Strengths

• Closes to the ball quite well and possesses the hands to snatch throws away from his frame.
• Good speed in pursuit with the chase skills to track down the ballcarrier.
• Quicker than he is fast but has a burst to close in zone coverage and plays physical at the line in man.
• Has good trajectory assessment on the thrown ball, breaks quickly and has decent ball skills
• While built more like a cornerback than a safety, he has the vision, range, hitting ability, and ball skills teams want at free safety in the pass-heavy NFL.
• Has an NFL frame with strong hands, the ability to close quickly on underneath routes and the size to tackle with a thump.

Weaknesses

• Needs to get stronger. Too easily lost in the trash. Not a sudden athlete and shows body stiffness when attempting to quickly redirect.
• Lacks elite speed to recover if beaten on double move. Ducks his head and swipes too often on open-field tackles.
• Has tense ankles and hips with choppy footwork when attempting to redirect and doesn't always look natural changing directions.
• Lowers his shoulder for the big hit rather than wrapping up securely.

Bubba Bolden percentiles vs other Safety's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)