Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Scouting Report: Johnathan Aiken, DB - Hollywood, FL

Chaminade-Madonna defensive back Johnathan Aiken

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Class: 2011
Position: Safety/cornerback
School: Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, FL
40 Yard Dash: 4.49 (reported)
Vertical: 34"

Notes: Holds offers from Florida International, Marshall, Michigan, and South Florida . . . Brother, Kamar Aiken, plays wide receiver for Central Florida [Edit: Kamar is no relation to Johnathan]. . . Plays running back on offense . . . Wears jersey #21

Strengths: Great acceleration . . . Good mirroring instincts . . . High energy player . . . Seems to be one of team's emotional leaders . . . Solid tackler despite small stature . . . Squares up and wraps up ballcarrier . . . Great special teams player . . . Fearless in kick coverage . . . Has knack for blocking kicks and punts . . . Good running skills once ball is in his hands . . . Ability to change directions quickly . . . Excellent blitzer off the edge

Weaknesses: Does not run legs on contact . . . Leaves feet too often when making contact . . . Can be too aggressive at times without breaking down to tackle, leaving him open to missing tackles . . . Lacks ideal height . . . Good but not great speed, despite superb acceleration . . . Average ball skills when ball is in the air

Projection: Aiken has starter-level potential as a strong safety for a BCS contender

Reminds me of: current Michigan safety Michael Williams

5 comments:

  1. Great work, are these scouting reports going to be a regular thing here now?

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  2. I've done a few others over the past year or so (Braxton Miller, for example), and I always tell myself that I'm going to do more of them. For some reason, I don't get around to it as often as I want.

    So...I hope to do them regularly, but I can't make any promises.

    Anyway, thanks for the compliment.

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  3. quote ""Brother, Kamar Aiken, plays wide receiver for Central Florida""" ............... thats not my brother no relation!!!!!! this is johnathan aiken

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  4. @ Johnathan Aiken

    Sorry for putting that misinformation out there. I got that from another website.

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