| Cyhl Quarles Scouting Report |
| Cyhl Quarles - Wake Forest (HT: 6-1¼ - WT: 213) |
Positives -- Looks the part of an NFL player; possesses a tall and strong-looking frame from the strong safety position... Understands his role in defensive schemes, put himself in good position to make plays; knows his run fits from the secondary and gets to his spot... Gets the job done with
drag-down tackling, but wraps up when needed, can be effective as a downhill safety moving toward the line of scrimmage... Led the Demon Deacons with 101 tackles (52 solo, 49 assisted) as a senior; eclipsed double digits on four different occasions last year... Quarles is at his best when he's on the move; plays well close to the line and can blitz effectively off the edge... Very cognizant defender who consistently positions himself to make plays on the ball; does well with the ball in front of him, quickly breaks to the throw out of his plant and fights hard to defend passes.
Negatives -- Despite usually being in a good position to make plays, he seems to give up at times and not focus on finishing plays... Tackles too high and can be pushed around on contact; doesn't stay low when he goes to tackle... Often plays out of control at times trying to fill from the second level and will over-run plays... Seems to have below average instincts when deciphering between run and pass which slows him down a bit... His man coverage skills need work; can be run by with relative ease, has troubling flipping his hips and getting on top of routes... Footwork needs improvement and would help compensate for other flaws in his coverage game... His poor footwork knocks him off balance and he'll be caught flat-footed in space... Takes false steps that will create space for wide receivers... Ball skills are only average... Too inconsistent, doesn't always attack downhill with purpose; on one play, he'll stick his nose into a pile, but other times seems like he's waiting for his teammate to make the play... Has shown he can succeed at the collegiate level but plays with questionable desire and the lack of want-to at times.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6014 |
| Weight |
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213 |
| Arm |
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32 |
| Hand |
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9⅜ |
| 40-Time |
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4.62 |
| Vertical |
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32.5 |
| Broad |
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9'11" |
| Bench Press |
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19 |
| Shuttle |
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4.32 |
| Cone |
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7.21 |
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At Wake Forest -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Defensive leader finished the season first on the team in tackles (101)... led the Deacs and tied a career-high with 10 tackles in the season opener at Syracuse (9.1)... set a new career-high with 12 tackles and broke up a pass against NC State (9.10)... Tied for a team-high with five tackles against Gardner-Webb (9.17)... second on the squad with seven tackles and picked up 11 yards after a fumble recovery at Boston College (10.1)... tied for second on the Deacs with seven tackles (10.8)... tied a career-high with 12 tackles versus Virginia Tech (10.15)... tied for the team-high with 10 stops at Duke (10.22)... was second on the team, recording eight stops at No. 9 Clemson (11.12)... led the team with eight tackles and picked up a fumble recovery vs. Maryland (11.19)... made nine stops, including 0.5 for loss to wrap up the regular season vs. Vanderbilt (11.26). 2010: Played in all 12 games with seven starts at strong safety... Finished second on the team in total tackles (71) while leading the squad in solo stops (45)... Tied for the team lead with eight tackles, including a tackle for loss vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 2)... Made five tackles vs. Duke (Sept. 11)... Had a team-high eight tackles at Stanford (Sept. 18)... Recorded five tackles at Florida State (Sept. 25)... Picked off first pass of the season and made five tackles vs. Navy (Oct. 9)... The interception vs. Navy led to a Wake Forest touchdown... Tied for the team lead with nine tackles at Virginia Tech (Oct. 16)... Forced and recovered a fumble, while also making seven tackles vs. Clemson (Nov. 20)... Tallied season-high 10 stops at Vanderbilt (Nov. 27).
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