Packers Draft Prospects: Jeff Gladney Strengths and Weaknesses
Jeff Gladney could be a target for the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Here are his strengths and weaknesses.
The Green Bay Packers have committed a ton of resources, both in free agency and the NFL draft, to address their secondary in recent seasons. They used the 33rd overall pick in 2017 to select Kevin King, the 18th overall pick in 2018 to get Jaire Alexander and the 21st selection in 2019 to pick Darnell Savage. They also spent big money on Adrian Amos in free agency last year.
Yet, they still have work to do. That’s where Jeff Gladney could enter the scene.
Gladney started throughout most of his four years at TCU and concluded his collegiate career by earning First-Team All-Conference honors after racking up 31 tackles, one interception and 14 pass breakups. Let’s take a look at his strengths and weaknesses:
Strengths
Competitive Nature: Gladney loves the game and his passion and energy show on the football field. He’ll also get in your face at the line of scrimmage and make you work for every foot coming off the snap. His contagious competitiveness rubs off on his teammates and ensures the intensity is high.
Ball Hawk: Gladney has a knack for being around the ball, even if he has work to do on his hands. He broke up an insane 27 passes in his final two seasons at TCU and showed off an ability to play the ball over his man. He understands how to take good angles when the ball is in the air and he always gives himself a chance to make a play.
Willing Tackler: He has no issues sticking in nose in there and making a play on a ball-carrier. He provides good run support from the corner position and plays with an aggressive nature when it comes to bringing his man down.
Weaknesses
Size: At 5-foot-10 and just 191 pounds, it’s unclear if the Packers could afford to draft him next to the equally slender Jaire Alexander. Gladney struggles against bigger receivers and can get bullied at the point of attack.
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Speed: He only ran a 4.48 second 40-yard dash and might play even slower on the football field. This is what separates him from someone like Alexander who ran a 4.38 and can straight fly. He struggles with speedsters and often takes poor angles to ball-carriers as a result of his lack of elite speed.
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