Strengths

• Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with receivers downfield.
• Very aggressive attacking receiver blocks and tackles like a safety.
• Flashes some physicality as a hitter.
• Tough in run support and works hard to get off blocks. Hard-nosed player who attacks the run and doesn't back down.
• 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.
• Transitions well from coverage to close on the ball. Strong hands, quick reactions for the interceptions.
• Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
• Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball.

Weaknesses

• Vulnerable to big plays trying to bait the quarterback.
• Lacks instincts with shaky awareness, is overaggressive and too often bites on fakes and misdirection.

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