Juan Thornhill, the Virginia S, sits at No. 50 on the consensus board across 24 public boards. The tier model reads him as an impact starter — 68% elite, 19% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Three-year starter who proved he could bring his instincts and ball skills with him from cornerback to safety in 2018.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “While he could garner consideration as a corner, safety gives him his best opportunity to become an early starter.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a hybrid-S.
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“…Three-year starter who proved he could bring his instincts and ball skills with him from cornerback to safety in 2018. Thornhill's size and cover talent should allow defensive coordinators the freedom to deploy him around the field in a variety of ways depending on the matchups and his running mate at safety. While he could garner consideration as a corner, safety gives him his best opportunity to become an early sta…”
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