On paper, he has size, speed and athletic traits with the ability to play high safety, split zone and over the slot. On tape, he lacks instincts and ball-hawking tendencies to disrupt passing attacks with positioning and/or ball skills. Abernathy's pro day testing numbers were strong across the board and those traits can get defensive backs drafted late even if the tape is uneven. He's a big nickel/safety prospect with a chance at finding time on the practice squad or back-end of the roster.
Pinball banger with tremendous size and power who doesn't have the vision or agility to find his own running room and doesn't seem to care. Patrick is a banger who lands crunching blows to tacklers, but he's missing the minimum standard of creativity expected of a backup NFL running back. He could struggle to find a roster spot with his power alone and might need to trim down, add more quickness and look to impress teams with his ability to hold up in blitz protection.
