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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
5'8"	178 lbs.	29"	8 5/8"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.41 Sec	N/A	39"	11'	N/A	N/A

Games	Tackles	Tackles for Loss	Sacks	Pass defended	Interceptions	Forced Fumbles	Touchdowns
38	125	4.0	0.0	41	5	3	1

Pros

• ​​Excellent athletic ability.

• Feistiness at the snap in press coverage can force receivers to lose focus when breaking from him. 

 

• Fast enough and quick enough top counter any shifty maneuvers by receivers at the beginning of routes.

 

• Mirrors receivers well at all levels of the field.

 

• Gifted explosiveness gives him good vertical leaping capabilities to challenge throws.

 

• Absolutely blankets smaller receivers with his savvy play and man coverage skills.

 

• Aggressiveness in press coverage against smaller receivers proved to be incredibly difficult to break away from.

 

• Exceptional twitchiness in his lower half is evident when playing off man as his burst on the football on short routes is elite.

 

• Attacks the football like a fighter jet honing on it's target with 41 defended passes credited to him in his career.

 

• His twitchiness and speed gives him quite the zip code in zone coverage with an ability to make plays all over the field.

 

• Attacks the receivers hands accurately and aggressively to rip out the football or punch it out.

 

• High football IQ is evident with route recognition as he seems to always know where the receiver intends to go.

 

• Diagnoses routes well in zone and keeps quarterbacks weary about throwing into his area.

 

•  A vicious hitter in the run game that can crack ball carriers when given the chance.

 

• Has had success forcing fumbles, a rare gift for a cornerback.

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• Highly versatile defender with reps at safety, outside cornerback, and the slot which should make him one of the best chess pieces in the draft for a crafty defensive coordinator.

 

• Ravenous defender on the field with monstrous competitive streak to win.

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• Unquestioned leader of the TCU horned frog defense that fed off his energy.

 

• Possesses relentless motor on the field that doesn't stop.

 

• Uncle is HOF running back LaDainian Tomlinson, giving exceptional NFL bloodlines.

Cons

• Mostly likely too small to play outside cornerback in the NFL and may strictly be a slot corner or safety in his NFL career.

• Bigger receivers successful bully him in coverage routinely.

 

• Too small to be effective in press coverage.

 

• Tenacious style of play may take toll on small frame, limiting longevity.

 

• Size limitations become a major issue when having to tackle ball carriers in the open field.

 

• Can be overly aggressive at the top of routes resulting in flags.

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• Has issues with separating from blocking receivers in the run game do to size.

 

• Has issues contesting catches due to size concerns.

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• Can be too eager to make a play at times, leaving himself open to sluggos and play action.

• Can let his aggressive substitute his technique.

Overview

Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, or THT for short for the sake of this report, is one of the most scrappy and vicious cornerback in the draft and if he didn't have significant size concerns hindering him he would probably be a top 10 selection in the draft. THT's ability in press coverage is excellent despite his size and his man coverage skills are quite admirable as well which made him one, if not the, premier corner in the BIG 12 in 2022. His struggles against bigger receivers are certainly evident as he tries to compensate by being more aggressive in his play to stay with and keep up and those struggles are likely to be worse in the NFL but his play against receivers with somewhat comparable size is very intriguing and could unlock loads of possibilities and packages for a defensive coordinator to use him in. He's at the very least a good to very slot corner in the NFL with potential as a free safety as well and teams looking to fortify the center of their secondary should have THT high on their draft big board.