Grade
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CB
5th Round - UDFA
2026 Draft Class
Devon Marshall
Status
UDFAJacksonville Jaguars NC State
5'10"
200lbs
Age 22
Aug 12, 2026
Executive Summary
Devon Marshall is a patient, ball-hawking corner whose elite ability at the catch point, ball tracking, and timing helped him lead the FBS with 15 pass breakups.
Strengths
Ball Skills, Man Coverage, and Versatility
Weaknesses
Agility / Recovery Speed, Zone Coverage, and Athleticism / Frame
Full Scouting Report
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Man Coverage
Pros:
•Plays to his help well and understands when he can be more aggressive and less aggressive
•Good patience in off man and doesn’t overpursue routes
•Doesn’t get caught looking back after getting beat and focuses on catching back up
Cons:
•Can struggle to stay in phase and gets beat vertically pretty often
•His patience in off man can get him burnt over the top
•Got bailed out by a few underthrows that let him get back to the ball after getting beat
•Pretty stiff in press man and doesn’t have a super violent punch
•Doesn’t move his feet enough to be reliable in press man
Zone Coverage
Pros:
•Route prioritization started off bad but got better throughout the year
•Baits quarterbacks into throws
Cons:
•Eyes will get caught in the backfield for too long and can lose track of receivers running deep
Hand Usage
Pros:
•Does attempt reroute receivers in a flat zone
•Gets his hands into the receivers hands pretty consistently
Cons:
•Pretty weak punch when pressing
•Reroute attempts don’t affect receivers very much usually
Ball Skills
Pros:
•Very good at the catch point (led the FBS with 15 pbus)
•Plays through the hands very well
•Doesn't get many penalties for being too physical and is very solid with timing
•Tracks ball well (had two nice picks against florida state)
•Will come downhill and attack the ball well
Cons:
•None
Athleticism / Frame
Pros:
•Decent speed to not lose ground on vertical routes when running with receiver
Cons:
•Undersized
•Didn’t perform well at his pro day
Agility / Recovery Speed
Pros:
•Pretty decent makeup speed and doesn’t turn around when beat
Cons:
•Brain moves faster then his hips and legs
•His change of direction is clunky and isn’t very fluid
•Doesn’t flip his hips fast enough
Tackling / Physicality
Pros:
•Seems to be willing to hit and step up in the run game
•Understands his size and where to hit on bigger players
Cons:
•Gets bullied by blockers often
•Doesn’t get super involved in the run game
•Struggles to shed blocks consistently
Versatility
Pros:
•Has the versatility to play in the slot due to smaller size and willingness to hit
•Played flats a good amount of the time so he could fit into the slot role
•Has some special teams experience early in his career
Cons:
•Played all his snaps at wide corner so doesn’t have much experience in a slot corner role
Games Watched
•Week 6 vs CAM, Week 7 vs ND, Week 9 vs GT, Week 11 vs FSU, BOWL vs MEM
Ideal Situation
•Devon Marshall, the second team all american from NC State, is a very polarizing prospect. He led the nation in pass breakups and is elite at playing the hands and jarring the ball loose at the catch point. But he isn’t very sticky in man coverage, especially in off man against more vertical routes. He plays with a great level of patience, and doesn’t jump and overpursue on routes, but this patience sometimes leaves him flat footed while receivers are running past him. He got bailed out quite a few times by deep throws being underthrown and allowing him to catch up. He doesn’t get caught looking back when beaten and still ends up with a lot of pass breakups instead of penalties which is good and was very disciplined and didn’t have many penalties at all. His zone coverage started off a little rocky and was poor at route prioritization but that got better throughout the year. He does focus a little too much on the quarterback in zone coverage and loses track of receivers deep sometimes. As far as the run game, it was very hit or miss. Sometimes it seemed like he didn’t want anything to do with the run game, other times he filled gaps at the line of scrimmage and made nice tackles. The Jags took him as an undrafted free agent and this could be a tough team to move up in. The corner room is a little deeper than people might think. Montaric Brown, Jarrian Jones, Jourdan Lewis, and Travis Hunter take up the top of the depth chart with Jourdan Lewis being the main slot. He could make a special teams impact if he brings consistent intensity every down he plays as his tackling isn’t bad, when he tries.
Rating
•Man Coverage – 6.8/10
•Zone Coverage – 5.4/10
•Hand Usage – 6.0/10
•Ball Skills – 9.8/10
•Athleticism / Frame – 4.5/10
•Agility / Recovery Speed – 3.5/10
•Tackling / Physicality – 5.9/10
•Versatility – 6.5/10
Total = 60.0/100 (D-) Late 6th-Early 7th grade
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