SF 49'er safety Jaquiski Tartt

[tiger7_88]

6-1/221

4.53 40-yard dash.

Played very well in the 2015 Senior Bowl.

Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Played in 15 games with 64 total tackles (51 solo, 13 assists) and 1 interception.

College?  Samford University.

 

 

James Bradberry, cornerback

6-1/211

4.50 40-yard dash.

Played very well in the 2016 Senior Bowl.

Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

College?  Samford University.

 

Not really saying much here except for "small college doesn't always equal failure" and "gosh, they sure have similar builds except the cornerback is a bit lighter".

 

 

[Cam's New Arm]

Pied for effort

[Swaggasaurus]

Did Bradberry play well in the Senior Bowl?

[XClown1986]

I'd be more interested to hear what Tartt has to say about Bradberry's abilities on the field since he played with him.

[Bozarden]

9 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

Did Bradberry play well in the Senior Bowl?

Yes.

[Swaggasaurus]

Just now, Bozarden said:

Yes.

Is there a link or story on this. Or just an observation? I've really been curious about how he faired and I can't find anything. Any info will be appreciated.

[top dawg]

Sam Shade, ex-NFLer and his coach/mentor, believes that Bradford can play at this level.

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Coachs-Take-CB-James-Bradberry/d872a67d-46ea-4ba0-8fdd-2254f2474509

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"I played with some really good corners in the league – four years with Champ Bailey in Washington. Just watching guys like him, and I’m not saying James is on that level, but for a longer corner, James is light on his feet. Most longer guys are a little more robotic, they’re not as smooth."

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"He can play at the NFL level. It’s just a matter of how much better he’s going to get. And I think he’s going to get a lot better."

Consequently, he switched to Samford because Arkansas St. wanted to force him to be a safety.

[top dawg]

We have some guys in Bradford and Sandland who believed in themselves enough to gamble at smaller schools when the bigger ones weren't giving them a chance.   That's great. 

 

[Rags]

Courtland Finnegan also came from Samford so let's compare those guys as well

 

 

[tiger7_88]

9 minutes ago, Swaggasaurus said:

Is there a link or story on this. Or just an observation? I've really been curious about how he faired and I can't find anything. Any info will be appreciated.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/01/27/cavanaughs-senior-bowl-observations-day-2/

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3 – James Bradberry (Samford CB) is doing a nice job of competing at the line of scrimmage and making it tough on WRs to even get a release.  He’s going to be worth a continued look.

http://sportsnola.com/scouting-observations-from-2016-senior-bowl-week/

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Samford cornerback James Bradberry caught the scouts’ eyes. I heard comments that they liked both his press and man coverage skills.

http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/12-senior-bowl-defenders-that-could-help-the-bucs/

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Samford CB James Bradberry – 6-1, 213
Bradberrt, a four-year starter, finished his career with eight interceptions and 27 pass breakups as one of the best cover cornerbacks in the Southern Conference. Bradberry was consistent, notching two interceptions in all four years at Samford. Played well against SEC teams, recording an interception against Auburn as a junior and breaking up two passes against Arkansas as a sophomore.

Good video in this next one...

http://stillcurtain.com/2016/02/16/steelers-2016-draft-james-bradberry-can-bring-versatility-to-secondary/

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After a solid performance during Senior Bowl week, and the opportunity to display his talents at the NFL combine, Bradberry has every opportunity to improve his draft stock in the month of February. As it stands, he is a third to sixth round talent with tremendous upside due to his physical frame, football intellect, and versatility as a dual position player.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/01/senior_bowl_practice_reminds_s.html

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Bradberry is the second former Samford player to come to the Senior Bowl. He follows Jaquiski Tartt, a former Davidson High School standout who played in last year's game. Bradberry said he got some advice from his former college teammate.

"He just told me to go out there and play ball, play how I play at Samford," Bradberry said. "It's still football no matter where I go."

The San Francisco 49ers selected Tartt in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Tartt started eight games as a rookie for San Francisco.

"I saw him practice and play every day," Bradberry said. "I feel like I can play along with him, so it gave me some confidence coming out here."

 

 

http://theadvocate.com/sports/saints/14956263-32/nfl-draft-spotlight-samford-cornerback-james-bradberry-offers-incredible-length-physical-press-cover

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In Senior Bowl practices, Bradberry was vicious at the line of scrimmage, twice taking receivers to the ground on his jam off the line, proving he can play the kind of press, man-to-man style the New Orleans Saints used last season. Now Bradberry’s out to prove he can also hold up in zone, a key because few NFL teams play only one style of coverage on every snap. Bradberry wants to show he’s more than a one-trick pony, even if that one trick is pretty impressive.

“They love my length, because I can press,” Bradberry said. “I want to also show them that I can play off (in zone coverage) and make the transition.”

Bradberry already has proved he can overcome the small-school stigma with his performance at the Senior Bowl. Now, with the physical tests in Indianapolis looming, Bradberry is out to show he has the speed and change-of-direction necessary to play against smaller receivers in the NFL.

 

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/01/2016_nfl_draft_eagles_showing_plenty_of_interest_i.html

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Before the Senior Bowl, Bradberry was projected to go in the third round, a round in which the Eagles have two picks.

He could be moving up in the draft if he continues to play well at the Senior Bowl, but if he is available in the third round, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Eagles take the Samford product, helping to answer some questions in a complicated secondary. 

 

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Top-7-takeaways-from-the-Senior-Bowl/be9d6f3b-1397-428a-bff2-26003bdc968f

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As NFL receivers continue to get bigger and more physical, so do the guys covering them. Of the ten cornerbacks working out at the Senior Bowl, six of them were 6-0 or taller.

The most impressive big corner may have been James Bradberry of Samford College. He’s 6-1, 209 pounds. He did a good job in press coverage during Senior Bowl practices and used his 33-inch long arms to jam receivers and hold them up at the line of scrimmage during one on one drills.

“In press coverage, I can use my arm length,” Bradberry said during the week. “I think I have pretty good long arms. I can use my arms to get on the receiver and control them when they go into their breaks. That’s the advantage mainly of being tall-I can use my long arms.”

Bradberry seemed to get extra attention from his Senior Bowl Coach-Gus Bradley of Jacksonville. Bradley consistently pulled Bradberry aside for extra instruction after practice reps, a good sign for a developing young prospect from an FCS school like Samford.

Louis Riddick of ESPN calls Bradberry one of his top under-the-radar prospects at the Senior Bowl.

“He’s a big, strong, physical corner who can really get up on the line and press you and play physical at the point of attack,” Riddick says.

 

 

[Nick_81]

17 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

Good video in this next one...

http://stillcurtain.com/2016/02/16/steelers-2016-draft-james-bradberry-can-bring-versatility-to-secondary/

Pressed ole' buddy into the dirt...

[KillerKat]

Never heard of Tartt

[Riverboat Ron]

Was a big fan of Tartt last year in the draft, Samford is producing some quality DB's.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, KillerKat said:

Never heard of Tartt

He was one of the top safety prospects in the 2015 NFL Draft.

If you don't pay as close attention as I and many others (many more serious at it than I) do to prospects at draft time, you could easily have missed him because he was a small school prospect.

But he was talked about often on this forum in the run up to last year's draft.

P.S. He was the 3rd safety off the board after Damarious Randall (Arizona State) to Green Bay in the 1st round and Landon Collins (Alabama) to the New York Giants in the 2nd round.  Tartt was picked with the 46th overall pick in the 2nd round.