Bernard Pollard Grade: 3.51  Position: S  Class: Jr  School: Purdue  Conference: Big Ten  Ht., Wt.: 6-1.5, 225  40 Time: 4.61   Selected by: Kansas City Chiefs   Round 2, pick 22 (54 overall) Grading System

BIO: Moved into the starting lineup as a freshman and awarded All-Conference honors ever since. Led the team in tackles last season, posting 92/3/3 after a career-high 96 tackles the prior year. POSITIVES: Strong, run-defending safety with marginal ball skills. Quick snuffing out the play, flashes on the scene and has a burst of closing speed. Strong, defeats blocks on his way to the action and takes good angles to the play. Flashes cover skills in zone. NEGATIVES: Not effective in deep center field. Does not have a decisive move to the throw and is slow getting to the spot laterally. ANALYSIS: Possessing outstanding size/speed numbers, Pollard is a traditional strong safety who may fit in as a weak-side linebacker in certain systems. Should flourish in a scheme that reduces his lateral area assignments. Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty