Welcome to the team - Treydan Stukes

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Versatile db who should be an s for us. Solid 2nd rounder.
 

Strengths​

  • Team captain who sets the standard.
  • Work in the film room shows up in his pre-snap recognition.
  • Cleanly processes stacked release and route combinations.
  • Well-timed flip and run against vertical challenges.
  • Very good speed to stay in-phase or make up ground.
  • Excels with his ball-tracking and catch timing.
  • Accelerates quickly from any change of direction.
  • Excellent technique and toughness tackling near the line.

Weaknesses​

  • Plays tall and with a restricted backpedal from depth.
  • Feet have to do some of the work for his hips in coverage.
  • Needs to break down sooner in downhill pursuit.
  • Average lateral agility in coverage and as a tackler.
  • Entry points into tackles can run a little high.
 
Crow said:

Strengths​

  • Team captain who sets the standard.
  • Work in the film room shows up in his pre-snap recognition.
  • Cleanly processes stacked release and route combinations.
  • Well-timed flip and run against vertical challenges.
  • Very good speed to stay in-phase or make up ground.
  • Excels with his ball-tracking and catch timing.
  • Accelerates quickly from any change of direction.
  • Excellent technique and toughness tackling near the line.

Weaknesses​

  • Plays tall and with a restricted backpedal from depth.
  • Feet have to do some of the work for his hips in coverage.
  • Needs to break down sooner in downhill pursuit.
  • Average lateral agility in coverage and as a tackler.
  • Entry points into tackles can run a little high.
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and considering it appears we're playing split zone safeties, it's a match.
 
Anyone have The Beast this year? I'm curious what Dane says about him.
 
Crow said:
Anyone have The Beast this year? I'm curious what Dane says about him.
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Here ya go..

Overview​

  • Hometown: Litchfield Park, AZ
  • Birthday: September 11, 2001
  • Age: 24.6
  • Jersey: No. 2
  • High School: Millennium
  • Year: Sixth-year senior
A starter for three-and-a-half years at Arizona, Stukes played the “F Kat” nickel position in defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales’ scheme. While playing under three different head coaches and five defensive coordinators over his college career, he was primarily an outside cornerback his first three seasons before moving inside for his final three years (1,174 career snaps in the nickel, 943 at outside corner, 503 at safety). In his final season, he didn’t allow a touchdown in coverage and led the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.40).

A former walk-on, Stukes competed with the same passion and toughness as a senior captain as he did when he was a wide-eyed freshman straining for a scholarship. Despite some wasted movements in his transitions, he closes space in coverage with the ball awareness to disrupt the catch point. He plays with toughness and physicality near the line, although he needs to clean up things as a tackler.

Dane’s takeaway​

Dane Brugler Illustration

Stukes can be too reactionary at times, but he is an instinctive athlete who plays with quiet confidence and valuable versatility. He projects best in the nickel, while offering outside or single-high flexibility.
 
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Treydan Stukes Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Todd McShay's scouting report for Treydan Stukes. Grades, measurables, combine results, strengths, and role projection.
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Grade
86 /100
Pos Rank
4
OVR Rank
36


The Player
Stukes is a versatile, playmaking defensive back with outstanding burst and top-end speed. He ran the second-quickest 10-yard split among all defensive backs at the combine and the third-fastest 40 time among safeties. He breaks quickly on passes, reading the receiver’s movement and showing an ability to turn and run. He gets his eyes on the quarterback and jumps routes in off-coverage and recovers well if caught out of position. He has the size, speed, and length to match up with tight ends.

Stukes’s hands are on the smaller side and he doesn’t catch everything he gets his hands on, but he picked off four passes in 2025. He’s adept at tracking the ball, comes down with 50-50 balls, and is competitive in jump-ball situations. His speed makes him dangerous with the ball in his hands. He’s prone to taking chances, biting on double moves and play-action, and he gives up separation at the top of routes. He shoots his hands and stacks tight ends and receivers in space. He locates the ball and disengages in time to make plays. He beats blockers to the point of attack and chases the run with championship effort.

He has a lean frame and can get engulfed between the tackles. Sometimes he comes in too hot and takes poor angles, which leads to some missed tackles. He’s a nickel who primarily lines up over the slot and in the box. But he logged 966 snaps playing wide corner earlier in his career, according to PFF, and he has the frame of a free safety. He was a team captain at Arizona and played 52 games for the Wildcats in his six-year career, finishing with seven interceptions and 35 passes defended. He suffered an ACL tear in 2024 and missed the final eight games of the season and missed the first two games of the 2025 season due to another injury.

The Draft
Stukes is one of the top five safety prospects and a potential top-50 overall prospect in this class.

The Projection
Stukes should push for immediate playing time at nickel while providing depth at safety and corner. There’s no clear NFL comparison for a 6-foot-1 nickel prospect who ran a 4.33 40, as Stukes did, but Eagles corner Cooper DeJean might be the best bet.
 
Jeremy Fowler
Asked some NFL personnel evaluators for Day 1 sleepers (Rd 2 prospects with chance to sneak into 1).

A few mentioned:

Arizona S/NCB Treydan Stukes: 'Under the radar but really freaking good'
 
This part is just so baller for us:

1,174 career snaps in the nickel, 943 at outside corner, 503 at safety). In his final season, he didn’t allow a touchdown in coverage and led the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.40).

Guys who can maybe cover someone is huge for us.
 
007 said:
This part is just so baller for us:

1,174 career snaps in the nickel, 943 at outside corner, 503 at safety). In his final season, he didn’t allow a touchdown in coverage and led the Big 12 in interceptions per game (0.40).

Guys who can maybe cover someone is huge for us.
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Here's hoping. I don't even remember what that looks like.
 
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