Jaycee Horn is another big physical corner at the top of this year’s draft class at the receiver position. He’s the son of Saints wide receiver Joe Horn, and Jaycee played his college ball at South Carolina. He’s a super athletic player who still has some room to grow but if taught well the upside of Horn is through the roof. 

Strengths: 

  • Great Size

At 6’1 205 lbs Jaycee Horn has more than enough size to guard x receivers at the NFL level. When you combine his great size with long arms as well as some tenacity you get a great press corner.

  • Very Physical

Jaycee Horn is probably the most physical cornerback in the class whether that’s in terms of the pop his punches pack in press or in how much he hounds the receiver at the catch point.

  • Smooth Mover

Jaycee Horn isn’t the fastest guy in the world but he transitions extremely smoothly with great fluid hips and a decent ability to change the direction he’s running to stay at the receivers hip.

  • Great Closing Speed

On underneath routes and when playing the run Jaycee Horn is pretty explosive downhill and accelerates quickly to close on receivers and ball carriers alike.

  • Great Ball Skills

One of Jaycee Horn’s best traits is how good he is at the catch point. He’s extremely physical at the catch point and he uses his long arms extremely well to knock balls away.

Weaknesses: 

  • Too Physical Sometimes

Jaycee Horn plays with an attitude but sometimes that gets the best of him and at the next level he’s going to have to clean up this issue. He’s too physical and grabby at times and will get flagged often in the NFL if he doesn’t fix this issue. 

  • Sees the Field A Bit Slow Sometimes

When it comes to zone coverage Jaycee Horn is often a bit slow processing what he sees in front of him and what the receiver behind him is going to do. In off man he gets his eyes caught in the backfield all too often and will have to fix up this issue as well.

  • Average Long Speed

Jaycee Horn didn’t face the fastest guys in college but when he’s faced up against smaller and faster z receivers in the NFL he might have a problem. He couldn’t always keep up down field which may definitely hinder him, but guys have worked around that issue in the past.

Player Comp: Carlton Davis has a similar athletic profile and play style to that of Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis. Both guys are 6’1 and just about 206. They’re both bigger corners and both played that way, with a lot of tenacity in press. They are both great at throwing guys off their routes in press with strong well placed hands, and both guys are aggressive with amazing ball skills that allow them to often knock passes out of the air. Their weaknesses are also very similar with them being too aggressive and too physical sometimes, as well as their slightly below average long speed being a concern.

Final Thoughts: Jaycee Horn is a guy that I’m slightly lower on. I have him as CB2 right behind Caleb Farley and Patrick Surtain. I think Horn has the tools to be one of the better CBs in this class as well as having a super safe floor. He’s so technically refined already with his hand placement, footwork, and ball skills that I wouldn’t mind if contending teams looking to win immediately had him as their top CB. He’s a very good cornerback prospect and should go in the middle of round one. I think the Cardinals are a great fit for him where he could step right into Patrick Peterson’s role as the physical press corner, and the Cardinals are looking to win now with a need at corner so he’s a great fit.