NFL 2022 Draft – SA Daxton Hill Scouting Report

Grades

Overall Draft Grade: 81.4

Traits/ Skills (see bottom of the page for scale)

All potential first-round prospects are graded and analyzed through ‘film’ of at least three games dedicated to each player. In addition, an array of various stats and analytics are also factored in. Each trait/attribute is graded 1-7.

Player Notes

SA Daxton Hill Bio

• Daxton Hill is a personal favorite and someone who is being undervalued by many people in the draft community without much good reason.
• Has a rare combination of elite speed and quickness; showed elite range on film
• Played most of his snaps as a slot CB; had impressive man coverage skills at Michigan and played well when asked to play FS
• Has good tackling ability alongside a solid frame which adds to his versatility
• Could very well be an elite safety if paired with a quarters heavy defense in the NFL
• Doesn’t have the physicality and size to play the run well as a bandit as Derwin James does
• He didn’t have good ball skills playing for Michigan, which is something he’d need to improve as a free safety in the NFL, though he has the height and arm length to do so

Combine

40 yd: 4.38

Shuttle: 4.06

10 yd:

3 cone: 6.57

Broad Jump: 121

Vertical: 33.5

Bench:

Arm length: 33.5

Grading Scale

Pot=Potential: players’ highest upside

Imp=Impact: player’s immediate impact

Int=Intercept: # of overall points subtracted from overall grade for a given position; the formula for each position comes up with a base overall which is then subtracted by the ‘Int’ # to get the final grade; each position’s base overall scale varies from 110-170.

Individual trait scale (1-7):

7 – Rare world-class skill; best in the league and no room for improvement   |   6 – Great-elite skill; one of the best at that given trait but still has some room to improve   |   5 – Very good; above average and has potential to be elite   |   4 – Average; able to suffice but, not ideal long-term   |   3 – Below average; able to suffice at college level   |   2 – Poor; hinders overall play and is a liability to the team   |   1 – Awful; not good enough to play given position at any level above D2 | Note: Consistency plays a large factor.

Overall Draft grade scale (15-100):

85+ – Generational talent; immediate all-pro/ potential HOF.   |   83-85 – Bluechip prospect; immediate star with elite upside   |   81-83 – High first-round talent; high-end starter/ elite potential.   |   79-81 – First rounder; Day one starter/ boom or bust (low risk).   |   76-79 – Replacement level starter/ boom or bust (high risk).   |   73-76 – Will become good starter with 2-3 years/ high upside project.   | 70-73 – Eventual average starter.   |   68-70 – Day one backup/ potential starter.   |   64-68 – Depth piece/ Special teamer  |   64-0 – Practice squad/ league min. level; journeymen/ longshots | QBs have +5 draft value compared to average position.

Check out the full prospect database (google spreadsheet) for more prospect grades.

Thank you to TFG and PFF for inspiring this draft content.