STRENGTHS
Jaycee has excellent size, length, and athletic talent to be an impact player in the defensive backfield of the team that selects him. He has that wiry strength that surprises you at times and allows him to be physical when defending his opponents. Jaycee has those long legs and arms that allow him to trail receivers and still make plays on the ball. He has good hands to make the interception and good body control to adjust to the ball in the air on those pesky fades in the Red zone. Jaycee has all the talent to be an excellent cover and zone defensive back at the next level if he can leave some bad habits that he has accumulated, at the college level.
CONCERNS
Jaycee is a very “handsy” cornerback and a physical cornerback and at the next level, that will lead to penalties until he learns the officials. Because he is a long-striding athlete his change of direction agility and recovery burst is lacking so that’s why he uses his hands and physical play to compensate. He is also not quick to shed blocks and support the run, nevertheless, when he sets his mind to it, he can shed with devastating strength and quickness and tackle just as well as anyone in this draft. Jaycee has to learn to have more confidence in his own talent. I know it may seem that he has a ton of confidence but the reason a player uses his hands as much as Jaycee does off the snap of the ball, is because he fears that he will get beat… off the snap of the ball.
BOTTOM LINE 2.11
That fear that shows up in Jaycee’s play, is a gift and a curse. It’s a gift because it keeps him motivated to do his best. It’s a curse because it makes him panic and causes penalties. Jaycee can play more than one position in your defensive backfield. In zone coverages, he knows what he is doing but does not anticipate routes in down and distance situations allowing him to make even more plays on the ball. Jaycee has more things to learn mentally and once that happens I expect Jaycee to be an impact player and a bit of a ballhawk like he has been for his college team.
