| Donnie Fletcher Scouting Report |
| Donnie Fletcher - Boston College (HT: 6-0¼ - WT: 201) |
Positives -- Good size and build, especially in class with many other corners below 6'... Experienced starter who uses his size to be very physical... Aggressive at the line of scrimmage and talented gunner on special teams... Long wingspan allows him to get his hands on passes... Good tackling form
and power... Good instincts and play recognition... Above average ball tracking skills and plays the deep ball well... Adequate speed to keep up with receivers, can use his size to hold position, can excel in a Cover-2 scheme... Could present real problems physically for smaller receivers if he is able to bulk up even further... Coaches at the Senior Bowl praised his football IQ, competitive nature and physical play... Fletcher has the skillset to make the transition to safety if he can't stick as a cornerback at the next level.
Negatives -- Lacks pro level explosion, has only adequate deep speed... Played on a subpar defense and did not face elite talent at the receiver position... Needs lots of coaching in man coverage as he played primarily zone at Boston College... Needs to improve footwork and body positioning, too often plays high with poor hip movement... Will require significant coaching in order to be a starter at the next level... Is more likely a nickel corner and career backup, this will hurt his draft stock... Alma mater has little to no history producing NFL caliber corners... Missed games at the beginning of his senior season due to a back injury... Saw dramatic drop in production in 2011 after a good 2010 season... Possibly one of the biggest knocks against Fletcher is that he was not invited to the NFL combine this year; this was obviously out of his control but it's one less opportunity to answer questions about his deep speed and show he warranted a late second or early third round pick.
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At Boston College -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Made one interception, one pass breakup and two tackles (1 solo) at Miami... tallied six tackles (3 solo) and broke up two passes at Notre Dame... snagged his first interception of the season and tallied four takedowns (1 solo) against NC State... made four solo tackles at Maryland... registered three tackles at Virginia Tech... recorded one solo tackle and one broken up pass against Clemson... tallied four tackles (3 solo) versus Wake Forest... broke up a pass in addition to making four stops (2 solo) against UMass... notched three tackles (2 solo) against Duke... made four solo tackles at UCF. 2010: Started all 13 games at field corner... fourth on the team with 58 tackles and 43 solo stops... led the squad with five interceptions and also had three pass breakups... tied for 11th nationally in interceptions... tallied seven tackles, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup versus Nevada in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl... recorded four tackles with one for a loss at Duke... tallied four tackles and picked off a pass at Wake Forest... had another interception against Clemson... notched four tackles against Maryland... made seven tackles, two for a loss, while intercepting and breaking up a pass at Florida State... recorded seven tackles and had an interception at NC State... had an interception, seven tackles and a pass breakup against Notre Dame... tallied four tackles against Virginia Tech and had five vs. Kent State.
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