3. T.J. Green, FS, Clemson
Experience: Junior
Height/Weight: 6-2/209
Projected Round: 1-3
2015 Stats: 95 tackles; 5.5 tackles for loss; 1 sack; 3 passes defended; 2 forced fumbles
The second Clemson safety that the Broncos could look at in the draft, T.J. Green, has an incredible amount of talent and potential. Green committed to Clemson as a wide receiver and played receiver his freshman year before transitioning to safety his second year.
Since he is coming out of college after just his junior year, he only has one year of starting safety experience under his belt. Because of this, he is very raw and still has a lot of untapped potential. Safeties typically don’t go very high in the draft, so for Green to be projected as a third round pick with the little experience that he has, shows how much talent people believe he has.
Like you would expect from a converted wide receiver, Green has great speed, very good cover abilities and the ball skills of a wideout. Unlike most wide receivers, Green isn’t afraid to get in the trenches and hit people. Because of this, Green is an asset in the running game as well as the passing game.
With being a relatively new defensive player, Green still hasn’t learned how to properly tackle, which leads to missed and broken tackles. This shouldn’t be too much of a concern for teams as he still has a lot of room to grow and because of the fact he isn’t afraid to make contact.
The Broncos could be the perfect place for Green as he could learn the position with a seasoned coaching staff and two great safeties in front of him. While Green still has a lot of room to grow, he has one of the highest ceilings of all of the safeties in this draft. With already having two starting safeties, the Broncos have the luxury of being able to draft a player with room to grow and tons of talent.
