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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'0"	191 lbs.	32"	9 3/4"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.52 Sec	N/A	36"	10'11"	​N/A	N/A

Games	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Pass defended	Interceptions	Forced Fumbles	Touchdowns
37	147	1.5	1.0	23	3	1	1

Pros

• Good size and length for the position.

• Footwork is technically sound and crisp.

• Good agility and quickness in his feet allow to stay with receivers effectively on short and intermediate routes.

• Matches up well with receivers of all shapes and sizes in man coverage.

• Attacks the football very well when he gets his head around.

• Aggressive at catch point to try and deflect passes.

• Good ball skills on contested catches to either come away with pass or knock it away.

• Powerful build is evident in press coverage with his unwillingness to get bullied out of plays.

• Stays stuck to receivers when releasing from his press coverage, making no ball safe from him.

• Great route recognition in zone coverage to limit false steps when covering his area.
  

• Patient cornerback in his zone to limit biting on fakes and look-offs.

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• Above average leaping capabilities deter quarterbacks from trying him too often.

 

• Four year starter at Stanford and regularly was tasked with covering opposing offenses best receiver.

 

• High football IQ is evident considerable success in a variety of coverages.

 

• High character and intelligence based on his alma maters reputation.

Cons

• Lacks top end speed to win foot races on deep routes.

• Not a great tackler in the open field as well as at the line of scrimmage.

 

• 2021 season was better than 2022.

 

• Ball awareness once back is turned is lackluster.

 

• Route anticipation needs considerable work.

 

• Recovery speed is average at best.

 

• Can get fooled on occasion by double moves or sluggos.

 

• Jordan Addison gave him a quite a rough outing, potentially showing scouts his matchup capabilities against shiftier receivers with crafty route-running.

• Can look like he's lacking confidence in his game at times with late transitions and unwillingness to jump routes.

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• Deep routes downfield have been an issue for him.

Overview

Kyu Blue Kelly has the mental and physical makeup to be a reliable outside cornerback in the NFL and his capabilities in man coverage are quite intriguing as more teams switch to man centric defensive schemes. His ball skills and right amount of aggressiveness in coverage make a suitable Day 2 candidate for a team in need of developing a man coverage corner relatively quickly and his time spent at the prestigious Stanford University should tell teams that he's capable of adapting quickly to any role given. His issues come from his indecisiveness in coverage and poor tackling and team drafting him are going to need him to play with much more aggressiveness overall throughout his game. If he can gain more confidence at the position, he could be a very reliable starter very quickly in his career.