D.J. James, the Auburn CB, sits at No. 99 on the consensus board across 7 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 12% elite, 37% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “A thin frame combined with questionable long speed could push James inside, where his pattern-matching and short-area athleticism should work to his advantage.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's instinctive with short-area twitch but has generated a little less ball production than expected for his traits.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “James plays with excellent body control and disciplined footwork and is rarely out of position in coverage.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a outside-CB.
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“…A thin frame combined with questionable long speed could push James inside, where his pattern-matching and short-area athleticism should work to his advantage. James plays with excellent body control and disciplined footwork and is rarely out of position in coverage. He's instinctive with short-area twitch but has generated a little less ball production than expected for his traits. Both zone and man coverage comes n…”
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