We’ve lined the Seattle Seahawks and the potential want for a cornerback throughout from Tariq Woolen extensively on this draft cycle. They traditionally don’t draft corners early beneath Pete Carroll and John Schneider, however you by no means know when a pattern will likely be damaged. On this article we’re going to evaluate College of Maryland nook Deonte Banks.
Video games watched – 2022 SMU, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan
Earlier cornerback scouting reports- Joey Porter Jr., Cam Smith, Christian Gonzalez, Devon Witherspoon, Kelee Ringo, Julius Brents
Relative Athletic Rating (RAS)
Strengths
Largest power – excellent (7) athleticism – Banks’ lengthy and make-up pace makes him an especially tough participant to get excessive of on vertical routes, as a result of he has the flexibility to run with the receiver step for step even when overwhelmed clear off the road. His play pace can be adequate to the place he has a bit extra leeway to make errors.
Deonte Banks is quick. He ran a 4.35 on the mix, and he exhibits off that pace pretty usually.Banks forces the skin launch and suffocates the path to the sideline, giving himself a fantastic place to defend the cross. pic.twitter.com/HS2wvupI3l
— BOLTS Draft Speak (@BoltsDraftTalk) April 16, 2023
He pairs his play pace with an excellent (7) transition that’s extraordinarily prevalent in zone protection. When sinking again and gaining depth in a cloud or deep third zone Banks retains his eyes locked in on the quarterback. He reads the place they’re going along with his good (6) FBI (soccer intelligence) and eyes and triggers to the spot as soon as the quarterback begins their throwing movement.
Banks is shot out of a cannon when he triggers up area, solely needing one or two steps to stand up to at the very least a minimal play pace. Banks additionally exhibits off his good (6) ball abilities in these conditions as there are a number of situations during which he is ready to break up area and make a play on the ball on the catch level. When monitoring the ball downfield Banks does a superb (6) job of not panicking and as an alternative getting his head round to find and monitor the ball to try to make a play on it.
In zone protection, Banks has an excellent (7) understanding of how a lot depth to achieve, not panicking when positioned in battle and speaking with close by defenders as to who’s choosing up who. Because the play continues to develop when in a cloud zone, he positive factors extra depth to the closest receiver assuming no person is in entrance of him on his facet. Banks’ route recognition in zone protection is sweet (6) and bordering on excellent (7).
Maryland’s Deonte Banks displaying off the notice in zone to hold the crosser, the persistence and talent to throttle down in press-man, and the deep pace to remain in hip pocket on a vert.
Has every thing you need in a CB. High-20 prospect within the 2023 NFL Draft class. pic.twitter.com/b0InafA947
— Bobby Soccer (@Rob__Paul) April 20, 2023
Towards the run he usually does a superb job of setting the sting, staying outdoors to power the working again inside.
Weaknesses
Largest weak point – getting overwhelmed to the within – When Banks struggles in protection it’s when he’s in press. Off of the snap his toes can get a bit too loud as he replaces them with an excessive amount of consistency and he can get again on his heels, hardly ever staying mild on his toes. He overplays his leverage when in press, as he usually oversteps to the skin which ends up in receivers having the ability to beat him to the within with some ease. He struggles in opposition to extra superior releases that contain jab steps, permitting separation off of the snap. When overwhelmed off of the road Banks tries to make use of a fast press that’s correct into the chest plate of the receiver. This does assist him get in section, however in conditions the place he’s unable to get the press off, he cedes three to 4 steps off of the road.
His route recognition in man protection does get questionable and is adequate (5) at greatest as he overplays early motion within the route.
As a tackler he’s adequate (5) however there are situations the place he doesn’t soar in on the sort out when assist is required. He can also get dragged by extra bodily ball carriers. His tackling approach is okay however there are situations during which he simply throws his shoulder in moderately than attempting to wrap up.
Ground/ceiling – Banks’ excellent play pace, transitions, athleticism and good off man protection, ball abilities and zone protection which borders on excellent offers him the ceiling of a high-end starter, nonetheless his questionable working recreation willingness, inconsistencies in press, and talent to get overwhelmed to the within offers him the ground of a high-end backup.
Grade – 6.6 – Low finish starter – Early 2nd
Grade rationalization – Banks is a superb athlete which provides him instantaneous enchantment as a prospect. He’s not an ideal nook by any means as he has lots that he has to scrub up close to the road of scrimmage in press protection. He’s good (6) in zone protection with stable route recognition which ought to enable for him to turn into a starter very early or immediately in his rookie season. I do fear about how he’ll do in opposition to receivers with extra superior releases in press protection, however outdoors of that I’m not too nervous about him as a nook.
Schematic match – Banks tasks greatest as a low-end starter in a zone-heavy scheme. He’ll be capable of play in opposition to extra athletic receivers due to his play pace however his physicality will enable him to play in opposition to greater ones as effectively. His working recreation impression is questionable and might need to return off of the sphere in additional apparent working conditions.
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