Kris Frost, LB, Auburn: 2016 NFL Draft scouting report

2016 NFL Draft: scouting report for Kris Frost, the Auburn Tigers’ linebacker who had 96 tackles his senior season. What kind of prospect is he?

Kris Frost was a highly regarded prospect coming out of high school who never quite got it going at Auburn, at least as far as high expectations. Moving on to the NFL, there are even more questions about what position he will play, his athletic ability, and instincts as a linebacker.

At A Glance…

Kris Frost translatable traits

Boy, this isn’t easy. I always look for the positive in players, so I want to help you find them with Frost as well. He has a big frame for a linebacker and solid initial pop with his hand strength. He can play at the line of scrimmage or in coverage, which he excelled at more as a junior than as a senior.

Had a heck of a junior season statistically, racking up 87 tackles, 10 TFL, three forced fumbles, 9 QB hurries, 3.5 sacks, and three pass breakups. That production dropped off dramatically as a senior.

Frost’s showing at the Scouting Combine was miserable, raising questions about his ability to hold up at the NFL level athletically. He has great size, sure, but so do plenty of players who try out for the league. With questions about his instincts both in the run and pass game, it’s going to be tough for Frost to crack an NFL roster.

You never want to say a player made a mistake by coming back to school, but Frost would have been better served coming out after his monster junior season when he filled up the stat sheet and was flying around the field. Scouts had a chance to watch him more and more in a senior season in which the ball was constantly flying past him, whether from a pass by a quarterback or in the hands of a ball carrier.

There’s a lot of work to be done here. At 240 pounds, running a 4.97 in the 40 is unacceptable. Coupled with a 29-inch vertical leap, there’s a huge discrepancy between Frost and other aspiring NFL athletes.