2024 NFL Draft Prospect: Kamren Kinchens

Kamren Kinchens

Position: Safety – Projected: 3rd Round

History & Measurables

Born:  Sept. 29th, 2002 – Miami, FL

High School: Miami Northwestern

College: Miami

Height: 6’0″       Weight: 205 lbs

Traits & Characteristics

The Good

• Tackle power
• Zone coverage
• Effort
• Run support pursuit

The Bad

• Speed
• Man coverage
• Eye patience in zone
• Acceleration

Advanced Analytics Notes

2023 Coverage Stats: Min 100 Snaps

• Coverage Grade: 65.1 (280th Among Safeties) 
• Pass Breakups: 2 (T-179th Among Safeties)
• Passer Rating Allowed: 118.4  (402nd Among Safeties)
• Interceptions: 5 (T-4th Among Safeties) 
• Times Targeted: 34 (T-126th Among Safeties)

2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps

• Run Defense Grade: 69.4 (T-184th Among Safeties)
• Run Stops: 5 (T-320th Among Safeties)

Film Notes and Highlights

Kamren Kinchens is a hard hitting safety. He shows good pad level and instinct in run support with quick pursuit angles. He’s not afraid to go in the hole and make a one-on-one tackle. However, he does lack high-end speed. In the second level, if he doesn’t take a good angle he can get blown past by runners.

In coverage, Kamren Kinchens struggles at times in man.  However, he greatly improved from 2022 to 2023 – especially in zone coverage. While at times he still can lose sight of wide receivers running past him, he performed much better as a deep safety in 2023. Kinchens is a ball hawk and shows good instinct playing at a free safety position. I have a Day 2 grade on Kinchens – but he may fall due to testing. – Thomas Christopher

(Games Watched: vs North Carolina 2022, vs Texas A&M 2023, vs North Carolina 2023, vs Clemson 2023, Live at Senior Bowl 2024)

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