Patrick Smith-Young
Safety · Duke Blue Devils · SR · 5-9 · 190 lb
#104
#108Trait Grades
- Zone8.5 / 10
- Ball Skills8.5 / 10
- Tackling9.0 / 10
- Instinct9.0 / 10
- Pursuit8.5 / 10
- Range8.5 / 10
What the tape shows
2025- continue to elevate his game and was a monster at North Texas! Great range, Twitch, can cover man , and really good tackler and another ELITE competitor. He has little man syndrome. He makes some amazing open field tackles but has some misses from being out of control, not tracking the inside hip etc. watched him at Old Dominion and now at North Texas and he can play. Just needs to clean up his consistency, long stride short stride more. A lot of games he’d fly down hill and then the outside guy lets ball bounce and then he goes to make him right, I dealt with that in college too and can breed bad habits when you don’t trust your CB etc to cup/vice the ball correctly. 2024- Fantastic form tackler who explodes through ball carrier on contact. Wraps up on his hits and is dependable. Has a controlled back pedal that lets him put his foot in the ground and come down hill in a HURRY. V tech he had a missed tackle from a bad angle that went for a big gain, needs to make sure to come to balance and maintain his leverage when making open field tackles.really good lateral mover. Was not a full time starter and often rotated in games.