Enigmatic. He can look like an ideal single-high safety, thanks to a gliding style and rangy frame. You watch him break smoothly out of his backpedal, then close distance quickly, and you start to think of a star.

Unfortunately, his instincts belie a true centerfielder. He is very slow to recognize what the quarterback is doing (despite obvious cues) and is too often late to the action. His shoulder-charge style of tackling is a hubris that will become humiliation in the NFL. Effortless style can also look like disinterest -- something that worsened over the course of the season. His performance against Oregon was an undrafted free agent kind of game. I'm guessing he was either hurt or lost his will to compete...maybe both.

A player with NFL tools but not the craftsmanship to make use of them yet.