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SAF2026 Draft Prospect

Bishop Fitzgerald

USC

Measurables

5'11"

201 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 4-5

Hybrid Star Nickel

Bishop Fitzgerald projects as a hybrid star nickel — a SAF from USC who tested with a fringe athletic profile (39th composite). Combine line reads 5'11" · 201 lb, 4.55s 40, 33″ vertical. College defensive line: 148 tackles · 1 sacks · 10 INT · 14 PD across 3 seasons. Dominance score 56 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

56B

Dominance score · multi-component

Cohort-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

43th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

57th

2025

Breakout

15%

62th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

90th

Plays/G · 0.67

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

B-

Speed

42th percentile · 4.55s 40-yard

C

Burst

16th percentile · 33" vert · no broad

B

Lateral Agility

59th percentile · 6.99s 3-cone · 4.23s shuttle

C

Vertical Pop

16th percentile · 33" vertical

C+

Frame

28th percentile · 5'11" · 201 lb

C-

Power

9th percentile · 12 bench reps

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.31
  1. #1

    Shalom Luani

    2017 R7 · #221 · Washington State · 5-11/202lb · 4.55s 40

    84

    sim

  2. #2

    Vonn Bell

    2016 R2 · #61 · Ohio State · 5-11/199lb · 4.52s 40

    82

    sim

  3. #3

    Tanard Jackson

    2007 R4 · #106 · Syracuse · 6-0/200lb · 4.52s 40

    81

    sim

Scheme fit

Modern positionless defense — star/nickel role covering slots + blitzing off the edge.

X-Factor

Lateral Agility grades in the 59th percentile — 6.99s 3-cone.

Primary risk

Power sits in the 9th percentile (12 bench reps) — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine + Pro Day

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. SAF class · 2000–2026 baseline
32

Athletic composite

32ndBELOW AVG

5 of 6 metrics graded

2× Solid1× Average1× Poor1× Replacement
4.55s42ndAVERAGE
i

40-Yard

vs. 659

33.016thPOOR
i

Vertical

vs. 592

i

Broad

No data

6.99s55thSOLID
i

3-Cone

vs. 388

4.23s63rdSOLID
i

Shuttle

vs. 398

129thREPLACEMENT
i

Bench

vs. 531

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

50

Athletic composite

50thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Average
31.338thAVERAGE
i

Arm

vs. 229

9.561stSOLID
i

Hand

vs. 229

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2023NCSU421626300200
2024NCSU5535208013470
2025USC5134173105861
Career14885631411101331