Kaiir Elam CB Florida | NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Kaiir Elam CB Florida
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| ROLE: Outside Zone CB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 12/30/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 time: 4.39 seconds (86%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.11 DOB: 05/05/2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ROLE: Outside Zone CB | |
| Last Updated: 12/30/2021 | |
| Draft Year: 2022 | |
| 40 time: 4.39 seconds (86%*) | |
| Age: 22.11 DOB: 05/05/2001 | |
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| NFL Combine & Pro-Day Results |
| Overall Rating: | 89.8 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Offense player has faced | ||
| Offense Rating: |
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81% |
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| QB Rating When targeted: | 71.1 | |
| Tackling: |
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65% |
| Run Defense: |
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81% |
| Coverage: |
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73% |
| Zone: |
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74% |
| Man/Press: |
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71% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
1st - Mid
Overall Rank:
#23
Position rank:
#6
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| College Games: 33 College Snaps: 1678 | ||
ESPN RATING: 85/100
College Combine Results
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OVR Rank:
#32
Pos Rank:
#4
State Rank:
#7
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 95/100
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RIVALS RATING: 6.0 (98%)
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Drafted: ROUND: 1 - Pick Number: 23 (BUF)
Draft Profile: Bio
Kaiir Elam is the nephew of former Ravens 2013 first-round pick safety Matt Elam. His father, Abram Elam, played safety at Notre Dame and Kent State (2004-2005) before going on to have a seven-year NFL career. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and opted to join Florida where he played in 8 games as a freshman logging 2 interceptions and 4 deflections leading to All-SEC honors. In 2020 he continued and played well while chalking up 2 interceptions and 11 passes defended in 12 starts. This led to him receiving accolades of the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List and Preseason All-SEC Second Team.He entered his 2021 junior season with high expectations, and while injuries have limited him, he made 27 tackles, a pick, and five pass breakups.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Ideal height for the position 6’2″, 193 pounds but still moves with nice agility and quickness
- A former receiver that skills translate to the defensive side of the game - has a great vertical jump combined with a natural timing
- Tracks the ball well in the air - had an interception and three passes broken up last season, and his 13 pass breakups in 2020 tied for the fourth-most in the country
- Very aggressive in coverage with good top-end speed - ran track in high school and it shows
- Aware in coverage - has a natural feeling for the game
- 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.
- Closes to the ball quite well and possesses the hands to snatch throws away from his frame.
- Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
- Aware in the red zone, stays on the backline to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Has been inconsistent and was beaten for two long TDs in 2020
- Never quite played up to his athletic ability - over the past two seasons we have only given him an average man coverage rating
- Sprained his knee that led to missing games - will need to check out medically
- Inconsistent getting off of blocks - needs to improve his footwork.
- Takes questionable angles to tackles and will overshoot by being overly aggressive
- Elam has the height/weight/speed to match up well against bigger players on the outside but quicker players on the outside will be a concern for him.
- Questionable technique and he gets lazy with fundamentals, sometimes getting high in his backpedal and will breach the coverage call seeking flashy plays
Scouting Report: Summary
There is no doubt that Elam does have elite athletic ability in terms of speed, quickness, and length - but these traits have often not always translated through into his playing style - and has been a little inconsistent overall. He is still regarded by most scouts as the number two CB in the class but we would be wary of using a super high pick on a player who has suffered from consistency and injury issues and thus regard him as far from a sure thing. Still, he's worthy of a first-day pick and should be looked at as a boom-bust prospect in the 2022 NFL DraftKaiir Elam percentiles vs other Cornerbacks (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Kaiir Elam (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
31.4
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
6.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*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.
*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.