Josh Harvey-Clemons NFL Draft 2017: Scouting Report for Redskins' Pick

Measurables

Height	Weight	40 Time	3-Cone	Short Shuttle
6'4"	217 lbs	4.68s	N/A	N/A

POSITIVES

A big, physical safety who started the last two years at Louisville, Josh Harvey-Clemons will remind some of a Deone Bucannon-type player. He's a tackling machine who finds himself near the ball and can arrive with bad intentions. Harvey-Clemons has great length and big, strong hands, and he uses both to lock out blockers and to attack jump balls in the passing game.

He's quicker than you expect from a 6'4" safety, and he uses his long stride to make up a ton of ground on the fly. He has the leaping ability and length to take away jump balls in the red zone and is a nice physical matchup with NFL tight ends. Harvey-Clemons is a fun matchup problem for NFL offenses given his size and his toughness.

NEGATIVES

Harvey-Clemons originally signed at Georgia and played there for two seasons, but he was suspended twice for violating the school's drug policy and eventually dismissed from the team. He was also with then-Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell during an arrest for gun possession. A hamstring injury kept Harvey-Clemons from playing in the Reese's Senior Bowl. He's not straight-line fast and could see teams remove him from the board with his off-field issues and 4.68 40-yard-dash speed.

Harvey-Clemons had little ball production in college (four interceptions) and doesn't have great instincts reading and reacting to the pass. With below-average speed and play strength and questions about him off the field, Harvey-Clemons ranks lower than his skills would indicate. He's a risk after the repeat failures on drug tests.
  

PRO COMPARISON: Telvin Smith, Jacksonville Jaguars

FINAL GRADE: 5.25/9.00 (Backup Caliber—Round 7)