| Brandon Hardin Scouting Report |
| Brandon Hardin - Oregon State (HT: 6-2⅝ - WT: 222) |
Positives -- Great size and build, will have no problem with bigger tight ends and receivers in the NFL... Elite speed, ran a 4.38-40 at his pro day... Good at reading the quarterback's eyes and diagnosing plays... Great in the box safety with impressive tackling skills; an absolutely punishing tackler, just YouTube
his name and you will see some incredible hits... Great against the run and excels in blitzing... A beast on special teams, if for whatever reason Hardin does not pan out on defense he can be a consistent and impact player on special teams coverage... A great physical specimen with exceptional upside if he can stay healthy and make the transition to safety successfully... Has the potential to be part of a new breed of tall, speedy defensive backs... Despite missing the entire season, was invited to the East-West Shrine Game.
Negatives -- Played at Oregon State as a cornerback but will need to make his money at the next level playing safety... Has good speed but not enough to play tight man coverage against top end receivers... Needs more work on his fundamentals in coverage... Suffered a season ending shoulder injury, which teams will need to examine and keep their eyes on going forward... Sitting out the year will decrease his draft stock with the lack of recent game film... Is really a projection at safety, which will lower his stock come draft day... Was a combine snub which is concerning because the combine is great for teams to evaluate injuries and see players with less game film.
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At Oregon State -- (Official School Bio) Brandon's promising career at cornerback was cut short at Oregon State midway through fall camp 2011 by a broken shoulder requiring season-ending surgery... he was expected to start at cornerback for the Beavers in 2011 but still finished his career with 15 starts including all 12 games in 2010... despite the injury, he was able to return to play in the East-West Shrine Game following his senior season... registered 63 tackles in 2010, the fourth-most on the team... tied for the team lead with 12 special teams tackles as a junior and led the team outright with 11 as a sophomore in 2009... set career-high with 11 tackles in OSU's win over No. 20 USC in 2010... blocked an extra point and forced a fumble on special teams all in the first quarter of the 2010 Civil War vs. Oregon... forced three fumbles in 2010... played in a three-player rotation at cornerback in 2009 making three starts... recorded one interception in his career with it coming in his first start at Arizona State in 2009... struggled with injuries throughout his career at OSU, playing most of 2008 with a broken hand and a sprained wrist on the other arm... two-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection... graduated with a degree in business administration in June.
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