Kevon Seymour NFL Draft 2016: Scouting Report, Grade for Bills Rookie

POSITIVES

A three-year starter at USC, Kevon Seymour impresses with play speed and quick, easy footwork near the line of scrimmage.

You have to go back to 2014 to see Seymour in action full-time as a cornerback, and on that tape he looked the part. With above-the-line fluidity and speed in the open field, Seymour looked ready to become a top-100 player. He was smart, poised and had NFL instincts in coverage on both breaking and vertical routes.

Seymour is a special teams demon and added 19 special teams tackles in his career, according to the school. He'll have an immediate impact on kickoff and punt coverage.

NEGATIVES

Limited ball skills will be an early negative from teams viewing Seymour's tape. He had just three interceptions in three seasons (one each year) and didn't have a single pass defensed in 2015 after notching 11 in 2014.

Seymour lacks the length (30 ¾-inch arms) teams need on the boundary. Because of this he doesn't have an effective press at the line of scrimmage and can be taken off the line by physical receivers. When aligned with a balanced stance at the snap, Seymour struggled to go either way in his hip turn, and he doesn't flash the closing speed to make plays on the ball.

An injury cost him four games in 2015 and further complicated a season in which Seymour was benched early in the year. As the USC program fell apart under former coach Steve Sarkisian, Seymour's role decreased. Scouts must dig deep to see if his potential is more of what we saw in a good 2014 season or what he put on tape this past year.

COMBINE RESULTS

Height: 5'11 ½"

Weight: 186 lbs.

40 Time: 4.39s

3-Cone: 6.81s

Short Shuttle: 4.18s

PRO COMPARISON: Dexter McDougle, New York Jets
FINAL GRADE: 5.60/9.00 (Round 5—Backup Caliber)