{"id":24038,"date":"2025-04-02T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/?p=24038"},"modified":"2025-04-02T13:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:10:18","slug":"darien-porter-jr-cb-iowa-state-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/darien-porter-jr-cb-iowa-state-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State (Senior)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24038\" class=\"elementor elementor-24038\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44110d96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44110d96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61e717b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61e717b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fecfae1\" data-id=\"fecfae1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13696468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13696468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The 2025 NFL Draft is fast approaching, and despite an initial impression that this year's class might lack talent, The Trick Play team has once again delved into the tapes to bring you scouting reports on the players who will soon wear the jerseys of your favorite franchises.<\/b><\/p><p><b>From Quarterback to Safety, including the trenches where Offensive Linemen and Defensive Linemen engage in a relentless battle, <\/b><b>Rayane and Valentin will walk you through the new faces of this 2025 draft class while everyone is excited about the coming NFL Draft<\/b><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><strong>Strengths<\/strong> :<\/p><ul><li>Size<\/li><li>Speed<\/li><li>Efforts<\/li><li>Ball skills<\/li><li>Zone coverage Skills<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong> :<\/p><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><ul><li class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable\" dir=\"ltr\">Age 25 ans saison rookie<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Exp\u00e9rience en CB (1 saison)<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Change of direction<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Manque de puissance en run support<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Tackling Technique<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-anchoredreplyview-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559f8f83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"559f8f83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-490c5e01\" data-id=\"490c5e01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a708835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"6a708835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Darien Porter is pure RAW talent.<br><br>He\u2019s a 6\u20192 197lb CB from Iowa State expected to run in the 4.3s. Former WR and special teams maestro.<br><br>Porter allowed an UNREAL 4.7 passer rating in 2024, including 3 picks and 2 PBUs on just 17 targets in 11 games.<br><br>Reminds me of Riq Woolen\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBrVy01xqF\">pic.twitter.com\/BBrVy01xqF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DF\/status\/1884296579320103050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efbdb39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efbdb39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab9301e\" data-id=\"1ab9301e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113a9d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"113a9d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>TTProfil<\/strong><\/h3><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\"><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><div dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\"><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable\" dir=\"ltr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darien Porter a un gabarit unique pour la position, il est rare de voir des CBs avec des gabarits grands et longilignes. Le point int\u00e9ressant avec Porter est qu&rsquo;il est un athl\u00e8te assez fluide pour son physique. Il poss\u00e8de une excellente vitesse et une recovery speed \u00e9lite <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 rattraper le receveur gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une vitesse \u00e9lite). Il fait de tr\u00e8s beaux efforts sur le terrain notamment pour sauver des jeux en traversant le terrain et poss\u00e8de un tr\u00e8s bon moteur. Le principal probl\u00e8me de son physique et ce qu\u2019on ne veut pas voir avec ce type de gabarit, est son manque de puissance. Dans trop de domaines, son manque de puissance sur le haut mais aussi le bas du corps se font sentir, je d\u00e9velopperai \u00e7a plus bas.