It is officially mock draft season! The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, with the first round kicking off on Thursday, April 28th. Of course, draft analysis, projections and rumors will be dominating the headlines until then. Among the players expected to hear his name called early on is cornerback Kaiir Elam out of Florida.
The following is a complete Kaiir Elam NFL Draft profile, including stats, highlights and a mock projection.
Kaiir Elam NFL Draft Profile, Stats, Highlights and Projection
Kaiir Elam
Position: Cornerback
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 196 lbs
Age: 20
College: Florida Gators
Kaiir Elam Stats 2021 | Florida Gators
Coverage Snaps: 359
Rec/Tgt: 18/35
Completion Rate: 51.4%
Yards Allowed: 185
TD/INT: 2/1
Passer Rating: 74.1
Kaiir Elam Draft Profile
Strengths
Kaiir Elam brings the size and necessary physicality to have staying power in the NFL. He is patient which is one of the reasons that he rarely gets beat with release fakes. Elam also does a solid job reading routes just before they start to develop. He has great agility, especially in the hips which makes it easy for him to mirror routes and not get turned around.
Weaknesses
One of the biggest knocks on Elam is that he allows too much room at the start of routes. As a result, he sometimes needs to play catchup unnecessarily. As a tackler in the open field, Elam has lacked the physicality needed to make tackles in the running game at the next level. The other concern is that his play has actually dipped each year since a stellar 2019 season.
Kaiir Elam Highlights
Kaiir Elam Draft Projection
All 2022 NFL Draft Projections are taken from the latest Sporting News NFL Mock Draft by Vinnie Iyer.
Kaiir Elam is currently projected to be drafted by the Houston Texans at No. 37.
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