Eric Berry

Position: Safety School: Tennessee Height: 5’11 5/8“ Weight: 211 lbs Class: Junior 40 time: 4.47 Overall Grade: 7.74 Draft Projection: Top 10 Pick

– Draft Breakdown Red Star Player

Non-position specific categories

Category Max. Value Grade Height/Weight 6 5.5 Speed 8 8 Quickness/Agility 10 10 Strength/Explosion 10 9 Athletic Ability 8 8 Durability 8 7.5 Character 6 6 Production/Experience 6 6 Toughness 8 8 Potential 10 10

Defensive Back Specific Categories

Category Max. Value Grade Ball Skills 10 10 Man Coverage 10 9.5 Zone Coverage 10 10 Tackling 6 5 Run Stopping 6 5 Hips/Lateral Movement 8 8 Physicality 6 6

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Strengths

Berry is the complete package. Elite ball skills and play recognition. Does a good job of reading the quarterback’s eyes and jumping routes. Great instincts. Outstanding range, covering larger parts of Keep Reading…

After arriving at the hotel much later than expected (thanks to Thrifty car rentals and their super quick service….), I am officially checked in. Here are a few notes about what’s going on today.

First, I had the pleasure of sharing the same flight with Mike Mayock of NFL Network, Chris Steuber of Scout.com, as well as a multitude of NFL Scouts. There was also a late addition to the Senior Bowl roster on the plane; Wisconsin DE/OLB O’Brien Schofield. Schofield had just played in the East-West Shrine Game and had a solid performance. I had a chance to speak with Schofield and we plan on doing a full interview later. Just some tidbits though, Schofield feels that he can beat any one on one block, he’d like to lay a hit on Tebow this week if possible, and that several other players from the Shrine Game were invited Keep Reading…

While we can’t be at both the Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, we’ll still keep you up to date with the most important information from the week’s practices. Our friends at Draft Guys are providing excellent coverage of the practices, and we’ll bring you highlights of their daily reports.

East Practice

Javarris James (Miami) was money when the East was working near the goal line. His vision, quickness to cutback, and agility are top notch and he scored two touchdowns today. The moves weren’t ankle-breaking, but very subtle to open things up against oncoming defensive ends. James ran with a good pad level today, and was ready for contact when going through the hole. He can glide through a hole, stutter to get away from defenders, or just lower his shoulder. Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green) continued to show off his strong hands during Wednesday’s practice. The wide receivers Keep Reading…

While we can’t be at both the Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, we’ll still keep you up to date with the most important information from the week’s practices. Our friends at Draft Guys are providing excellent coverage of the practices, and we’ll bring you highlights of their daily reports.

East Practice

Daryll Clark (Penn State) has to work on his footwork when dropping back to pass. His feet are off when he has to play fake, and it messes up his rhythm when throwing. I do like his natural throwing motion and high release point. He consistently releases the football at the same spot on nearly every throw. Like yesterday, most of his passes came out hot and low, so they were away from defenders. Andre Anderson (Tulane) looked better today than he did yesterday. I like the patience he showed in waiting for his blocks to develop Keep Reading…

While we can’t be at both the Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, we’ll still keep you up to date with the most important information from the week’s practices. Our friends at Draft Guys are providing excellent coverage of the practices, and we’ll bring you highlights of their daily reports.

East Practice

John Skelton (Fordham) Skelton has the prototypical size for an NFL QB that scouts just love. However, he is a project and showed why early and often today at practice. First the good—I liked the way that he was listening intently to everything the coaching staff was telling him. He seems like a very coachable kid as he would also listen to the playcall in the huddle even when he wasn’t taking the snap. Skelton set up in the pocket nicely, and has great field vision because of his size. Now for the bad—his delivery was too Keep Reading…