Summer is here, and it is everyone’s favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football for Bucs fans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Tampa Bay.
Are we going to write about quarterbacks? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Bucs, the Bears, or the Steelers. We write these so Bucs fans can be the most informed fans.
So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall.
Player Information
Player: Isaiah Nwokobia
School: SMU
Height/Weight: 6-1/202 lbs.
Player Background
– 3-Star Recruit
– Ran Track in High School
– Also Played 7-on-7 Football in High School
– First-Team All-ACC in 2024
Career Stats Heading into the 2025 Season
– 193 Tackles
– 11 Tackles for a Loss
– 2.5 Sacks
– 9 Interceptions
– 7 Pass Breakups
– 2 Defensive Touchdowns
Notable PFF Numbers Heading into the 2025 Season
– 65.9 PFF Run Defense Grade
– 72.2 PFF Pass Coverage Grade
– Missed Tackle Rate of 14.7%
– 55 Defensive Stops
Player Traits
– Good instincts to make jumps on plays and where they are designed
– Physical in coverage and as a tackler
– Finds the ball time and again to make plays
– Plays to the whistle
– Excellent in run support
Player Summary
Isaiah Nwokobia is a fun safety prospect out of SMU who was a major part of a defensive unit that helped the Mustangs make the College Football Playoff. The rangy safety did a great job in both pass and run coverage assignments; either one, he can make plays in. His ball instincts lead him to be in a position to force turnovers or to meet ball carriers in the open field. I really appreciated his physical style as well in both coverage and in making tackles to ball carriers. Look for Nwokobia to have his work cut out for him again in 2025 but he should be up for it in another competitive ACC year.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Isaiah Nwokobia, SAF, SMU
Reporting by Andrew Harbaugh, Buccaneers Wire / Bucs Wire
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