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2017 NFL Draft Prospects Who Must Step Up in Week 9

By Shawn Spencer

Oct 24, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) warms up before a game against Clemson Tigers at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Brad Kaaya (15) warms up before a game against Clemson Tigers at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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2017 NFL Draft Jamar Summers
Nov 29, 2014; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Tigers wide receiver Keiwone Malone (7) catches a touchdown pass while being defended by Connecticut Huskies cornerback Jamar Summers (21) during the game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

Jamar Summers (CB – Connecticut) vs. East Carolina

Where is Jamar Summers? That’s the biggest question when watching a few of Connecticut’s previous games this season. He entered his junior campaign as a potential second-day pick and the next Byron Jones, however his stock has been sliding all season.

Summers picked off eight passes last season, but has just one to date this season. It’s not as if opposing quarterbacks are avoiding him either. He was targeted early and often in a few games this season and has not lived up to the hype. Whether he was covering Linell Bonner and Chance Allen of Houston, or Amba Etta-Tawo of Syracuse, Summers was picked on excessively.

This weekend, Summers will be lining up across from Zay Jones of East Carolina. Jones leads the FBS with 95 receptions already this season. He’ll look to add to his total against Summers in what will be one of the best one-on-one matchups of the weekend. It’s going to take a Herculean effort by Summers for the rest of the season to boost his stock back into the day-two conversation. It all starts against Jones and the Pirates.

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