STRENGTHS
Terrion is a multi-position, defensive backfield player because of his tackling, size, athletic talent, and ability to make a big play. He can play man-to-man and in multiple zone coverages and is a playmaker in both types of defensive systems, and that is unique. He has good speed and solid quickness and has a very high football IQ to anticipate and guess. When he does make a mistake, he forgets quickly and doesn’t seem to carry it to the next play. Terrion’s ability to make plays no matter where he is on the field, or in what style of defense, can influence quarterbacks and the offensive play calling. Terrion has a burst to the ball that helps him to recover when he gets beat against short and long routes. He can play in the slot, on the outside, or as a safety near the line, and as a single free safety with just enough speed and explosive burst to go from sideline to sideline. Terrion is the new style of defensive back that teams are looking for nowadays. He might not be as “fluid” a defender playing corner but because of his play-making talents and tackling skills, he is the type of defensive back that quarterbacks learn to stay away from because of his play-making abilities.
CONCERNS
Terrion is not as fluid an athlete, as most pure cover corners are. Nevertheless, he is a smart cover corner, uses good techniques, and is good at guessing routes. Of course, guessing can lead to big mistakes at the next level. Then again, his guessing should improve with experience at the next level, and magnify his intimation factor.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.59
I believe Terrion will become an excellent cover safety, used in the slot to cover, blitz, and defend against sweeps and screens. Also as a deep safety, he can become even more of a playmaker. When he is lined up in a 2 deep zone coverage or as a single free safety, and because of his explosive burst to the ball, he will fool a lot of quarterbacks into making mistakes. As a pure cover corner for the next level, Terrion can get beat because of his “guessing routes habit”. The passing is quicker and more exact and Terrion will guess wrong and be taken advantage of if he is not exact and using perfect techniques. I believe moving him to the “cover safety” position, the NFL is using now, is perfect for him to continue to be the playmaker he has learned to become. That being said, you can’t go wrong if a team decides he is more valuable at one of the corner positions because Terrion does have the talent and high football IQ to play corner too.
