New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: CB Will Lee III, Texas A&M

Strengths

• Good size and length for the position
• Excellent athletic with immediacy and fluidity in his movements
• Excellent accelerator – understands how to mirror & match
• Stays low in his transitions with excellent explosiveness out of his break
• Controlled mover in transition 
• Click & close ability underneath is excellent
• Quickly flips his hips and orients himself with ease
• Quick feet at the line of scrimmage w/ strong press skills
• Very good footwork on the line of scrimmage – disciplined 
• Good ability to press/bail – very good leverage when bailed
• Midpoints well with very good closing burst inward
• Understands spacing and leverage in zone coverage
• Solid eyes in zone coverage – peels off responsibility when reading QB
• Excellent man coverage skills – sticks in the hip pocket!
• Keeps pace downfield in man coverage 
• Very good ball tracking skills – eyes glued to the football
• Aggressive at the catch point with elite timing 
• Good job at the catch point – disruptive 
• Willing and eager tackler – wish he wrapped up, though
• Will throw a hard shoulder in run support
• Handled a variety of different coverage techniques
• Plays with a lot of confidence – chirper!

Weaknesses

• Walks a fine line with grabbyness in man coverage
• Willing in run support but angles were questionable 
• Can be a bit wild when coming downhill in run support
• Could do a better job disengaging blocks 

Summary

Will Lee III is an excellent blend of athletic ability, length, and smoothness, which allow him to thrive as a man coverage defender; these skills are coupled with excellent football IQ and a disruptive nature that allows him to effectively harass opposing receivers.

He’s a controlled mover in coverage with excellent man coverage upside and he’s solid in zone; he could stand to be less grabby in man coverage when it’s unnecessary.

Lee is not a liability in run defense, but there were instances where he took questionable angles downhill and he’s a big throw my shoulder low into you type of tackler, which led to missed attempts, albeit he is aggressive when he attacks downhill.

Overall, Lee has the requisite coverage skills, athletic upside, mentality, and technique to start in the NFL

GRADE: 6.42 

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