STRENGTHS
Jeremiah is a quick-twitch athlete with the ability to play more than one position on your defense in multiple schemes. He has excellent speed and burst to the ball and solid cover skills. Jeremiah shows leadership skills through his play on the field. Because of his quick feet, agility, and long arms he has the ability to play on the line and rush the passer on obvious third and long downs. Jeremiah has all the athletic talent to be an impact player for the team that selects him in this draft.
CONCERNS
Jeremiah gets fooled on play-action taking false steps and getting himself out of position to make plays. When he plays on the line of scrimmage he can get overwhelmed in the run game if he doesn’t use the correct techniques to keep those big linemen off his body. He has an excellent punch to defeat his opponent when playing on the line but he allows himself to get tied up, and not be able to shed blocks and make tackles. Also, size matters when it comes to selecting players in the draft and, some teams will struggle with what position Jeremiah might fit to become the impact player his talents suggest. Right now, Jeremiah is a guessing type of player who is trying to anticipate making the big play rather than reading and reacting and letting the play come to him. He has a lot of bad habits right now that will need some hard coaching to overcome.
BOTTOM LINE 2.22
Right now, Jeremiah reminds me of three different players because of the different positions he plays on defense for his college team. Those three players are Matt Milano, Jabrill Peppers and Jerry Hughes. Jeremiah has played different positions but hasn’t mastered any one of them and because of that, it has stunted his football IQ for the next level. Until he figures that out and the team that selects him figures that out, in spite of Jeremiah’s obvious athletic talent it will take him some time to become the impact player his talents suggest. I have no doubt he will figure it out and when he does he should become a playmaking defense player for the team that selects him. Just give him some time.
