DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey  CB  San Jose State | NFL Draft 2026 Souting Report - Portrait Image
DJ Harvey
Height
5-11
Weight
176
College
San Jose State
Position
CB
Class
Freshman
Home town
Chatsworth, CA
83.5/100
Player Rating
24
PositionRank (DB)
4.44
FortyYD Time
Interceptions
Interception YDS
Passes Defensed
Tackles
2
Sol tackles
1

DJ Harvey CB San Jose State | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

DJ Harvey CB San Jose State
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

ROLE: Outside Zone CB
Last Updated: 06/14/2025
Draft Year: 2026
40 time: 4.44 seconds (72%*)
Age: 22.3 DOB: 02/17/2003
Measurables:
Height: 5-11 (41%*) Weight: 176 (3%*)
Forty: 4.44 (O) (72%*)
0% 100%
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other (HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
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ROLE: Outside Zone CB
Last Updated: 06/14/2025
Draft Year: 2026
40 time: 4.44 seconds (72%*)
Age: 22.3 DOB: 02/17/2003
Measurables:
0% 100%
Height: 5-11 (41%*) Weight: 176 (3%*)
Forty: 4.44 (O) (72%*)
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other
(HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
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Overall Rating: 83.5 / 100
Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced
Offense Rating:
73%
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QB Rating When targeted: 69.7
Tackling:
64%
Run Defense:
80%
Coverage:
82%
Zone:
71%
Man/Press:
83%
DRAFT PROJECTION: 4th
Overall Rank: #114 Position rank: #24
College Games: 35 College Snaps: 1288
Grade: 3 ESPN  Stars 3 ESPN  Stars ESPN RATING: 79/100
College Combine Results
Grade: 247 Sports 4  Stars 247 Sports 90 Stars 247 RATING: 90/100
Grade: 4 Stars 4 Stars RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
Player Comparison* (Similarity level)
Asante Samuel Jr. - Florida State
85%
Max Melton - Rutgers
84%
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. - Louisville
80%
Draft Profile: Bio
DJ Harvey spent four years bouncing between programs before landing at USC for his final season. The Palmdale native started at Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, where he earned MaxPreps All-American honors and posted 94 tackles with 12 interceptions across three varsity seasons. He also accumulated over 3,300 all-purpose yards, handling duties on both sides of the ball throughout his prep career.

Harvey committed to Virginia Tech out of high school, appearing in limited action over two seasons from 2021-2022. He managed just eight total tackles across 14 games before transferring to San Jose State, where he found more consistent playing time. The move west allowed Harvey to develop into a full-time starter, particularly during his final season with the Spartans in 2024.

His most productive college campaign came last fall at San Jose State, where Harvey recorded 58 tackles, four interceptions, 10 pass breakups, and two sacks. The performance earned him recognition and ultimately led to his transfer to USC for 2025, where he reunited with childhood friend Kamari Ramsey. Harvey brings four years of college experience and 35 games played to a Trojans secondary that needed veteran leadership after losing several starters.
Scouting Report: Strengths
  • Exceptional ball skills and instincts allow him to consistently find himself around the football in critical moments.
  • Shows impressive physicality for his frame, willing to come downhill and deliver contact against bigger receivers and running backs.
  • Change of direction ability is electric – can flip his hips and break on routes with sudden, violent acceleration.
  • Football intelligence stands out immediately on tape, consistently making correct reads and adjustments in zone coverage schemes.
  • Competitive fire burns hot, bringing the kind of nasty edge that elevates everyone around him in practice and games.
  • Tackling fundamentals are sound despite his lighter frame, consistently wrapping up and driving through contact rather than arm-tackling.
  • Experience across multiple systems and competition levels has sharpened his understanding of route concepts and offensive tendencies.
  • Return game versatility adds immediate special teams value, with natural hands and vision in space that translates seamlessly.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
  • Size limitations become apparent against bigger, more physical receivers who can box him out on contested catches.
  • Man coverage technique can get sloppy when pressed, occasionally allowing separation on quick-hitting routes and comeback patterns.
  • Lacks true elite speed to recover when beaten deep, requiring perfect positioning and anticipation to avoid getting torched.
  • Tackling consistency wavers against power runners, sometimes struggling to bring down bigger backs in the open field.
  • Press coverage remains a work in progress, getting handsy when receivers threaten to release cleanly from the line.
Scouting Report: Summary
Zone coverage is where Harvey makes his money, and it shows on tape when he's reading routes and jumping passing lanes with conviction. But put him in man coverage against a physical slot receiver and you'll see why his technique breaks down - he gets grabby when beaten and doesn't have the recovery speed to make up for positioning mistakes. The run support is willing and aggressive, though he's going to whiff on some tackles when bigger backs lower their shoulder and test his slight frame in the open field.

Special teams production keeps him on rosters while the coverage skills develop, but that's also telling you something about his defensive limitations. He's got enough football sense to pick up schemes quickly and the kind of competitive streak that coaches love, yet there's a reason he bounced around multiple programs before finding his footing. The press coverage needs serious work - receivers can release clean against him too often, and that's death in today's NFL where everyone's running pick plays and rubs.

This is a mid-round guy who could surprise people or disappear completely depending on where he lands. The ball skills are legitimate and the zone instincts translate, but the physical tools put a hard ceiling on what he can become. If some coach falls in love with his film study habits and competitive fire, Harvey might carve out a longer career than his measurables suggest. More likely, he's a three-year starter who contributes on special teams and handles specific packages before getting pushed out by younger, more athletic talent.

How other scouting services rate DJ Harvey (Overall Rank)

All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
105.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
26.0
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*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.