T.J. Tampa

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1	T.J. Tampa	Cornerback	Iowa State	Senior	3-Star Recruit (84)
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3	Positional Rank	Grade	Height	Weight	2023 Defensive Stops	2023 Missed Tackles
4	10	Mid-Late 3rd	6'1	189	14	10
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6	Career Stats	Tackles	Interceptions	Pass Deflections	Completion Percentage	PFF Grade
7	2023	44	2	7	51.02%	75.8
8	2022	40	1	9	46.51%	83.1
9	2021	18	0	3	62.50%	53.6
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11	Overview:
12	Strengths:	Notes:
13	Click and Close	Footwork, initial burst, and closing speed are all impressive.
14	Redzone	The physical bigger-bodied corner can disrupt receivers at the line as well as at the catch point.
15	Athleticism	His linear speed and explosiveness are outstanding.
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17	Weaknesses:	Notes:
18	Press Footwork	His footwork in press coverage is choppy and causes him to lose more reps than he should.
19	Flat-Footed	This is correctable because he actually has quick feet and good movement skills, but his tendency of remaining static and flat-footed in the open field must be addressed.
20	Double Moves	He gets turned around too easily by double moves.
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22	Film:
23	Game:	Takeaways:
24	Oklahoma (09/30/2023)	High backpedal. Playing off unnecessarily soft. Bigger for a corner, which allows him to actually wrap up. Smooth hips, but plays very high. Not the quickest to close underneath out of backpedal. Very content allowing shallow receptions. Lacks ideal lateral acceleration out of break. Suboptimal footwork when mirroring in press. Nice length to jam. Better mirroring out of press to blanket rep down sideline. Excellent 270 footwork with decent fluidity. Quicker feet throughout second quarter - maybe was not properly warmed up before the game. Good plant to follow cut after release, especially to the outside. High waisted backpedal and turned around completely. Good length and PBU, but a slightly faster receiver would have scored a touchdown. Solid boundary corner. Good redzone corner who can slow down routes. Good disengage on block to make the tackle. Often allows an immediate step over the middle. Would not want to match him against NFL speedsters.					C1 / C3 boundary corner. Could become a number two and pairs well with bigger/slower receivers, but not a someone who will have NFL success off the bat. Mid 3rd.
25	Iowa (09/09/2023)	Decent tackler. Physical at the line. Horrible press footwork, but great click and close footwork and burst. Relies too much on physicality in squat coverage while keeping his feet static. Smooth obtuse hip flip. Missed tackle. Balance is not always the best. Turned around deep. Excellent pass rush. Very good cover three corner when he keeps his feet moving. Good positioning in run defense. Developmental corner.					High-end developmental corner who could start after a year or so learning. Early 3rd grade.
26	Kansas (11/04/2023)	Great linear player. Appropriately physical in the red zone. Obtuse hip flip can be slow. Concerned about double moves. Glides in the open field. Very smooth mover. Beat far too cleanly by quick jab in press coverage. Press footwork needs work badly. Loses ground often when rotating due to poor footwork at the line. Excellent linear recovery speed. Mirroring footwork is late. Does not really play with much anticipation. Turned around too easily. Could stay lower on pivots. Good block shed. High hip flips out of backpedal. Not afraid of getting very physical.					Mid-Late 3rd grade. Too far away with press footwork.
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28	Final Scouting Report:
29	Tampa is a highly athletic cornerback with ideal size, speed, and acceleration for the position. At 6'2 200lbs, he glides across the field and is not afraid of getting physical. He is a redzone monster, playing physically at the line of scrimmage and contesting all jump balls with his height, length, and excellent leaping ability. From off coverage, he closes in underneath significantly faster than expected for someone of his size. He is a good overall tackler, with seven of his ten missed tackles occurred in the last two games of the season, and is willing to shed blocks and come downhill in the run game. There is no doubt that Tampa has as high of a ceiling as just about any cornerback in this draft class. That said, his footwork in press coverage is abysmal. He is often late on his rotations and sloppy with his mirroring footwork. He gets turned around entirely far too easily, and double moves will occasionally leave him completely lost. He thrives playing linearly along the boundary in any type of coverage and plays press better in the red zone when there is less open space. Even then, he gets beat cleanly off of the line by quick in-breaking routes from well-performed outside jabs. If TJ Tampa improves his mirroring, break timing, and overall press footwork, then he could become a legitimate scheme-versatile number one cornerback in the NFL. He is just a bit too far away to elicit an early draft pick, and may need to spend some time learning on the bench before he can be confidently thrust onto an NFL field.
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