Strengths

• Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to break on underneath passes in front of him.
• Aware in the red zone, stays on the back line to take away fade throws. Capable of making quarterbacks pay for late throws.
• Closes to the ball quite well and possesses the hands to snatch throws away from his frame.
• Reads the QB and gets good breaks on the ball. Bigger hitter than his slight frame implies. Closes quickly and generates explosion.
• Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.

Weaknesses

• Lacks the recovery speed to catch receivers if he waits for them to arrive.
• Struggles to break down in space and can be a liability against the run at the second level.
• Not an explosive player and needs to show better bend and flexibility in his drops - plays too high.
• Will slip off tackles and needs to finish more consistently.
• Needs to tighten his angles in pursuit. Needs to show better tackling technique to consistently finish.

Chase Lucas percentiles vs other Cornerback's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)