Johnny
Patrick.
Johnny
Patrick.
Louisville· 5'11"· 191 lb· 4.59s 40
The Saints' Cover-3 match scheme emphasizes zone principles with man coverage on a receiver's release, requiring versatile, intelligent cornerbacks.
Immediate contributions as a nickel corner and special teams ace, developing into a reliable boundary corner.
Man-heavy press coverage schemes that demand elite top-end speed and constant physical battles at the line of scrimmage.
Patrick's length and football IQ aligned well with the Saints' zone-heavy defense, offering versatility in coverage.
Selected #88 overall in Round 3 of the 2011 NFL Draft by New Orleans Saints out of Louisville.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.59sp50
- Vertical
- 32inp50
- Broad jump
- 110inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- 4.16sp50
- Bench
- 13repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Louisville | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Louisville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Louisville | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Louisville | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Johnny Patrick played cornerback for the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers. He was a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor, appearing in 36 games.