Bruglar calls Hamsah a 4th round player

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HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN | Florida State 6032 | 215 lbs. | SR. Concord, N.C. (Concord) 1/17/1999 (age 22.28) #23
BACKGROUND: Hamsah Nasirildeen (Naz-ril-deen) grew up in Concord, N.C., a northern suburb of Charlotte, and was a four-year varsity starter in both basketball and
football at Concord High School. A four-year starter at wide receiver, he didn’t play defense until his junior year, lining up at safety and posting 80 tackles and four
interceptions in 2015. As a senior, Nasirildeen finished with 108 tackles and three interceptions, earning All-Conference honors for the second straight season. He was
named First Team All-State and a U.S. Army All-American. On offense, he finished his prep career with 108 receptions for 1,728 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
As a junior wing on the basketball team, Nasirildeen led the team in points per game (14.0) and rebounds per game (9.3). He passed up the opportunity to enroll in
college early to stay for his senior year of basketball, finishing his career with over 1,000 points.
A four-star recruit out of high school, Nasirildeen was the No. 14-ranked safety in the 2017 class and the No. 1 recruit in the state of North Carolina. His dance list
piled up with offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Michigan and others. Nasirildeen initially committed to South Carolina at the start of his senior year before
flipping to Florida State weeks before signing day. He accepted his invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl.
YEAR (GP/GS) TKLS TFL SACK FF PD INT NOTES
2017: (13/2) 29 0.0 0.0 0 3 0
2018: (12/5) 91 0.5 0.0 0 3 1 Led team in tackles
2019: (12/10) 101 2.0 1.0 3 5 2 Second Team All-ACC; Led team in tackles, FFs; Made 22 tackles at BC; INT TD; Injured knee in season finale
2020: (2/2) 13 1.5 0.0 0 2 1 Missed the first seven games of the season
Total: (39/19) 234 4.0 1.0 3 13 4
HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP
COMBINE N/A (Combine canceled)
PRO DAY 6032 215 34 1/2 9 3/4 81 7/8 - - - 32 - 4.27 7.05 17 (no runs or broad – right hamstring strain)
STRENGTHS: Sports an oversized, stretched-out frame with remarkable limb length…quick footed and coordinated in his transitions…downhill player who fills quickly
and powerful at contact…makes form tackles when he can square up his target…strikes with the force to jar ball carriers and knock the ball loose (three forced
fumbles on 2019 film)…improved awareness and took positive steps in coverage in 2019 (47.6% completion rate, zero touchdowns allowed) compared to 2018 (73.3% 
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completion rate, four touchdowns allowed)…shows off his wide receiver background when the ball is in the air…quiet personality, but coachable with reliable
character (defensive coordinator Adam Fuller: “He asks key questions during meetings…he’s very much a team player”)…logged almost 500 career snaps on special
teams at FSU…has experience at multiple positions and led the team in tackles in 2018 and 2019.
WEAKNESSES: Position-fit concerns with his linebacker/safety tweener skill set…needs to eliminate the fly-by tackles…doesn’t consistently play through blockers with
his eyes…needs to better anticipate blockers’ landmarks to play out in front…can be manipulated in deep coverage when he focuses more on the backfield than the
wide receiver…late recovery skills to make up a lost step in man coverage…suffered a torn ACL in his left knee (November 2019), forcing him to return to school in
2020 and sit out the first seven games as a senior.
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Florida State, Nasirildeen played free safety in defensive coordinator Adam Fuller’s scheme, lining up in the deep half, versus the
slot and at linebacker. Although his senior year was basically a lost season due to his ACL rehab, he led the Seminoles in tackles as a sophomore and junior and
announced himself as a possible top-100 draft pick. Described as a “war daddy” by the FSU coaches, Nasirildeen runs the alleys with physicality and plays with the
length and toughness to shed blocks in the box. In coverage, he has fluidity and ball skills, but his route anticipation and eye discipline are not currently strengths of
his game. Overall, Nasirildeen comes with position-fit questions in base and requires a defined role, but he is a super-long, downhill force player with moldable
physical traits. He projects as a hybrid box safety and core special-teamer.
GRADE: 3rd Round (No. 93 overall)

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[ID.]

GRADE: 3rd Round (No. 93 overall)

[Lith]

Based on talent alone, maybe you can argue he is a 4th round talent, but coming off an ACL, and facing a position change, 6th round seems right.  I like the pick, think he can be very good. We have had some luck with late round injury risks the last couple of years with Austin and Hall.   Hopefully this kid makes it a 3rd in 3 years.

[jgb]

I like the nickname War Daddy

[mrcoops]

This is why I'm not too concerned about the Jets surrendering those two 3rd rounder in the AVT trade up.

After around the first 50 players or so, value becomes very subjective in the mid and late rounds where teams look more for scheme fits and projection selections.

We already know that one of JD's 3rd round picks, had he still had them, would have been Michael Carter (RB) who the Jets absolutely stole in the 4th.

The Jets then added some guys like Sherwood and Nasirildeen who could potentially have gone higher, plus some guys they like as scheme fits such as Carter II, Pinnock etc.

Jets did a really good job in this draft adding premium talent early, then scheme fits with pure athletic talent later.

[JustInFudge]

12 hours ago, Lith said:

Based on talent alone, maybe you can argue he is a 4th round talent, but coming off an ACL, and facing a position change, 6th round seems right.  I like the pick, think he can be very good. We have had some luck with late round injury risks the last couple of years with Austin and Hall.   Hopefully this kid makes it a 3rd in 3 years.

FWIW one of my best buds played OL back in the hay days of FSU, very connected still, completely obsessed with FSU Football to the point he named his son Bowden.  He loves Hamsah.  Said he was the only bright spot on a sinking ship under Taggert, one of the few non-sh*t birds.  Heads down, hard worker who can ball.  Great body, long lean, athletic, he plays down hill with a lot of speed. Leading tackler 2 year in a row, play maker, big hitter, can get the ball, cover a lot of ground.  Called him position-less and versatile.  Thinks he'll be sub group type player but someone who can cover a TE or RB down field and neutralize what's in front of him, coaches favorite who will do whatever is asked of him.