2020 NFL Draft: Florida Gators prospects to watch in Week 1

SAF Donovan Stiner

Stiner is coming off his first full season as a starter and he displays intriguing traits that translate to the next level.

He has a lean 6-foot-1, 203-pound frame and has added nine pounds since last season. Stiner possesses good speed and lateral agility. He has fluid hips and has an explosive drive step.

Stiner is asked to play mostly over the top in Cover 1 and 2 looks.

As a single-high safety, he has solid range but he’s more of a hash-to-hash player than he is sideline-to-sideline. Stiner can flip and transition with quickness and fluidity but he’s best utilized in double-high looks. He can keep things in front of him and effectively play with outside leverage in those situations, but he’s susceptible to giving up big plays when he’s on his own.

Stiner isn’t asked to do much in man coverage but the results have been mixed when asked. He isn’t completely comfortable playing in off man and can be fooled by stems and head fakes.

He has good ball skills and can capitalize when it comes his way. Stiner closes quickly on the ball when it’s in his zip code and flashes some ability to wrap and finish, although he will miss at times tackling in space.

Stiner has really good quickness when he’s coming downhill in run support, but it would be nice to see him play a little nastier. He’s more of a striker that can effectively wrap up the feet as a tackler. He breaks down and flashes some ability to wrap and drive through his target, but Stiner has some struggles effectively positioning himself to make stops filling against the run.

There are questions surrounding Miami’s passing attack but they still have talent at the skill positions. Stiner will need to keep their vertical threats in front of him, but Miami is likely going to target a ton of throws underneath, which gives Stiner the perfect chance to show his progression as a tackler.