From now until the 2024 NFL Draft takes place, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way to Day 3 selections and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Ole Miss CB Deantre Prince.
#7 Deantre Prince/CB Ole Miss – 6000, 183 pounds (Fifth-Year Senior)
Shrine Bowl/NFL Combine
– Physical and attacking player
– Strong and quick tackler who stops momentum and gets runners on the ground
– Good athletic testing overall
– Shows recognition in zone to match routes and finds the football in the air, good zone eyes
– Closes space and shows burst downhill
– Aggressive and fills the run with authority, involved in run game with plus production
– Plus hands and ball skills, can high point ball and finish plays
– Physical in jam and reroute to bump receivers off coverage
– Experience at both outside corner spots, strong starting experience against top competition
– Skinny frame with small hands and lacks length
– Struggles to defend vertical throws, too often beaten and unable to compete at catch point
– Can bite on double-moves and take the cheese of head fakes and stop ‘n gos
– Gets stuck on blocks and has trouble shedding
– Tight-hipped and can be late to turn, furthered by poor three-cone figure (7.