Positional ranking: #2
Big Board ranking: #42
Overview
Position: S
College: TCU
Class: Junior
Age: 21
Measurables
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 202 lbs.
Arm length: N/A
Hand size: N/A
Athletic testing
40-yard dash: 4.50 sec.
Vertical jump: N/A
Broad jump: N/A
Bench press: 33 reps
3-cone drill: N/A
Short shuttle: 4.19 sec.
Strengths
Rangy centerfielder. High football IQ. Prototype size and length. Very smooth movement skills and overall fluidity. Excellent body control and balance. Quick flipping his hips. Gets his head around to locate and play the ball in the air. Fast in the backpedal. Quick reaction time. Terrific acceleration/burst to break on the ball. Great overall awareness. Tremendous versatility to play a variety of roles in coverage (single-high, split safety, slot). Plus mirror skills in man coverage. Has the size and athletic profile to match tight ends. Showed well when matched up against traditional slot receivers. Able to make reach-around pass breakups without committing a penalty. Decisive coming up in run support. Very reliable tackler. Great pursuit and an aggressive finisher. Physical taking on blockers in space.
Weaknesses
Will allow a step at the break on some vertical routes (often able to recover or was helped by a poor throw). Sometimes goes low and misses a tackle. Can have trouble tracking the ball on intermediate routes. Sometimes bites up as a deep safety.
NFL comparison
Jessie Bates III
Conclusion
Overall, Moehrig is a rangy and versatile free safety with the intelligence, size, and coverage ability to make an immediate impact for an NFL defense. Depending on the style player teams are looking for in the draft, Moehrig should have a strong case to be the top safety drafted.
A big centerfield safety. Nice, sounds like he might move up your board.