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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 28: Jeremy Chinn #DB40 of the Southern Illinois Salukis speaks to the media on day four of the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

No. 5 – Southern Illinois S/LB Jeremy Chinn

There’s an ever-growing Isaiah Simmons hive among Redskins fans, but what if I told you that you could have a similarly athletic hybrid prospect one round later?

Jeremy Chinn isn’t close to the level that Simmons is currently at as a prospect, but he has the athletic upside to fulfill a similar versatile role with a bit of development. Here are his athletic numbers from the NFL Combine, along from a quote from Pro Football Network explaining just how transcendent Chinn’s numbers are.

Jeremy Chinn: 6-foot-3, 221, 4.45 40-yard dash, 1.55 10-yard split, 41-inch vertical, 11.5-foot broad jump

"Both [Chinn and Kyle Dugger] fell into the elite ranks with their Relative Athletic Scores (RAS). As Kent Lee Platte shared on Twitter, Dugger posted a RAS of 9.87, with explosiveness numbers in the 99th percentile, while Chinn posted a RAS of exactly 10.0 — the best RAS ever by a safety with available numbers."

RAS stands for “Relative Athletic Score”, and it compares testing numbers of players, spanning across decades of gathered information. Chinn posted a RAS of 10.0 among safeties, which essentially means that we’ve never seen an athlete quantified quite like this. Now, there’s a lot more to football than athleticism, but if fans are enamored by Simmons’ athletic foundation and his ability to fulfill both linebacker and safety duties, Chinn can provide the same kind of upside, at a premium price.

Other S/LBs to Watch: Minnesota S Antoine Winfield Jr., LSU LB Patrick Queen

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