Beau Brade
Position: Safety – Projected: 5th Round
History & Measurables
Born: – Clarksville, MD
High School: River Hill
College: Maryland
Height: 6’0″ Weight: 203 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Awareness and eye discipline in zone
- Willingness in run support
- Effort
The Bad
- Man coverage
- Pursuit angles
- Long speed
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Coverage Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Coverage Grade: 65.4 (T-270th Among Safeties)
- Pass Breakups: 4 (T-46th Among Safeties)
- Passer Rating Allowed: 91.2 (237th Among Safeties)
- Interceptions: 1 (T-159th Among Safeties)
- Times Targeted: 14 (T-386th Among Safeties)
2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Run Defense Grade: 70.6 (T-158th Among Safeties)
- Run Stops: 19 (T-20th Among Safeties)
Film Notes and Highlights
Beau Brade is a unique safety. He does very well in short and intermediate zone, showing great field awareness and ability to read the quarterback. In deep zone, he struggles covering large areas and does not have the speed to close gaps quickly. In man and press coverage, he has a tendency to be thrown off his coverage at point of contact and breaks. It can lead to him losing a step especially against faster players.
In run support, Beau Brade is active, but needs discipline. He tends to over pursue on tackles, and takes poor angles at times. He does well shedding blocks, and this shows when blitzing, too. Personally, I think he would be best suited playing WILL linebacker in the NFL, as he does have nice short area speed. As a safety prospect, Brade is a Day 3 player in my opinion. – Thomas Christopher
(Games Watched: vs Michigan 2022, vs Michigan State 2023, vs Ohio State 2023, vs Michigan 2023, Live at Senior Bowl 2024)
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