\u201cIt\u2019s a standard that\u2019s upheld,\u201d Delane said during the NFL Combine, referring to how LSU develops players to make an impact at the next level. \u201cWe don\u2019t believe in just being busts. We believe in upholding who you are as a person, going into that league and continuing to adhering to that standard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Delane: \u201cIt\u2019s not make it to the NFL and you get complacent. It\u2019s wanting to conquer a whole other level of the game, and I think that\u2019s what makes LSU players so great: we want to dominate at the next level as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
If a team values elite size at cornerback then Delane could potentially fall. His measurables \u2014 5-foot-11 and 3\/4 inches with a weight of 187 pounds \u2014 aren\u2019t amazing. Some teams don\u2019t believe in his long speed \u2014 even if he just blazed a 4.38 40-yard dash.<\/p>\n
But turn on the tape and it\u2019s clear why Delane has firmly entrenched himself as CB1 in this draft.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what you wanted to see from him,\u201d Mathieu said of Delane\u2019s 40-time<\/a> on an episode of the \u201cIn The Bayou\u201d podcast. \u201cHe\u2019s not the biggest corner but he\u2019s feisty, he\u2019s competitive, he\u2019s a typical LSU DB.\u201d<\/p>\n In man coverage, receivers find it difficult to separate when matched up against Delane. The outside cornerback uses an array of moves to not just engage receivers at the line of scrimmage but combines that with great footwork to smoothly open his hips and stay sticky to pass-catchers as they run their route.<\/p>\n Take Delane\u2019s fourth-quarter rep against the University of South Carolina, for example. With less than six minutes left<\/a>, the Gamecocks found themselves with a fourth-and-4 deep in Tigers territory. Delane anticipates receiver Vandrevius Jacobs\u2019 5-yard comeback and utilizes the sideline as an extra defender, staying on his hip the entire time before eventually sticking his hand in to break up the pass.<\/p>\n As Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers unfortunately discovered, Delane can quickly shut down windows and get his hands on the ball. Consider this: Delane didn\u2019t allow a touchdown or incur a penalty during his 2025 campaign in which he finished with two picks, 11 pass deflections and 45 combined tackles. Despite a successful season that ended with him being named an unanimous All-American, Delane wanted to turn more of those pass breakups (PBUs) into interceptions.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to take the ball away more,\u201d Delane said. \u201cThat\u2019s a bigger area of improvement for me. I want to be a game-changer. Teams will keep throwing at you if you keep getting PBUs rather if you just take the ball away.\u201d<\/p>\n In zone coverage, Delane shows great understanding of route concepts and uses his quickness to make plays. That specifically showed up in the third quarter of the season opener against Clemson when Delane made his first interception in Cover 3 defense. As Delane sunk into his deep third<\/a>, he noticed Clemson receiver Cole Turner\u2019s attemept to sneak up the seam from the slot.<\/p>\n Although Turner might have been open for a second, quarterback Cade Klubnik threw the ball high and late, allowing Delane to abandon his zonee anad pluck the ball out of the air.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s one of my greatest attributes: I\u2019m very scheme versatile,\u201d Delane said during the Combine, reminding people that he also has experience at nickel. \u201cYou can fit me in any scheme and I\u2019ll excel at it.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite his stature, Delane has a nasty physicality to him, something that allows him make plays in the run game. He turned heads at the combine when asked about that toughness.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I had the choice, I\u2019d play middle linebacker in college,\u201d Delane said. \u201cI just love physicality, I love tackling, I love being in the box. Being able to bring those attributes over to safety, being a corner, it just makes it easier. A lot of corners might be scared to tackle but I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n With coach Jeff Hafley\u2019s expertise in the secondary, the ability to add a player with Delane\u2019s shutdown potential would be huge.<\/p>\n
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