STRENGTHS
Tarvarus has the agility, size, and athletic talent to be an excellent cover
corner in single coverage. His agility and change of direction skills set him
apart from most corners in this draft. He shows good overall speed and although
he has those long arms and legs and the size that NFL teams are looking for his
agility allows him to be able to cover all different size receivers.
Tarvarus is
a fluid athletic with long strides to stay on the hip of a receiver the longer
the route. He does a very good job reading receivers and will turn to find the
ball and contest a pass with excellent timing.
Tarvarus will quickly recognize
and challenge running backs to his side of the field. He is quick to recognize
receiver screens and quick to challenge blockers to turn the play to the inside
or make the tackle.
Tarvarus looks to be an excellent cover corner and will be
able to challenge most opponents top receivers in man to man coverage’s for the
team that selects him.
CONCERNS
Tarvarus hasn’t played much zone coverage but seems to have good solid football
IQ to adjust and play in that style of defenses. He is a good tackler when he
uses good form but he is inconsistent and at times will be satisfied letting
others make the tackle when the tackle is his to make. He has no problems
shedding blocks and being in position to make tackles but there are other times
in a game when he allows himself to get washed out giving up the edge allowing
runner’s the ability to turn the corner and make a big play.
Tarvarus will also
give up on completed passes that get behind him and not bother to run players
down from behind. In fact the whole defensive back field seems to have this
problem. He also doesn’t have good make up speed or that extra gear and can get
beat deep on double moves.
BOTTOM LINE
All of my concerns about
Tarvarus’s play can be corrected by his teammates and
coaches at the next level by holding
Tarvarus more accountable because he has
excellent talent to play his position at a much higher level than he plays it at
now. He reminds me a little bit of Antonio Cromartie. Like Antonio,
Tarvarus has
the talent but he lacks the attention to details and needs to turn up the
“consistency level” of his play to become the corner back his talents suggest
that he can become. If
Tarvarus understands this than he can become an excellent
corner back in any style of defense and play multiple positions also. But the
lack of attention to details, and lax work ethic to improve, will hold
Tarvarus
back from being a dominating cover corner. It’s all up to him.
Drew Boylhart
JAN.2018
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