When you talk about the top defensive back prospects in this year\u2019s NFL Draft, it\u2019s impossible to leave out Caleb Downs.<\/p>\n
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The NFL Draft is coming to ABC 25, bringing with it hope, pressure, and the opportunity for franchises to change everything with a single pick.<\/p>\n
Over the next three weeks, the First Coast Sports Team is breaking down the names you need to know and the prospects who could be wearing teal and black when it\u2019s all said and done.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the focus was on the secondary and a player who could make an immediate impact on the Jacksonville Jaguars\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n
When you talk about the top defensive back prospects in this year\u2019s NFL Draft, it\u2019s impossible to leave out Caleb Downs.<\/p>\n
From the moment he stepped on the field as a freshman at Alabama, Downs has played with the poise of a veteran, showcasing rare instincts, elite awareness, and a football IQ that separates him from the pack.<\/p>\n
But Downs isn\u2019t just a safety; he\u2019s a true chess piece.<\/p>\n
He has the versatility to line up in the box, cover in the slot, or patrol the deep field, and he does all of it at a high level. Downs diagnoses plays quickly, takes smart angles in run support, and consistently puts himself in position to make impact plays.<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s NFL, versatility in the secondary is more valuable than ever, and Downs checks every box teams are looking for in a modern defensive back.<\/p>\n
He projects as a Day One starter, with the upside to develop into one of the league\u2019s premier defensive players.<\/p>\n
For a Jaguars team looking to elevate its defense, Caleb Downs could be more than just a draft pick; he could be the missing piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you talk about the top defensive back prospects in this year\u2019s NFL Draft, it\u2019s impossible to leave…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2060],"tags":[7,212,125,2401,213,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-859757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jacksonville","10":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","11":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","12":"tag-jaguars","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116365772039181001","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}