Tyler Nubin, SAF, Minnesota
Size:
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 199 pounds
Arm Length: 32”
Hand Size: 9”
Accomplishments:
First Team All-Big Ten (2023) • Second Team All-American (2023) • Second Team All-Big Ten (2022)
“Tyler Nubin is a versatile safety with the combination of NFL size, coverage instincts, range, and ball skills to be an impact defender early in his career.”
Strengths:
NFL height, weight, and speed
Ballhawk
Man coverage upside
Coverage instincts/recognition
Concerns:
Run support consistency
Hip flexibility
Heavy-footed transitions
Film Analysis:
Tyler Nubin has arguably the best ball skills and instincts in the class. He displays the ability to quickly diagnose route concepts while reading from high or split-post alignments. Nubin has a ballhawk skill set and mentality. Quarterbacks must be wary at all times. He has the range to trigger from his landmarks to the catch point to force either incompletions or take the ball away. Nubin’s closing speed is impressive, as he can drive toward the ball from a flat-footed base.
Nubin has shown the ability to line up in the nickel and cover receivers out of the slot. He can act as a plus-one in the run game and does not mind filling lanes as an alley-runner. He will square up his target, prepared to engage and make contact.
Areas of improvement with Nubin begin with leveraging the football and gaps in run support. He has taken bad angles when triggering from up top. He does not consistently squeeze the ball-carrier toward his help. Hip transitions can be a bit delayed and show some segmentation. He isn’t stiff-hipped but he’s not exceptionally fluid either. His feet appear to be a little heavy, which limits his quickness. As a result, Nubin is better suited for split-safety alignment than heavily single-high.
Nubin projects as a starting safety that operates best from split-high alignments. He can work as a deep protector and underneath as a robber. Whether up to or with low-hole responsibilities, Nubin has the instincts and playmaking skillset to change games defensively.
Prospect Projection: Day 2 — Winning Starter
Written By: Damian Parson
Exposures: Ohio State (2023), Michigan (2023), North Carolina (2023), Nebraska (2023)
