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2020 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

APRIL 12, 2020

NFL Draft 2020 Scouting Report: CB Luq Barcoo, San Diego State

*CB grades can and will change as more information comes in from Pro Day workouts, Wonderlic test results leaked, etc. We will update info as it becomes available.

Our Quick Hit (QH) scouting reports are a modified/shorter version of our full-scale reports. On these Quick Hits, I look at a lesser amount of tape and write a shorter amount of flowy words – these are usually designed more for sleeper prospects that I want to get more acquainted with and if something really jumps out, I’ll go deeper. It’s just me trying to get in and get out and deliver the pertinent notes to you for your consideration and for review later if they start to make waves in a year or two.

I’ll do a chunk of these pre-Draft and then more after the Draft, going through the players that caught my attention in the draft (because of how high they were taken) or that I stumble across in training camp or the preseason that catch my eye.

Most of my notes on these Quick Hits will be short and sweet bullet points versions of our full- scale reports. Enjoy…

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I mean… a guy starts for only one year of D1 ball, and leads the NCAAs in interceptions (9 picks) and passes defended (16), you gotta look a little deeper, right?

I previewed a little tape of him a while back and had to project his measurables for our computer models because he was not invited to the Senior Bowl or Combine, and with that level of work/data -- he wound up a top 10 graded CB prospect for us in our first pass.

But through the power of the internet, I have his homemade/filmed Pro Day and we can update his grades in our system…and they warranted a deeper look. So, let’s see if Barcoo was lucky with all those picks or if there is a very undervalued asset hiding here…

BACKGROUND…

-- JUCO 2016-2017, was a two-way player -- a solid wide receiver (35-767-7 his final JUCO year) and DB.

-- Was a backup transitioning to D1 (San Diego State), to play corner in 2018/Jr.

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-- Full starter in 2019 and led the nation in picks and PDs.

-- 6’1”/180

GAME TAPE AND RANDOM NOTES…

-- Really has a talent for mirroring receivers. Does a great job, like a basketball defender, on keeping his hand on the receiver but looking into the backfield to see the developing play/throw. Nice awareness…doesn’t get turned around/lose his WR in coverage easily.

-- Adjusts well to timing passes in front of him or if a guy gets a step on him going deep…he makes up ground.

-- Smart with his hands/technique of going in and disrupting a caught pass to tear/hit/bat it away into a covered pass/incompletion.

-- Great hands…shows the former WR skills.

-- Will play up in press or fade back to play read and react. Can press fine in college, but his skinny- frame needs work to do the same in the pros.

-- Watching him against Utah State (v. Jordan Love), he pretty well shut off his receiver all game, and had a pick right in his hands and dropped it. *It was also another look at Jordan Love collaterally, and boy he just doesn’t look like an NFL QB of the future.

-- Blitzed the backfield some…giving evidence of good speed, that the coaches recognized – he did have 5.0 TFLs on the season, a high count for a shutdown corner.

-- So-so tackler. Tackles like a skinny corner…grabs up too high or tries to torpedo ankles, but he is willing and will get his nose into hits when he can. He’s not scared, he just doesn’t have the body developed for great tackling.

Luq Barcoo, Through the Lens of Our CB Scouting Algorithm:

-- Had three picks in a game vs. Colorado State…on three consecutive throws by the opposing QB, over three series…all ending with Barcoo picks.

-- Led the nation with 9 interceptions…left another 3-4 on the field with balls he had his hands on but couldn’t complete the catch.

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-- Eight interceptions in his final 9 college games.

-- Four INTs and five PDs in his final 4 games.

-- 4 tackles and a pick in his bowl game vs. Central Michigan.

-- 2 PDs and 2.0 TFLs with 5 tackles in a win over major conference foe UCLA early in the season.

Pro Day Data (from a very detailed, audited one posted on YouTube):

6’1”/180, 9” hands, 32” arms

4.41 40-time, 4.11 shuttle, 6.84 three-cone

8 bench reps, 41” vertical, 11’3” broad jump

The Historical CB Prospects to Whom Luq Barcoo Most Compares Within Our System:

It seems like a million years ago we were talking about the 2019 (last year’s) CB prospects and really caring about them – Greedy Williams was some analysts’ top CB prospect of 2019, and he was #1 very early on in the process for almost everyone and then slid down as the evaluation process unfolded. Do you even remember what team and what round/pick area he went? To Cleveland/#46, where he started 12 games as a rookie.

Greedy, William Jackson, Kevin Johnson…all rated well for their drafts and have been good/promising for the NFL, but not necessarily stars. That’s a probable good description for Barcoo…good-not-great, but in his case, he’s not going to be a top 50 pick like the other guys, so there is value here.

CB Last First Draft College H H W Cover Speed Agility Tackle Grade Yr Rating Metrics Metric Metric 7.068 Barcoo Luq 2020 San Diego St 6 1.0 180 9.70 6.67 6.69 4.64 8.357 Williams Greedy 2019 LSU 6 1.7 185 8.98 10.67 5.73 4.44 6.936 Barnes Kevin 2009 Maryland 6 0.2 187 8.95 6.62 10.41 5.60 7.424 Jackson William 2016 Houston 6 0.3 189 9.19 7.80 2.88 5.39 5.274 Beal Sam 2018 W. Michigan 6 0.7 178 7.95 2.98 2.36 5.15 7.830 Johnson Kevin 2015 Wake Forest 6 0.2 188 9.59 2.59 11.46 6.97

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*The ratings are based on a 1–10 rating scale, but a prospect can score over 10.0+ and less than 0.0 OVERALL RATING -- We merge the data from physical measurables, skill times/counts from the NFL Combine/Pro Days, with college performance data available on pass coverage/tackles, etc. and grade it compared to our database history of all college CBs, with a focus on which CBs went on to be good- great-elite in the NFL. We found characteristics/data points that the successful NFL CBs had in common in college, that most other CB prospects could not match/achieve. Scoring with a rating over a 7.00+ in our system is where we start to take a CB prospect more seriously. Most of the future NFL successful college CBs scored 8.00+, and most of the NFL superior CBs pushed scores more in the 9.00+ levels...and future NFL busts will sneak in there from time to time. 10.00+ is where most of the elite NFL CBs tend to score in our system analysis. COVERAGE -- A combination of on-field data/performance and physical profile data SPEED -- Measurables from a perspective of straight-line speed, burst, etc. AGILITY -- Measurables for lateral movements, quick cuts, body type, speed, etc. POWER -- A look at physical size, tackling productivity in college, other physical measurables. One of the side benefits/intentions here, is to see which CBs may be more of a model for a conversion to playing safety successfully in the NFL. Also denotes CBs who are more physical/will have higher tackle totals...over pure speed/coverage CBs.

2020 NFL Draft Outlook:

Barcoo is tracking 5th-7th round or UDFA in most places. Any time a guy went to JUCO, and didn’t start right away for his transfer D1 team, then flashed as a senior…but didn’t get any Senior Bowl or Combine love…that player is going later in the draft or undrafted. I’ll projected 6th-round, and he’ll be a steal at that level.

If I were an NFL GM, Barcoo is on my 5th-round+ ‘steal’-potential, great value list.

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NFL Outlook:

Tracking as a guy who is a backup for a year or two and then slowly starts impressing over time and becomes a #2 corner coaches can rely upon and has a solid NFL career with a bit of upside that his mirroring ability + former WR skills combine into a really nice pro player out of nowhere, seemingly.

He has to add 5-8 pounds of muscle to really up his game for the pros, and his body looks like it can handle that.

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