Amare Ferrell

S·Indiana#128 overall
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#124 · Jun 8#128 · now

Down 4 spots since Jun 8

Scouting Report

Amare Ferrell is one of the more well-rounded safety prospects in this cycle, a long, explosive 6-2, 205-pound defender who anchored an Indiana secondary that helped the Hoosiers reach the National Championship Game. Pro Football Network ranked him as high as No. 40 overall (5th among safeties) in October before he settled around the back of the top 100, and he turned in an 82.8 PFF coverage grade in 2025. He plays with a sound backpedal, fluid matching skills in zone, and quick click-and-close reaction over the top of route breaks, giving him a wide technical palette to respond to concepts. He is also a reliable downhill presence in run support, fast-flowing and urgent with a quick trigger and the frame to size up ball carriers. PFN's evaluation pegs him as not elite in any single category but at least serviceable across the board, projecting best as a two-high safety with single-high appeal and playmaking upside. He proved his ball production with four interceptions in each of the past two seasons and a national-leading-caliber seven pass breakups among safeties in 2025. Against Penn State he managed space and route relationships well and notched a pass breakup at the catch point, then broke up the game-sealing Hail Mary. The knocks are real: good-not-great long speed, occasional lapses in coverage communication and role responsibility, and inconsistency engaging blocks against physical run games. He elected to return to Indiana for his senior year with his sights set on the 2027 NFL Draft.

Strengths

  • Elite ball production with four interceptions in each of the last two seasons and eight career picks (tied 16th in IU history)
  • 82.8 PFF coverage grade in 2025 and a top-eight Big Ten safety mark (78.2) in 2024
  • sound, patient backpedal and fluid hip transitions to match routes in zone
  • quick click-and-close reaction over the top of breaking routes
  • wide technical palette in coverage with the movement skills to respond to multiple concepts
  • reliable downhill tackler who flows fast and triggers with urgency in run support
  • 6-2, 205 frame with length and explosiveness to play deep and contest at the catch point
  • versatile two-high safety with single-high range

Weaknesses

  • Good-not-great long speed limits true single-high range
  • occasional lapses in coverage communication and role responsibility he must iron out
  • struggled at times to engage and shed blocks against physical run schemes like Penn State
  • needs to match NFL physicality to hold leverage in support
  • not elite in any single trait, a jack-of-all-trades profile
  • tackling consistency in space wavers when forced to impose his will
  • modest interception return production (8.8 then 4.2 yards per return) shows limited burst after the catch

NFL Comparison

Jevon Holland (versatile two-high safety with zone fluidity and ball skills but not a true burner); Julian Blackmon (Indiana product who plays a savvy, well-rounded centerfield role with takeaway production); Jordan Poyer (instinctive, scheme-versatile safety whose value is the sum of solid parts rather than one elite trait)

College Stats

2023 (Fr): 12 GP, 10 tackles, 1 TFL; 2024 (So): 13 GP/13 starts, 49 tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT (35 yds), 5 PD, PFF 78.2 (No. 8 B1G S); 2025 (Jr): 16 GP/15 starts, 48 tackles, 2 TFL, 4 INT, 10 PD, 82.8 PFF coverage grade; Career: 41 GP/28 starts, 107 tackles, 7 TFL-27 yds, 1.5 sacks, 8 INT-52 yds, 15 PD

Measurables

Height
6-2
Weight
205

Awards & Honors

2025 second-team All-Big Ten (media), All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches); 2024 PFF No. 8 Big Ten safety; PFN October 2026 Big Board No. 40 overall (5th S); NFLMockDraftDatabase 2027 consensus No. 232; CFP National Championship Game participant (15-0 Indiana); former four-star recruit (Rivals), No. 35 DB nationally; All-First Coast (HS)