With the No. 109 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected safety Clayton Geathers of Central Florida. Geathers was an All-ACC first-team player in 2014 and was invited to the Senior Bowl in January.
NFL Draft picks 2015: Clayton Geathers to Colts in 4th round
The Indianapolis Colts took Clayton Geathers in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.
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He started the final 52 games of his college career, and tied a UCF career record with 53 games played overall. He finished his college career with 383 tackles (226 solo), 19 tackles for a loss and a sack. He had three interceptions and nine pass deflections, managing five forced fumbles.
Geathers has a lot of potential, but he gets ahead of himself at times and was known for missing tackles and over-committing on play action. Those are things that will hurt him big time at the next level, but he has a high ceiling. Like a lot of the safeties in this year’s draft, he is raw despite a lot of college experience.
At the NFL Scouting Combine in February, Geathers managed the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds, the three-cone drill in 7.21 seconds, the 20-yard shuttle in 4.27 seconds and the 60-yard shuttle in 12.57 seconds. He also put up 22 reps in the bench press, managed a 37-inch vertical leap and a 120-inch broad jump.
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