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Greg Eisworth II NFL Draft Profile
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Greg Eisworth II Scouting ReportGreg was a team captain, leader and true chief communicator on defense. He is extremely aggressive and physical downhill in run support. He is a forceful tackler who shows proper technique and does a good job attacking near hip with near shoulder. He has good anticipatory route recognition. He takes proper pursuit angles. He rarely forced to make a J curve in pursuit. Greg shows a high level ability to key and diagnose runs. He makes very effective in the box when coupled with his good downhill trigger. He navigates through traffic well when pursueing backside. He has a high motor player who maintains a good baseline tempo. He will be an instant impact core special team at the next level. He has enough speed, physicality and tackling efficiency. He poved his toughness while playing through injury for most of the 2019 season.
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Areas for ImprovementEisworth II lacks the necessary range to play single high. He stops his legs on contact too often. He has clunky hip transitions hinder his man coverage ability. He has trouble staying in phase against speedy receivers down field. His ball skills are adequate when he's square to the line of scrimmage. He needs to improve his ball skills and tracking with his back turned in coverage.
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Greg Eisworth II Career at SchoolGreg Eisworth II originally committed to Ole Miss, but transferred to Texas’ Trinity Valley Community College after just one semester before joining Iowa State as a redshirt sophomore. After arriving in Ames, Eisworth immediately became an impact player in the secondary while leading the team in tackles. In 2019, he was named as a team captain and became the vocal leader of the Cyclone defense. Eisworth primarily lines up in the middle of Iowa State’s 3-safety look in the ‘star’ role, and will also occasionally line up in the slot, or as a box safety.
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Greg Eisworth II NFL Draft Player ProfileEisworth projects to start his NFL career as a backup strong safety and core special teamer, and could eventually become a starting box safety. Due to his aggressiveness in run support and zone coverage, Eisworth will thrive in the box and in underneath coverage. He is a particularly effective deterrent against screens, jet sweeps and other gadget plays, and thus will be highly effective as an alley dropper. At this point, expect him to be taken early on Day 3 by a team looking for a third or fourth safety to shore up their rotation.
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