I read an article on ESPN about The crazy underworld of NFL undrafted free agency. On there they mentioned Safety J.J. Nunes out of Valparaiso. He had 70 tackles, 2 Ints, and 4 PBUs his senior year. No one invited him to a rookie camp. I look him up and since he couldn't join a Pro Day, he created a youtube video. There is also his senior highlights. We brought in 5 undrafted safties:
Van Smith Clemson
Godwin Igwebuike NW
Jordan Whitehead Pitt
Josh Liddell Arkansas
Jordan Martin Syracuse
Darius Price Siena Heights
I decided to take everyone's best scores from the Combine and their Pro Days. (height, weight, 40, bench, verticle, long, shuttle, cones:
JJN VS GI JW JL JM DP
5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-1
197 186 213 198 210 204 215
4.57 4.61 4.44 4.5 4.56 4.51 -
16 12 19 24 14 9 -
40.0 29.5 35.5 34.0 36.0 37.0 -
119 106 128 123 129 130 -
4.14 4.47 4.12 4.31 4.26 4.15 -
6.63 7.14 6.56 7.16 6.93 6.81 -
In 40 he is middle of the pack with Igwebuike being the standout. He clearly wins verticle. The other two he and Igwebuike wins. I am not good at evaluating game film. Can someone who can look at his senior highlights and give an analysis? I'm curious because he seems by measurables that he is better than everyone other than Igwebuike, who probably should have been drafted.
