Player: Joey Porter Jr.
School: Penn State
Measurables:
- Height: 6’2.5”(NFL Combine)
- Weight: 193(NFL Combine)
- 40: 4.46(NFL Combine)
- 10 Yard Split: 1.5(NFL Combine)
- Bench: 17(NFL Combine)
- Vertical Jump: 35”(NFL Combine)
- Broad Jump: 10’9”(NFL Combine)
- 3 Cone: DNP
- 20 Yard Shuttle: DNP
Graded Position Specific Traits:
- Man Coverage: 7.75/10
- Zone Coverage: 6/10
- Field Vision: 7/10
- Tackling: 6.5/10
- Run Support: 5.5/10
- Range: 5/10
Prospect Grade: 37.75/60; 62.9%- Starter with the potential to be an above average starter
Projected Draft Day: Early-Mid Round 2
Player Comparison: Derion Kendrick
Player Summary:
I have to be honest I’m not in love with Joey Porter Jr. in the same way that other people are. I just don’t understand what is generating the hype around him. He’s pretty solid all around, but I don’t think he excels in any area particularly. He could definitely start for someone next year, but don’t expect him to be a superstar or anything.
Starting with the positives, I think Porter is “versatile” for lack of a better term. Porter is 100% a CB; however, the way that Penn State spun their coverage sometimes, Porter potentially ended up playing the deep third like a safety. I also think Porter flashes the ability to be extremely physical and aggressive against the runs, screens, and things of that nature, but it’s just not there on a consistent basis.
Building off that point let’s shift into the negatives. Porter is not as physical as some people are making him out to be. Like I said he flashes the ability and looks good when he does, but it lacks consistency. When he does get physical and hands on, he can get really handsy down field. If he continues to be like that, he could be a player you’re worried about getting flagged every time the ball is in the air on a deep route. Finally, I mean people are talking about Witherspoon having a small frame, but I watched Witherspoon and I think Porter looks like he has a smaller frame than Witherspoon does. I don’t really care about that type of thing, but I’m just saying if you are worried about Witherspoon’s frame you should have the same worry about Porter.
I don’t even think Porter was the best CB on his own team. I thought he got outplayed by teammate Kalen King. King was the Penn State CB that flashed first round potential. Last year, I had similar thoughts about Brisker. I thought he could be good, not great, but I was wrong about that as Brisker went out and had a great rookie year. So yes, it’s possible I am wrong about Porter too, but I am just noting what I saw when I watched him. People are wrong about prospects all the time. I will say though when I watched Porter, I thought he flashed a skillset that could be good for a slot CB.