49ers NFL Draft: 4 college prospects who could replace Jaquiski Tartt
By Peter Panacy
Jaquan Brisker. 2. player. 806. . Safety. Nittany Lions
49ers Option No. 2: Jaquan Brisker, Penn State
If San Francisco is putting a bit more priority on more of an in-the-box safety, Penn State’s Jaquan Brisker should definitely be on its radar.
Brisker, 6-foot-1 and 204 pounds, is an exceptional athlete and is someone who can thrive in the side-to-side responsibilities closer to the line of scrimmage. However, his straight-line speed isn’t anywhere close to being a liability, so it’s not as if he can’t be asked for more traditional two-high looks with him on the back end.
Like Kerby Joseph, albeit over a longer timeframe, Brisker has regularly been a playmaker, too, finishing his collegiate tenure with five interceptions, 14 passes broken up, 85 total tackles and one fumble recovery.
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| *2019 | Penn State | Big Ten | JR | S | 13 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Penn State | Big Ten | SR | S | 9 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *2021 | Penn State | Big Ten | SR | S | 12 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career | Penn State | 85 | 66 | 151 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference
Generated 2/25/2022.
Brisker is far from perfect in coverage, though, and that’s why some feel as if he’s more inclined to roles down in the box.
However, there’s a good chance he winds up rising higher than where the 49ers are poised to draft, potentially early in Round 2.