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JEREMY CHINN
HEIGHT/WEIGHT/AGE
6-foot-3
220 pounds
22 years old
BIG PICTURE
Jeremy Chinn, hardly recruited by FBS schools out of high school, stuffed the stat sheet over a four-year career at Southern Illinois. Ended his tenure with 13 interceptions and six forced fumbles, earning himself a Senior Bowl invite. The small school safety struggled at the Senior Bowl against better competition, but he made up for it at the combine with top five measurables in each category he attempted. He’s physically gifted, but can Chinn process the faster action at the next level?
COMBINE NOTABLES
4.45 40-yard dash (T-3rd)
20 bench reps (T-4th)
41-inch vertical (T-2nd)
138-inch broad jump (1st)
VIKINGS COMPATIBILITY RANKING
1.5 out of 5. It may not make sense for the Vikings to fill in much-needed safety depth with a wild card like Chinn.
HIGHLIGHTS
WHAT DRAFT EXPERTS SAY
Lance Zierlein, NFL.com: “Safety prospect with compelling size, speed and athletic ability. He has man cover skills. Very willing and able as a tackler, but despite his diverse skill set, his effectiveness can wane when asked to multitask. Chinn is at his best when he’s actively engaged and not sitting in space dissecting what comes next. His ball skills and athleticism are strengths that help define his value and teams will need to find ways to put him in position to utilize both without exposing his inconsistent field awareness. He might find a future role as a big nickel or a cover linebacker who can drag tight ends around the field in sub-packages.”
Kyle Crabbs, Draft Network: “Jeremy Chinn has next level athleticism for the back end of a defense and his value in the early downs will be in a traditional Strong Safety role. Chinn’s impact in coverage is most effective when he’s given shallow areas to roam and break on the ball and he’s a potent tackler — he should be a potential 3rd-down sub-package LB who can roam in space. Chinn will need some fine tuning from a football IQ perspective as a small school prospect, but he’s got a high ceiling with time to develop.”
WHAT PFF SAYS
88.5 run-defense grade
82.4 coverage grade
0-for-3 in 1-on-1 coverage reps at Senior Bowl
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE ZONE COVERAGE DRAFT GUIDE:
TOP 100 PLAYER PROFILES
RANKING THE VIKINGS NEEDS
EXPLORING VIKINGS DRAFT TRENDS
A HISTORY OF RICK SPIELMAN’S DRAFT TRADES
VIKINGS TARGETS
LUKE INMAN’S MOCK DRAFTS
SENIOR BOWL CENTRAL
FEATURES FROM OUR STAFF
