2024 NFL Draft: Jaguars Host USC's Calen Bullock For Top-30 Visit

Could the Jaguars be looking at the speedy USC defensive back?
Mar 1, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Southern California defensive back Calen Bullock (DB48) works
Mar 1, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Southern California defensive back Calen Bullock (DB48) works / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Could the Jacksonville Jaguars add to their safety room in this month's NFL Draft? A top-30 visit with USC defensive back Calen Bullock suggests it is possible.

The Jaguars moved on from starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins in free-agency, though they did re-sign key backup Daniel Thomas and signed former Green Bay Packers first rounder Darnell Savage. Jacksonville is also returning starting safety Andre Cisco and 2023 fifth-round pick Antonio Johnson.

Bullock recorced 40 tackles, three pass breakups and two interceptions in 12 games in 2021. In 2022, Bullock recorded 48 tackles, five interceptions, and five pass breakups. Bullock then finished his college career in 2023, recording 63 tackles, two interceptions, and seven pass breakups. He also recorded two defensive touchdowns between 2022 and 2023.

"Long and athletic with a series of feast-or-famine plays all over the tape. Bullock can be scary good in coverage and scary bad as a run defender," NFL.com's Lance Zierlein said.

"He has the range to play single-high safety, the athleticism to line up over the slot and the ball skills to chalk up impressive on-ball production. As a run defender, Bullock's poor recognition, missed run fits and bad angles to the football cost his team chunk plays and touchdowns. He won't always see or process the game clearly, but the athleticism and playmaking talent are hard to overlook. He's young and talented, and if he runs well enough, there might be a team more interested in his skill set as a cornerback than as a boom/bust safety."


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John Shipley has been covering the Jacksonville Jaguars as a beat reporter and publisher of Jaguar Report since 2019. Previously, he covered UCF's undefeated season as a beat reporter for NSM.Today, covered high school prep sports in Central Florida, and covered local sports and news for the Palatka Daily News. Follow John Shipley on Twitter at @_john_shipley.