| Omar Bolden Scouting Report |
| Omar Bolden - Arizona State (HT: 5-10⅜ - WT: 202) |
Positives -- Speed is the name of his game... Also has some quick feet with good short area burst, can plant his foot and make plays... Has the top end speed to run with wide receivers and the ability to recover in coverage... Physical for his size and will mix it up and get off of blocks... Is able to get off
blocks when necessary to make plays... Rallies to the football... Decent ball skills, recorded seven interceptions and 21 pass breakups in 41 career games, including 35 starts... Will wrap up ball carriers with sure tackling... A multi talented weapon as a defensive back or returner... Shows ability in the return game, is able to use quickness to get north and south... Quality teammate and hard worker, definitely puts the team in front of his personal goals... A tough player and leader on the field, was named team captain of the Sun Devils despite not playing in the 2011 season... Was one of the top defensive back prospects in the Pac-12 prior to his injury... Led all defensive backs with 24 reps of 225 lbs. at the combine.
Negatives -- Injuries have slowed him down, missed the entire 2011 season with a ACL injury... Had previously been granted a medical hardship waiver after missing eight games in 2009 with a knee injury... Bigger wide receivers seem to give him problems, will have to prove his height will not be an issue at the next level, otherwise needs to show that he has the skill set to be more than just a slot cornerback in the NFL... Will need to show at his pro day that he is fully recovered from the ACL injury suffered during a scrimmage April 3, 2011.
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| Combine Results |
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5103 |
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202 |
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31½ |
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8⅞ |
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24 |
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At Arizona State -- (Official School Bio) Highly recruited cornerback who was a five-year member of the Sun Devil football team... a four-year starter in the Sun Devil defensive backfield... appeared in 41 games in his career, including all 25 played during his first two seasons at ASU... made 22 consecutive starts from the fifth game of his freshman season in 2007 to Sept. 19, 2009... recorded seven interceptions and 21 pass break-ups in four seasons... also had 138 career tackles (100 solo)... in March of 2010, was granted an additional year of eligibility for the Sun Devil football team, as his medical hardship petition was approved by the Pac-10 due to missing almost the entire 2009 season because of injury... NFL prospect who came back to finish his commitment to Sun Devil Football before suffering an injury in the spring that caused him to miss the entire 2011 season... graduated in spring 2011 with a B.I.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Justice Studies/Sociology). 2011: Missed the entire season due to an injury... named a team captain... earned Hard Hat player recognition for his work in ASU's offseason strength and conditioning program. 2010: Exceled in a dual role, both as a cornerback and kickoff return specialist... was one of only four unanimous selections for the 2010 All-Pacific-10 Conference First-Team as selected by the league's coaches... had team high seven pass breakups for the season, which also matched his career high he set in 2008... also led Sun Devil defense with three interceptions for 85 yards... collected 52 tackles, including 37 solo stops for the year.
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