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With the 93rd Pick, the Colts select:
Jaquiski Tartt - SS - Samford
Pro Day Results
40-yard dash: 4.53 and 4.47 seconds
Vertical jump: 33 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet, 3 inches
Short shuttle: 4.29 seconds
3-cone: 7.03 seconds
Bench: 13 reps of 225 pounds
Analysis
Strengths
Well-built with impressive overall size. Gets downhill quickly from high safety to mix it up in run support. Takes good angles to ball carriers and is an aggressive tackler. Willing to play through pain and compete. Fierce competitor. Plays with confident, clear eyes to diagnose and handle his responsibilities. Attacks the ball at point of catch to disrupt wide receiver and dislodge the pass.
Weaknesses
Gets caught staring into backfield as a single high safety. Will let post routes get behind him and doesn't feature recovery speed to get back into that play. Becomes over-aggressive in space and will overrun tackles. Limited man-cover ability.
Why?
"The 2015 safety class is a unique one, and the consensus in the media seems to be that Landon Collins is the best of them all. But two college scouting directors I spoke to this week have Samford's Jaquiski Tartt rated as their top safety—and these are teams with a legitimate need at strong safety."
--Matt Miller
The Colts have one shut-down corner, but at safety they have 34 year old former Brown Mike Adams and not much else. Tartt was a basketball player in high school until his senior year, tried out for wide receiver, but due to injuries was moved to safety. It quickly became clear his future is at safety. At Samford he played free safety, but his big hits and still developing understanding of the position leads scouts to project him at strong safety until he gets a better feel for reading quarterbacks. He has huge upside for a Colts defense that lacks run support and defensive backs.
Jaquiski Tartt - SS - Samford
Pro Day Results
40-yard dash: 4.53 and 4.47 seconds
Vertical jump: 33 inches
Broad jump: 10 feet, 3 inches
Short shuttle: 4.29 seconds
3-cone: 7.03 seconds
Bench: 13 reps of 225 pounds
Analysis
Strengths
Well-built with impressive overall size. Gets downhill quickly from high safety to mix it up in run support. Takes good angles to ball carriers and is an aggressive tackler. Willing to play through pain and compete. Fierce competitor. Plays with confident, clear eyes to diagnose and handle his responsibilities. Attacks the ball at point of catch to disrupt wide receiver and dislodge the pass.
Weaknesses
Gets caught staring into backfield as a single high safety. Will let post routes get behind him and doesn't feature recovery speed to get back into that play. Becomes over-aggressive in space and will overrun tackles. Limited man-cover ability.
Why?
"The 2015 safety class is a unique one, and the consensus in the media seems to be that Landon Collins is the best of them all. But two college scouting directors I spoke to this week have Samford's Jaquiski Tartt rated as their top safety—and these are teams with a legitimate need at strong safety."
--Matt Miller
The Colts have one shut-down corner, but at safety they have 34 year old former Brown Mike Adams and not much else. Tartt was a basketball player in high school until his senior year, tried out for wide receiver, but due to injuries was moved to safety. It quickly became clear his future is at safety. At Samford he played free safety, but his big hits and still developing understanding of the position leads scouts to project him at strong safety until he gets a better feel for reading quarterbacks. He has huge upside for a Colts defense that lacks run support and defensive backs.