Calen Bullock, the USC SAF, sits at No. 85 on the consensus board across 24 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 18% elite, 25% starter.
Instincts
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Bullock can be scary good in coverage and scary bad as a run defender.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Long and athletic with a series of feast-or-famine plays all over the tape.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “As a run defender, Bullock's poor recognition, missed run fits and bad angles to the football cost his team chunk plays and touchdowns.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a single-high-S.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Long and athletic with a series of feast-or-famine plays all over the tape. Bullock can be scary good in coverage and scary bad as a run defender. He has the range to play single-high safety, the athleticism to line up over the slot and the ball skills to chalk up impressive on-ball production. As a run defender, Bullock's poor recognition, missed run fits and bad angles to the football cost his team chunk plays and…”
“…Bullock is an active traffic cop who excels in pass defense but leaves something to be desired against the run. A true ballhawk, he snagged nine interceptions in three seasons at USC. Kitchens is a big-play eraser in the back end as a natural center fielder with sticky hands and range that belies his disappointing 40-yard dash at the combine (4.65 seconds). The Miami standout forces opposing quarterbacks to think twi…”
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