STRONG POINTS

Huff is a very good athlete with the playing speed and closing burst to make plays all over the field. He plays bigger than his size, comes up quickly in run support and makes hard, physical hits. When he stays under control and over his feet, he is a very good tackler out in space. He does a very good job of reading passes in front of him, breaking and closing quickly and makes hard hits right after the ball arrives to break up passes. He can cover tight ends all over the field in tight man-to-man and is surprisingly effective covering slot receivers in man-to-man.

WEAKNESSES

Huff does not consistently tackle with good technique -- he gets over aggressive and ends up lunging/diving, which leads to some missed tackles. His aggressiveness also causes him to bite on play action fakes and allows his man to get separation behind him in man-to-man coverage. Despite consistently chasing hard after the ball in pursuit, he does not always fight through blocks well and can be blocked out of the play by aggressive blockers at times. More than anything, his production tends to vary during games and his plays seem to come in bunches.

POSITIONAL FACTORS

Grade Category Comments/Description 6.0 Read & React Nearly always reads and reacts quickly to the play and has good closing burst, but will miss read at times. 6.5 M/M Coverage He has the acceleration, athleticism and playing speed to cover wide receivers/tight ends well in man-to-man coverage. 6.0 Zone Coverage Reads quarterback pass well, breaks and closes fast and makes hard hits right after the ball arrives. 6.5 Break and Close He has an explosive closing burst to break up passes in front of him and to make plays in run support. 6.5 Hips/Turn Ability He has the hips to turn and run with receiver and can stay on wide receiver's/tight end's hip down the field. 6.0 Tackling Usually is a very good and physical tackler, but will get out of control and misses some tackles at times. 6.0 Hitting Ability Not always a polished hitter, but when he stays over feet he can make violent hits on ball carriers. 6.0 Hands - Interception He has shown ability to make the interception when he gets a chance to step in front of receiver. 5.5 Hands - Fight Blocker He has the ability to defeat blockers easily to get back into the play, but does not fight through blocks consistently. 6.5 Deep Speed Huff has very good playing speed for a safety, which allows him to cover deep downfield easily. NA Return Ability In the games he was graded, Huff did not return kickoffs or punts. 5.5 Errors Needs to stay under control when he tackles out in space better and cannot bite on play action fakes.

ATHLETIC ABILITY	Section Grade: 6.5
Huff is a very good athlete, which has allowed him to consistently make plays from sideline to sideline. His very quick feet allows him to accelerate to full speed fast to chase down plays in pursuit easily. His athleticism and playing speed give him the ability to come up and line up over the slot receiver when the offense goes to three receiver sets and he can cover surprisingly well in tight man-to-man. He has a burst to catch running backs in pursuit before they can get around the corner. His combination of foot quickness, agility and flexibility help him to adjust and tackle well out in space when he stays over his feet and under control. Huff's coordination and balance show up most in his ability to move smoothly through traffic without getting tripped up or bounced around.
Q.A.B. Quick Feet C.O.D. Flexibility Coordination 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

COMPETITIVENESS	Section Grade: 6.5
Huff has shown toughness coming up aggressively and tackling big running backs in run support and throwing his body into blockers to slow up plays so his teammates can make the plays. He has been a very productive safety at Texas, doing a very good job of stepping up and making big plays (especially hits) on important downs -- he seems to come up much more aggressively in run support on important downs. His overall production varies between excellent and adequate and the main reasons for his not being ideally consistent is that he stops feet and lunges on tackles when he gets out of control and sometimes steps forward on pass plays and allows the receiver to get behind him too easily. He is definitely a team player who competes hard and consistently hustles and chases from snap to whistle and never quits trying to make tackles.
Toughness Clutch Play Production Consistency Team Player Pride/Quit 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.5 6.5

MENTAL ALERTNESS	Section Grade: 5.5
Huff is a smart safety and it shows in his ability to line up in a variety of different spots on defense without making mistakes and in his man-to-man technique. He has good instincts and usually is able to react quickly to the play -- he reads passes in front of him fast, closes quickly and can get there as the ball arrives to try and break up the pass. However, he will at times bite on fakes when he is supposed to pick up the tight end in man-to-man and ends up allowing the tight end to get separation behind him. He usually does a good job of maintaing his concentration, which is what helps him to consistently compete and chase hard on every snap. But he does lose focus at times when tackling and it leads to some missed tackles.
Learn/Retain Instincts/Reactions Concentration 6.0 6.0 5.5

STRENGTH/EXPLOSION	Section Grade: 6.0
Huff has good size for a safety at over 6-foot-0 and nearly 200 pounds, but he could definitely use an extra 10-15 pounds on his frame. He was a durable player in 2005 and with his athleticism, flexibility, toughness and competitiveness, he has the ability to be a durable NFL safety. He has good natural explosiveness, which helps him to close quickly to finish plays in pursuit and really shows an explosive closing burst to the quarterback when he blitzes and makes explosive hits on the quarterback. He has very good natural strength and when he stays over feet and under control he is a very strong tackler, but when he does not maintain his concentration and lunges/dives to make tackles he is not strong at point of attack and can be dragged for extra yards.
Body Type Durability Explosion Play Strength 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0