It was something of a shock to see now-San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarvarus McFadden go undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Yet he did, and the Niners swooped in on the priority free agent in an attempt to bolster their young secondary heading into the offseason.
At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, the former Florida State product is the epitome of cornerbacks coordinator Robert Saleh envisions for his Cover 3 defense. Tall, big-bodied defensive backs have made up Saleh’s roster on the outside, and McFadden fits the bill.
And it isn’t as if McFadden’s collegiate efforts go unnoticed, particularly his eight-interception campaign in 2016:
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| *2015 | Florida State | ACC | FR | DB | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0. |