STRENGTHS
Joejuan is a long legged, long arm cornerback with excellent change of direction skills and speed to mirror just about any size receiver. Joejuan has the size teams are looking for in cornerbacks. He can handle those big receivers in the red zone, on those fade passes but still has the quickness to defend against those back-shoulder passes. He is a good tackler and does a good job in zone coverages also. Joejuan’s strength is matching up in tight single coverage. He reads the receiver and is smart to understand down and distance and anticipate likely routes that will be run in those situations. Joejuan shows on film good enough hands to make interceptions and will fight for the ball in the air. He reminds me a lot of Richard Sherman and has that type of potential to impact at the next level.
CONCERNS
Joejuan has to improve his overall strength to handle a 16-game schedule at the next level. He has to get stronger in his lower and upper body without it affecting his speed, quickness. I don’t think this will be a problem but it might take some time.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.94
Joejuan looks to be a pure outside cornerback. I don’t believe you can use him in the slot because he needs to get stronger and I don’t believe he can be used as a safety because he lacks the bulk to handle that position and doesn’t have the body type to bulk up. Nevertheless, he’s a hell of a cornerback right now and could be your best cover corner in his first year for the team that selects him. His size and athletic talent is obvious and he will give just about any size receiver a hard time all game long. I like the way he reads the receiver and I like the way he has been coached and how well he takes the techniques he has learned in practice into the game. He doesn’t panic and when does get beat he knows why and turns the page quickly. Like I stated before, Joejuan has Richard Sherman type athletic talent and high football IQ and that is what teams are now looking for in their cornerbacks. Joejuan is a bit of a sleeper right now but I suspect after the combine teams will wake up quickly on this kid.
