Scouting Report: Khyree Jackson (CB) - Oregon
Sales Pitch: "Long physical press corner who provides good run support. Average long speed and stiff hips limit his coverage and scheme versatility but has the size and IQ to be a quality starter on the outside in a zone heavy scheme."
Athletic Profile
Height: 6’ 3 3/4”
Weight: 194 lbs
Arm Length: 32 3/4”
Hand Size: 9 1/4”
40 Yard Dash: 4.50
10 Yard Split: 1.60
Vertical: 36.5”
Broad Jump: 11’ 1”
Short Shuttle: N/A
3-Cone: N/A
Age: 24
Relative Athletic Score: 7.86 / 10.00
Statistics
Career: 36 TKL - 6 TFL - 2 SK - 3 INT - 9 PD
2023: 25 TKL - 5 TFL - 2 SK - 3 INT - 7 PD
Strengths
Big frame with a massive wingspan
Solid spatial awareness and communication skills in zone coverage
Aggressive press corner who loves to get physical
Uses size and strength to disrupt WRs at the line of scrimmage
Locates ball and walls off WRs at catch point down the field
Length and ball skills to generate pass breakups
Massive tackling radius in the open field
Comes up in run defense with aggression and toughness
5.7% missed tackle rate in 2023
Impact blitzer from the perimeter
Weaknesses
Stiff upright frame with average change of direction skills
Only 14 career Power-5 starts at 24 years old
Lacks long speed to stay with fast WRs vertically
Struggles to stay attached to quicker WRs when they get leverage
Comebacks create significant separation against him
Stiff hips limit his ability to transition in coverage
Lacks quickness to match angles at the line of scrimmage
Pursuit angles and leverage are inconsistent
Summary
Khyree Jackson is a long physical press corner with good ball skills and instincts. He spent his first couple years in and out of JUCO ball before committing to Alabama in 2021 as the top JUCO recruit in the nation. He spent two years as a reserve for the Crimson Tide before transferring to Oregon for the 2023 season, where he broke out as a All-Pac 12 CB. Jackson has the size and build more in line for what you would expect from a safety. He has a lanky frame with impressive size and length. Jackson is an aggressive corner who loves to get up on the line of scrimmage and disrupt release timings. He does a good job varying his punches and using his strength to ride WRs to the sideline. Once he gets hands on he is comfortable turning and running vertically down the field. Jackson does an excellent job using his size to wall off receivers at the catch point and win in jump ball scenarios. His length is a weapon in zone coverage as well. He shows good awareness and instincts for a player with only 14 starts to his name, consistently passing off routes in and out of his zone. Jackson will close out of zone coverage and bring power behind his pads to break up passes. He closes down in the run game with the same aggression and toughness. His massive wingspan gives him a big tackling range making him an effective run defender. Jackson, like most bigger DBs, struggles to move laterally. He has a high hipped frame with a stiff middle half that limits his ability to transition in coverage. Quicker WRs are able to beat him off the ball and separate at the top of routes. Jackson lacks the long speed to stay with WRs vertically when he cannot get hands on them and will need over the top safety help at the next level. He will not be a player teams can ask to play off-man or squat coverage due to his marginal redirect ability. Jackson projects best as outside CB in zone heavy scheme that allow him to leverage his size and length at the line of scrimmage. His specific skillset won’t be for every team but he has intriguing tools for certain systems. Despite being 24 by draft day his limited amount of starts indicate potential room for growth most his age don’t have, he should find himself drafted late Day 2 as a backup with starter upside.