This class is filled with talent and will bring great value to your dynasty squad for the foreseeable future. Dave Heilman (@DynastyDorks) and I (@FFBourbonDude) brought you a ton of pre-combine draft profiles at each offensive skill position. Now it’s time to get into our defensive players. Be sure to check out our NFL Draft Playlist on YouTube for all of our draft profiles.
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Emmanuel Forbes – NFL Rookie Draft Profile
Background
Height – 6’1″
Weight – 166 pounds
Forbes is an athlete. He has the height to compete with bigger corners but lacks the weight to bring them down. He excels in Man Coverage, where he limited opponents to a 20% reception rate. In his three years at Mississippi State, he received the following accolades:
2020
AP All-Bowl Team
247Sports True Freshman All-America (DB)
Freshman All-SEC (DB)
Phil Steele All-SEC Second Team
2022
2022 Second-Team All-America (AP)
Defensive Back Pros
Athlete
You can see his fluidity on tape and some acrobatics. The combination just reaffirmed it.
Man Coverage
He was PFF’s #1 rated cornerback in man coverage out of the entire 2023 eligible class, allowing only three catches with 6 yards after the catch and a 20% reception percentage.
Speed
He ran a 4.35 sec 40 at the combine, and you see that speed translate on the field.
Defensive Back Cons
Tackle
Missed too many tackles for my liking.
Weight
His weight is likely the issue with his tackling. No matter how good your technique is (which he isn’t), 166 pounds just isn’t going to get it done all the time.
Double Moves
The bad is the whiff again, Louisiana Tech, ouch.
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