| Asa Jackson Scouting Report |
| Asa Jackson - Cal Poly (HT: 5-10 - WT: 191) |
Positives -- Good athletic ability, can return kicks in addition to playing corner... Is quick and has decent hips, can flip his hips and can get to a spot in a hurry... Shows good backpedal in man coverage... Can make plays on the football in the air... Shows promise in both man or zone coverage, does a
good job of understanding his responsibilities; looks better in zone coverage, does a good job of making reads high to the underneath route, this shows when he breaks off the deep route to make a play underneath... Does show promise in man coverage, and should continue to get better... Has the knack of getting to the football in the air, also seems to be always be around the football... Will give up his body to make a play, attacks the ball carrier with a purpose... Talks a lot of trash on the field, but has the skillset to back it up... Has the quickness to make people miss in the return game.
Negatives -- About an inch or two shorter than ideal height, looks even smaller on the field... Gets single blocked too easily, overall strength is an issue but he showed some promise at the NFL combine with 19 reps of 225 lbs... Is prone to taking some false steps in coverage which slows him down on breaking to the football... Makes too much unnecessary movement, expends too much energy... In zone coverage, has a habit of shuffling side to side... In man coverage, allows wide receivers to cross his face... Allows for the opponent to get a free release with little resistance... Peeks in the backfield too much... Tackles with his head down, goes for the ankles which leads to some below average tackling... Takes too many chances, especially in the return game, needs to know when there's no chance for a return and call for the fair catch... His small school competition will come into question.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5100 |
| Weight |
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191 |
| Arm |
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29⅛ |
| Hand |
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9 |
| 40-Time |
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4.49 |
| Vertical |
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34.5 |
| Broad |
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9'10" |
| Bench Press |
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19 |
| Shuttle |
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4.03 |
| Cone |
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6.97 |
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At Cal Poly -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Earned first-team All-Great West Conference honors for third straight and also was a third-team Sports Network All-American after recording 55 tackles (40 solo), one sack, two interceptions and nine pass breakups as a junior... sack was against Southern Utah... set new career high with eight tackles in season opener against Humboldt State... also had seven tackles in three other contests... returned an interception 47 yards against Fresno State and another 15 yards against Montana... enters final college season with six career interceptions, two in each of his first three seasons with Mustangs... career-high three pass breakups against Montana... returned 17 punts an average of 12.6 yards, 14th-best in the nation and second in the Great West... longest punt return was 37 yards against North Dakota... career punt return average of 13.83 yards per game is a school record... expected to handle punt returns again in 2011 and also could return kickoffs with Mark Rodgers. 2009: A first-team All-Great West Conference defensive back after finishing fourth for the Mustangs with 48 total tackles (31 solo)... 3.0 tackles for lost yardage, intercepted a pair of passes (South Dakota State and Montana) and broke up six other pass plays... returned theft against South Dakota State 47 yards for a touchdown, tying the game at 14-14 just before halftime... matched his career high with seven tackles in both the Dixie State and UC Davis contests... returned 13 punts an average of 15.5 yards, a school record... longest return was 59 yards against Dixie State and also had a 54-yarder against San Jose State... missed 2010 Spring Game with a fractured wrist. 2008: Notched 42 total tackles (35 solo), forced three fumbles, intercepted two passes (one in first career game as a Mustang at San Diego State, returning it 46 yards) and 10 pass breakups... other interception was against Southern Utah.
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