Hybrid Star Nickel

Projected
Round 5-6

Drafted · Round 3 · Pick 100 · 100th overall
Huskey suits up at /p/jalen-huskey
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 5-6Jalen Huskey projects as a hybrid star nickel. A SAF out of Maryland who tested with a fringe athletic profile (39th composite). Combine line reads 6'1" · 196 lb, 4.55s 40, 36.5″ vertical, 121″ broad. College defensive line: 177 tackles · 0 sacks · 11 INT · 9 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 35 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Below avg
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Weak
Peak season
40% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Average
Efficiency
10% wtPlays/G · 0.42
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs SAF CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
8 of 8 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.55s·42nd of 659
Vertical
36.5″·55th of 592
Broad
121.0″·36th of 582
3-Cone
7.20s·18th of 388
Shuttle
4.30s·45th of 398
Bench
11 reps·6th of 531
Arm
30.9″·28th of 229
Hand
10.3″·96th of 229
40-Yard
vs. 659
Vertical
vs. 592
Broad
vs. 582
3-Cone
vs. 388
Shuttle
vs. 398
Bench
vs. 531
Arm
vs. 229
Hand
vs. 229
Trait grades
Speed
42th percentile · 4.55s 40-yard
Burst
46th percentile · 36.5" vert · 121" broad
Lateral Agility
32th percentile · 7.2s 3-cone · 4.3s shuttle
Vertical Pop
55th percentile · 36.5" vertical
Frame
44th percentile · 6'1" · 196 lb
Power
6th percentile · 11 bench reps
NFL comparisons
Marcus Hudson
2006 R6 · #192 · North Carolina State · 6-1/194lb · 4.55s 40
95
sim
Todd Franz
2000 R5 · #145 · Tulsa · 6-1/199lb · 4.55s 40
86
sim
Shaunard Harts
2001 R7 · #212 · Boise State · 6-0/200lb · 4.56s 40
79
sim
X-Factor
Vertical Pop grades in the 55th percentile. 36.5" vertical.
Primary risk
Power sits in the 6th percentile (11 bench reps). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Modern positionless defense — star/nickel role covering slots + blitzing off the edge.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BGSU | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BGSU | 53 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| 2024 | MD | 45 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| 2025 | MD | 72 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 0 |
| Career | 177 | 114 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 157 | 0 | |
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