Florida State Football: Predicting where top prospects land in 2021 draft
Like Marvin Wilson, Hamsah Nasirildeen was thought to be a first-round prospect heading into the 2020 season. After a down year, it is an unknown where Nasirildeen will land, even in what is perceived to be a down year when it comes to wanting to draft a safety.
Nasirildeen has really good size for a safety at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, and is an imposing presence in the back end of a defense. Where he struggles is in coverage.
At the Senior Bowl, Nasirildeen struggled in man coverage and showed a lack of burst and quickness, which is not what you want out of a starting safety in the NFL.
A team that should be looking for a safety at some point in the draft would be the Baltimore Ravens.
After releasing Earl Thomas last season, the Ravens have been searching for someone to step in. I think that Nasirildeen’s physicality would fit well on the team and he should be there in that third to fourth-round range for the Ravens to scoop him up and plug him into a special teams role to start.