The 2025 NFL Draft is upon us, and so is your need to be prepared for all of tomorrow’s stars. Dive into our spotlight on Darien Porter, featuring his scouting report, strengths and weaknesses, his recent draft projection, and where all the experts predict he could land.
Darien Porter’s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Darien Porter is as boom-or-bust of a CB prospect as you can get in 2025. By drafting him, you’re getting a moldable ball of clay with elite height, length, and speed.
He has inspiring ball skills, with his background as a receiver showing up in his coordination and ball-tracking capabilities. Porter’s elite physical attributes grant him a fairly high floor in coverage.
His ability to process off the line of scrimmage in off-man and zone is very encouraging, and his long-strider range allows him to close space and limit separation post-breaks. The concerns on tape are about what you would expect given Porter’s profile.
He’s lanky, not as fluid, and lacks consistency in run support. But for zone-heavy schemes, he’s a great fit, and he has special teams value as well.
Darien Porter’s NFL Draft Projection
In CSN’s 7-Round 2025 NFL Mock Draft from April 12, Porterlanded in Round 2 with the 54th overall pick. James Fragoza had this to say:
Darien Porter is a boom-or-bust prospect, but his traits (6’3″, 33 1/8″ arms, 4.3 40) are you gamble on in the second round.
And in CSN’s recent 2025 NFL Mock Draft for Day 2, Bjorn Bergstrom had this to say about Porter’s selection to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Round 3 with the 83rd pick:
Pittsburgh’s CBs opposite Joey Porter Jr. struggled at times last season. Adding Porter (no relation) would be a smart decision, as they could ease him into that role of CB2 opposite a lockdown guy in Porter Jr.
2025 NFL Draft Landing Spots for Darien Porter
Here are other potential landing spots that have found their way in recent mock drafts:
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Green Bay Packers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Detroit Lions
Darien Porter’s NFL Draft Profile
- Height: 6027
- Weight: 195 pounds
- Position: Cornerback
- School: Iowa State
- Arm: 3318
- Hand: 900
- 40-Yard Dash: 4.30
- 10-Yard Split: 1.49
- Broad Jump: 10’11”
- Vertical Jump: 36.5″
- 20-Yard Shuttle: 4.04
- 3-Cone Drill: 6.71
Darien Porter’s College Stats
Career:
- Games: 63
- Solo Tackles: 33
- Assists: 18
- INTs: 3
- Yards: 5
- IntTD: 0
- PBU: 6
- FR: 0
- FF: 0
2024:
- Games: 12
- Solo Tackles: 12
- Assists: 6
- INTs: 3
- Yards: 5
- IntTD: 0
- PBU: 2
- FR: 0
- FF: 0
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