing the football and 291 yards below their total offense average. Auburn: Broke up and deflected the only ball thrown in his direction.
|
|