Robert Golden Scouting Report |
Robert Golden - Arizona (HT: 5-11 - WT: 200) |
Positives -- Former five-star recruit has an NFL-ability skillset with experience playing multiple positions in the defensive backfield... Has good athleticism and decent feet, plants well to attack the football... Good foot speed and overall quickness, can run with most receivers... When he is able to get his
hands on wide receivers, he can redirect their routes with force... Can play in man, but seems to excel in zone coverage... Has made some plays on the football, including 26 pass breakups and four picks in his career, returned two of the four interceptions for touchdowns... Sure tackler from the second level... Ideally, skillset seems best suited to play strong safety... Vocal on-field leader who made 38 straight starts over the last three years to finish his career... An intriguing prospect because of his foot speed and versatility.
Negatives -- Needs to keep his emotions in check, sometimes lets his emotions take over... Plays in chase mode too often in coverage, has the speed to recover but gets beaten too often by faster wide receivers... Can be too aggressive in certain situations, forgets assignments and is susceptible to double moves, will take false steps and get beat, overall football awareness needs to improve... Has a frail looking frame, if moved to safety will need to add some weight... Can be single blocked too easily... Takes poor angles on run fits, forcing him out of position... Needs to be a more reliable wrap up tackler rather than going for the big hit all the time... Position changes have seemed to set him back, has never really looked comfortable... Needs to improve ball skills and finish with interceptions.
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At Arizona -- (Official School Bio) 3L... Should factor at safety or corner in 2011, and his 26-game starting experience backs it up... Third on club with 60 tackles in 2010 at CB, with a team-high 12 PBUs, an interception and 2.5 TFL... Season high 11 hits against Stanford... Had interception at UCLA to earn coaches POW citation... 13-game starter at strong safety in 2009 after switching to the position from cornerback in spring ball... Had electrifying play with 79-yard interception return for a touchdown two and a half minutes into the victory over Stanford... Return was the seventh-longest INT take-back in school history and longest in 13 seasons... Also had interception and 14-yard return against WSU... 41 total tackles with a season-high nine at Iowa and five against Stanford... Earned coaches' citation for special teams player of the week against Washington... Earned spurs on special teams in 2008 as redshirt freshman... Saw action in all 13 games, primarily on special teams in 2008, but occasionally in formation role... Had eight tackles on kickoff coverage, second on that unit... Finished with 12 tackles for the regular season... One of Arizona's top recruits in the 2008 class... Career highs: 11 tackles vs. Stanford '10, one interception three times, 4 PBU against OkState '10... Date of birth Sept. 13, 1990.
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