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Scouting Nugget: Versatile
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Cornerback #10 in the 2026 class.
Background
Arizona CB from Tucson (home); three-year Pac-12/Big 12 starter.
College Production
2023-25 Arizona: 150+ career tackles, 6 INTs, 20 PBUs.
Scouting Take
Outside/nickel flex with plus tackling. Average athletic profile; play-strength modest.
Draft Projection
Round 3. Utility DB with starter floor.
Mock-Draft Consensus
| ESPN (Jordan Reid) | PFF Big Board | Jeremiah Top 50 | Consensus Avg | Realistic Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #64 | #61 | — | #62.5 | Picks 45-80 |
30-day trend: Stable
Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Treydan Stukes as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- VERIFIED Kansas City Chiefs: traded away Trent McDuffie (press-CB) on 2026-03-16. [verified]
Picks held: R1 #9; R1 #29 via Los Angeles Rams; R2 #40 - REPORTED New Orleans Saints: moved on from Marshon Lattimore (press-CB).
Picks held: R1 #8; R2 #42 - REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Taron Johnson (slot-CB).
Picks held: R1 #26
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Nickel / slot-CB in a heavy 3-safety system
New England Patriots · Chicago Bears · Arizona Cardinals · Houston Texans - Off-coverage zone-match / pattern-match CB
Indianapolis Colts · Jacksonville Jaguars · New York Giants · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$5.0M – $8.0M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #65-96 · ~50% guaranteed
Mid-pick band — guarantee % varies pick-to-pick
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: CB listed in their top-5 positional needs; runs a scheme that maximizes his profile.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: CB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 CB prospects, his 5-11 / 195 lbs frame sits at the 45th percentile in height and 97th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Treydan Stukes is CB #10 of 29 ranked CBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 2 are projected in the R3 range.
- School pipeline: One of 3 Arizona prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only CB.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Treydan Stukes’s NFL Archetype: Tariq Woolen
Tariq Woolen (Seattle Seahawks)
Closest CB physical profile in the modern NFL: 5-11/195 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Cornerback Prospects
Closest matches to Treydan Stukes (5-11 / 195 lbs, #10 CB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Jadon CanadySIZE MATCH Oregon · 5-11/190 lbs · #11 CB · R5
- Keith Abney IISIZE MATCH Arizona State · 5-11/185 lbs · #8 CB · R2-R3
- Avery SmithSIZE MATCH Toledo · 5-11/185 lbs · #12 CB · R5-R6
- Keionte ScottSIZE MATCH Miami (FL) · 5-10/185 lbs · #9 CB · R3
- Brandon CisseSIZE MATCH South Carolina · 6-0/190 lbs · #7 CB · R2
Arizona & The 2026 Class
Other R3 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Treydan Stukes.
- Cade Klubnik · QB · Clemson
- Jonah Coleman · RB · Washington
- Skyler Bell · WR · UConn
- Elijah Sarratt · WR · Indiana
- Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · USC
- Sam Roush · TE · Stanford