STRENGTHS
Decamerion is a faster version of the Buffalo Bills Christian Benford. He is excellent in any style of coverage, playing soft zone, matchup zone, and press coverages, because of his high football IQ and quickness to tackle in the open field. Decamerion is quick to get off blocks and make tackles. He is a physical, quick-twitch athlete, with the speed to recover when he gets beat. He is tall and lengthy, with long arms that make it easy for him to trail a receiver and still make a play on the ball. Because of Decamerion’s quickness and length, he can defend receivers of any size and athletic talent in the red zone. He has that wiry type of strength, and uses his arm length to his advantage, better than most Defensive Backs, getting off blocks against screens and sweeps with surprising ease. Decamerion very much like Christian was, is very underrated at this point in the draft.
CONCERNS
Decamerion is strong but he does lack the weight and bulk most teams like to see in their Defensive Backs to be able to play in any style of defense and to play multiple positions. Also, because the team he plays on used him in different coverages all through a game, Decamerion hasn’t shown the ability to make any interceptions.
BOTTOM LINE: 2.47
Decamerion is a smart player. He goes low when he tackles but he wraps up and that’s why he can limit the “run after the catch” yardage against him. This guy is really smart but to play more than one position in a team’s defensive backfield, he will have to communicate better with his teammates, before the snap of the ball. Decamerion sees things before the snap of the ball that most others don’t see. His anticipation skills, as the play is evolving in front of him is very much like Christian Benford’s. Christian wasn’t drafted until the 6th round of the 2022 draft and has outplayed a cornerback who was selected in the first round for no other reason than Christian’s ability to anticipate and tackle better. Decamerion’s athletic talents are excellent and still, he is being overlooked in this draft. It’s likely he won’t be selected at all until Rookie Free agency. If I’m right, Decamerion will be one of the steals of this draft. If I’m wrong, I still get to do profiles next year…I think!
