| Chase Minnifield Scouting Report |
| Chase Minnifield - Virginia (HT: 5-10¼ - WT: 183) |
Positives -- Great athleticism, body control, and play recognition... Excellent zone corner with ability to read the quarterback and anticipate ball placement... Intelligent athlete that takes good angles to the ball, rarely makes any mental mistakes... Plays much bigger than his weight, unafraid to
play in the box and make difficult tackles... Above average speed and is not afraid to get physical with receivers... Excellent motion and fluid hips allows him to turn or redirect quickly... Great explosion in both coverage and blitzing... Versatile player who can return kicks and punts, had over 1,000 return yards in college... Experienced starter with NFL bloodlines (father was Pro Bowl defensive back for the Browns)... Good footwork, hands, and fundamentals; very high development floor, may not have the upside of the top five corners, but will be a solid starter for several years... Team leader in the secondary for the Cavaliers... Is compared by many to Asante Samuel (arguably the best zone corner in the NFL).
Negatives -- Has slightly below-average height and lacks ideal size at only 183 lbs., plays off coverage to compensate at times... Lacks the consistency of an elite corner and struggles in press coverage at times... Despite above average speed, has a tendency to give up the deep ball... Limited upside if he is unable to bulk up and play better man coverage... Numbers dropped in senior season after Ras-I Dowling left and Minnifield was asked to be the number one corner... Will get eaten up by blockers at times and struggles to disengage... Was forced to sit out final game to have minor knee surgery, the injury does not appear to have long term ramifications but may impact his draft stock, didn't run at the combine... Plays too high and upright at times, which makes him easy to block or box out... His seven reps of 225 lbs. at the combine were the fewest by any player at any position... May need to move to safety at the next level... Did not face much elite receiving talent in college... Has stated he prefers to play man coverage but his success in the NFL will come from his zone game.
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5102 |
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183 |
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31¼ |
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At Virginia -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Started all 12 games... finished year No. 2 in the ACC and No. 5 nationally with six INTs... twice during season was named honorable mention for the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week honor... shared ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors on Nov. 1 with teammate Corey Mosley after snaring two INTs in UVa's 24-19 upset of No. 22 Miami... finished No. 8 on the team with 48 tackles... broke up four passeas and recorded 0.5 sacks... slowed the final four games of the season with an ankle injury... recorded seven tackles in games against Richmond, USC and Maryland... returned 13 punts for 84 yards... selected by the UVa coaches as the team's defensive player of the week for the VMI and Miami games. 2009: Appeared in all 12 games, starting one... returned team-high 20 punts for 88 yards... returned team-high 22 kickoffs for 513 yards... had career high 134 kickoff return yards vs. Duke... collected two interceptions (North Carolina & Duke)... made 29 tackles, 21 of which were of the solo variety... had career-high 10 tackles at Southern Miss... ranked third on the team in all-purpose yards with 601 total for the 2009 season... selected by the UVa coaches as a defensive player of the game against North Carolina and Southern Miss. 2008: Played in every game to earn his first letter... started the USC game because of an injury to Ras-I Dowling... started Virginia Tech contest when Vic Hall opened the game at quarterback... a regular on UVa special teams... posted 25 tackles including 21 solo stops... broke up four passes and intercepted passes against Richmond and Miami... had four tackles against USC, North Carolina and Virginia Tech... led the team with 21 kickoff returns, averaging 23.3 yards per runback... his longest kickoff return was 56 yards at Connecticut.
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