Strengths

• Shows a burst to close. Flashes explosive hitting ability and good lateral and downfield pursuit.
• A bit stiff but makes the clean open-field tackle. Good effort in pursuit.
• Greet feel in coverage. Often arrives at the receiver at the same time as the ball, giving up few yards after the catch. Possesses straight-line speed to stay with or chase down receivers in man.
• Reads the quarterback to anticipate and is a candidate to play outside.
• Reads quarterbacks eyes and reacts quickly to targets in zone coverage.

Weaknesses

• Slips off too many ballcarriers and needs to complete tackles - will go for the big hit instead of consistently wrapping up.
• Loses size battle to many tight ends and is easily pushed away on out routes.
• Obvious size limitations. Willing to take on blockers but is easily driven out of the play.
• Inconsistent hustle. Only adequate change-of-direction ability. Also loses his balance too often in the open field. Lacks size to bull rush stronger tackles.
• More of a straight-line athlete with some stiffness in his hips to slow .his change of direction.

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