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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Two guys with similar names. Both sound pretty appealing as project safeties in Rounds 3 or 4 -- big, hard-hitting, fast enough, no-nonsense.
He's hurting his stock with his latest 40 times in the mid-4.6's...he's worth a look as a UDFA.Here's someone for the late rounds (5-7) that I don't hear anyone talk about:
JD Nelson
S | (5'10", 215, 4.57) | OREGON
Scouts Grade: 56
Very good against the run...strong hitter...sure tackler...plays mean...has a high motor...is very good at short, to mid zone coverage, and is a good special teamer.
He's hurting his stock with his latest 40 times in the mid-4.6's...he's worth a look as a UDFA.
Drop a Safety due to slow 40 times? You bet, they need to be able to cover a lot of ground with some consistency.So he'll drop from a mid-to late rounder (as projected) to a UDFA because his latest 40 time was slow? People put far to much stock into "40 times" when evaluating talent. I would much rather know his ten splits, and his recognition skills at SS, than his 40 time. Depending on what NE does with their earlier picks Nelson could be worth a late round selection. I watched him play about 4 times this year, and the guy is a solid player. I'd rather draft him with a sixth-seventh rounder than have Mitchell, and Baker as backups.
Drop a Safety due to slow 40 times? You bet, they need to be able to cover a lot of ground with some consistency.
If his read-react skills/instincts make up for foot-speed, that's a valid adjustment to his value, but those "slower" 40 times at the second Pro-day don't sell him at the Safety position. I have no Oregon tape to watch, so I'll accept he's got good recognition skills on your say-so, but I can also find other Safeties late day two and UDFA who were also productive in college and may get similar write-ups from draftnik sites or folks posting here - it's a deep Safety draft and Nelson's 40's didn't move him closer to the shallow end of the pool.