{"id":42523,"date":"2018-04-21T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42523"},"modified":"2025-09-16T20:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:49:57","slug":"tarvarus-mcfadden-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/21\/tarvarus-mcfadden-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarvarus McFadden 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Position<\/strong>: Cornerback<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20192\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight<\/strong>: 198 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Florida State Seminoles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<br \/>\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.67 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 38.5 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 10 feet, 1 inch<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Tarvarus McFadden 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Coming out of high school, <strong>Tarvarus McFadden<\/strong> was a four-star recruit and the fifth at his position. He had 26 scholarship offers and chose to attend Florida State University. He was the 47th-ranked recruit in the ESPN 300 coming out.<\/p>\n<p>During his freshman year, he didn\u2019t see much action, appearing in only two games and making just four tackles during that time. His sophomore year was when he really came onto the scene. McFadden had an FBS high eight interceptions in 2016 and also had seven pass deflections, showing his excellent ability to track the ball in the air. That led to a lot of hype heading into his junior season but he wasn&#8217;t able to replicate the numbers from his impressive sophomore campaign. McFadden was able to improve in the run game, recording 29 tackles, but didn\u2019t manage to record a single interception. After the season, McFadden forewent his final season of eligibility and declared for the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>Strengths<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>has a good wingspan;<\/li>\n<li>jabs receiver at release point and annoys them throughout the route;<\/li>\n<li>great ball skills &#8211; had FBS high eight interceptions in 2016<\/li>\n<li>has the ability to quickly turn his head and find the ball in the air;<\/li>\n<li>uses excessive skip pedal to roll into smoother transitions;<\/li>\n<li>good at press coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weaknesses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>a stiff-hipped player who struggles to mirror and match receiver;<\/li>\n<li>average tackler with poor play recognition;<\/li>\n<li>lacks closing speed and foot quickness;<\/li>\n<li>could have to play in a zone scheme to cover up his speed concerns;<\/li>\n<li>doesn\u2019t use hands to jab receiver and throw them off their routes;<\/li>\n<li>needs to be tougher tackling;<\/li>\n<li>production fell off a cliff in 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <strong>Jalen Tabor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Teams\u00a0With Need at Position<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/49ers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Fourth to fifth round<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>McFadden has the size and length NFL teams look for to pair with his great ball skills. After a very successful 2016 season, McFadden came into the year as a first round pick but never lived up to expectations. In 2017, you didn\u2019t see the great ball skills or ability to track the ball while in the air that you saw from him in 2016. He also lacks the foot quickness and closing speed to be a starting corner in the league. At the next level, McFadden will fit well in a zone scheme which will\u00a0cover up his speed concerns and allow him to more easily track the ball and not have to keep up with a wide receiver\u2019s route.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GdbvlkPrQ9lWoOfRO_uJhQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/614198928\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'GdbvlkPrQ9lWoOfRO_uJhQ',sig:'9nXRjjbKT3grDZ7aS7ZiMtkn6XTUKosliiZjrw00Pts=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'614198928',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarvarus McFadden has the size and length NFL teams look for to pair with his great ball skills. 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