Player Profile: Stanley Jean-Baptiste

Height:  6'3
Weight:  218
School:  Nebraska
Position:  Cornerback
Ranking:  #6 Cornerback
Projection: Day 2 Pick

Strengths
-Height (6'3) and length (32 1/2") are what teams are falling in love with
-Good speed (4.41 at Pro Day) to stick with receivers deep
-Good leaper (41.5" vertical leap at Combine) to be able to contest jump balls
-Displays good ball skills. 4 INTs in 2013.  One returned for TD. 12 pass breakups. A former WR
-Shows the ability of turning his hips to turn and run deep with receivers
-Willing tackler.  Not afraid to come up and make a hit. Drag to the ground type
-Does a good job of changing directions without losing speed.
-Shows the explosion to jump a route to make a play on the ball
-Potential. Only played CB for 2 1/2 years (was a WR in JUCO and start of career). Only going to get better

Weaknesses
-Still Raw.  Only played the position for 2 /12 years. 
-Will struggle to track the ball at times
-Despite his size he isn't very strong.  Needs to learn to be more physical
-Will struggle to disengage from blocks.
-May have to be moved to safety

Summary
Three years ago Stanley Jean-Baptiste was just another receiver hidden on the Nebraska depth chart.  But with an opening at cornerback and a desire to get on the field might have been the best move of Jean-Baptiste's career.  Now with the success Seattle's defense has had, every team wants to find that next Richard Sherman who stands 6'3 and can run with wide receivers.  That should only help Jean-Baptiste who after a stellar senior year really got his name out there with a good Senior Bowl performance. SJB is at his best when he's playing off man to man coverage. Take his speed and explosion and match it with his length and he has the ability to take away a receiver.  That's exactly what he did against Michigan's speedster Jeremy Gallon and Penn State's big physical Allen Robinson. Nebraska didn't run a lot of zone coverage, but when he was he was able to read and make quick plays on the ball. You'd think that with his size he'd be good at press coverage and being physical, but that's not his strong suite. He'll likely go in the third round based on talent, but don't be surprised to see him go somewhere in the second round for a team looking to copy what Seattle is doing.  Jacksonville, Seattle, and San Francisco are all teams that he'd fit schematically and because of needs.  But big corners are in vogue so he could go to any team that has a need.