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficile de se faire une id\u00e9e de Porter en Man et principalement en Press, il y a trop peu de jeux dans cette situation mais j\u2019ai pu observer une chose qui me semble primordiale, il ne pourra pas jouer en Man en NFL sur le c\u00f4t\u00e9 ouvert \u00e0 cause de pertes d\u2019\u00e9quilibres lors de ses transitions et de gros probl\u00e8mes pour changer de directions ainsi que lors des breaks (assez logique vu le gabarit) surtout si il fait face \u00e0 des receveurs plus agiles et tr\u00e8s bon route runner il pourrait se faire exposer m\u00e9chamment. Cependant il a flash\u00e9 de bonnes choses dans le boundary avec un back pedal assez haut mais fluide et une meilleure capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 transitionner. Sa trail technique ( le fait de poser un bras sur les num\u00e9ros du receveur, et de le coller pour le pousser vers l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur) est plut\u00f4t bien ex\u00e9cut\u00e9e. Toujours en man je l\u2019ai vu essay\u00e9 de Jam quelques fois le WR mais \u00e7a manque de conviction, son manque d\u2019exp\u00e9rience se fait ressentir et peut le pousser \u00e0 jouer sur les talons et \u00e0 s\u2019en remettre \u00e0 sa recovery speed. L\u00e0 o\u00f9 il s\u2019est montr\u00e9 tr\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019aise c\u2019est en couverture de zone (toujours dans le boundary (c\u00f4t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9)) et principalement en Cover 3. Il a une tr\u00e8s bonne compr\u00e9hension des niveaux et il lit bien les yeux du QB. Son pass\u00e9 de receveur lui permet une bonne compr\u00e9hension des trac\u00e9s des receveurs, il arrive \u00e0 rester patient et je ne l\u2019ai jamais vu se faire induire en erreur par le QB.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porter poss\u00e8de une tr\u00e8s bonne ball-tracking ability m\u00eame dos au jeu o\u00f9 il arrive bien \u00e0 se retourner gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son pass\u00e9 de receveur. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses longs bras il a un catch radius \u00e9norme et une capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer le ballon au point de catch le plus haut \u00e9lite. Quand il est en couverture de zone, il arrive \u00e0 couper la trajectoire des passes avec facilit\u00e9 gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une kick and close <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(it's the ability of a DB or LB to read the action and react aggressively) and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a closing speed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(La vitesse \u00e0 laquelle le d\u00e9fenseur se d\u00e9place du point A au point B pour r\u00e9duire la distance qui le s\u00e9pare du porteur de balle) tr\u00e8s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">int\u00e9ressantes.<\/span><\/p><br \/><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il est tr\u00e8s engag\u00e9 contre le run stop et contre les \u00e9quipes qui pr\u00f4nent le jeu \u00e0 la course il a \u00e9t\u00e9 parfois l\u00e9g\u00e8rement indisciplin\u00e9, il faut qu\u2019ill fasse attention \u00e0 son overcommitment. Il manque de puissance et de technique pour se d\u00e9sengager des blocks. Sa technique de plaquage est \u00e0 travailler et il faut qu\u2019il fasse attention \u00e0 ses angles de plaquages mais pour un premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e en CB \u00e7a reste correct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><br \/><p><strong>Darien Porter est vraiment un prospect ultra int\u00e9ressant si il avait 2 ou 3 ans de moins mais il va avoir 25 lors de sa saison rookie. Ses capacit\u00e9s athl\u00e9tiques, sa taille et son IQ en couverture de zone sont une tr\u00e8s bonne base mais il va falloir \u00eatre patient et \u00e9sp\u00e8rer une progression rapide chez lui en vue du tr\u00e8s peu d\u2019exp\u00e9rience au poste. Il devrait trouv\u00e9 son bonheur dans une d\u00e9fense qui pr\u00f4ne la couverture de zone et pourrait devenir un tr\u00e8s bon asset si la progression se fait rapidement.<\/strong><\/p><br \/><p><strong>Grade : Early 4th round<br \/>Draft Projection : Day 2<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darien Porter ,CB, Iowa State (Senior) La Draft NFL 2025 approche \u00e0 grand pas et malgr\u00e9 une cuv\u00e9e qui de prime abord semblait manquer de talent, l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe de The Trick Play s&rsquo;est \u00e0 nouveau plong\u00e9 dans les tapes afin de pouvoir vous proposer les scouting reports des joueurs qui porteront bient\u00f4t le maillot de vos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,262],"tags":[154,281,77,127,79,75,282,72],"class_list":["post-24038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cb-2025","category-scouting-2025","tag-cb","tag-darien","tag-draft","tag-iowa-state","tag-ncaa","tag-nfl-draft","tag-porter","tag-scouting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24038"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24044,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24038\/revisions\/24044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}