SAF 10
Bishop Fitzgerald
USC
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 201 lbs
Class: Senior
Report by:
Paul Kilgallen
Measurables
Physical
Height
5'11"
Weight
201 lbs
Arm Length
31 1/4 in
Hand Size
9 1/2 in
Speed & Agility
40-Time
4.55 s
10-Yard-Split
1.58 s
Three-cone
6.99 s
Shuttle
4.23 s
Explosiveness
Vertical
33 in
Bench Press
12 reps
Traits
multi
Spatial Awareness
Trait Prototype: Kerby Joseph
multi
Football IQ
Trait Prototype: Ed Reed
defense
Ball Hawk
Trait Prototype: Micah Hyde
defense
Ball Skills
Trait Prototype: Antonio Cromartie
defense
Rangey
Trait Prototype: Kyle Hamilton
Summary
Strengths
Aggressiveness
Play Recognition
Smooth Mover
Ball Skills
Coverage Instincts
Weaknesses
Long Speed
Over-Aggressiveness
Run Defense
Final Report
Bishop Fitzgerald is a 5th Year Senior Safety out of USC, by way of NC State, but he started his collegiate career at a community college, where he switched from QB to Safety after not drawing any interest as a QB out of Virginia. Because of his history at QB, he has a good understanding of offensive concepts and has great instincts on diagnosing and jumping routes. He was a ballhawk his entire collegiate career, improving on his interception total each year. He has great closing speed in short areas and will bait QB's into making mistakes and then shut the gap down. Sometimes, these gambles don't pay off and he'll get beat, so it's high risk, high reward. He also doesn't have the best top end speed, so he may get beat deep by field stretching WR's in the NFL. Overall, a smart player with a knack for taking the ball away, so you'll live with some of the over aggressive mistakes. He struggles a bit in run defense taking poor angles and not being able to get off blocks, but when he's able to get his body on a ball carrier, he is a good tackler. Projects as a coverage down player in certain packages with the potential to grow into a good starter in the NFL.