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Nacua is a very good player, but the Cougar you need to take a look at in the later rounds is Harvey Langi, DE/LB from BYU. 6'3", 255 lb.
The guy was a Utah HS legend and signed with Utah and played at RB as a true freshman. Transferred to BYU after his church mission and they played him at ILB last season. Because of his combination of speed and strength, they moved him to DE for the 2016 campaign. So, the guy is on his third completely different position in college, but they can't keep him off the field because of his freakish athleticism.
He'd be a project, but he's a freak. Worth a late rounder to see if he can be coached up into a singular position such as ILB or OLB.
(As a side note, Harvey's cousin, Mo Langi, a former rugby player who is currently on his church mission that committed to BYU, stands 6'7", 410 lb.
However, the defensive back that you really want to take a look at is Utah redshirt sophomore safety Chase Hansen. 6'3", 215 lb. A former HS Parade All-American QB, Gatorade State POY, etc, etc, who has some of the best football instincts I've ever seen. Maybe the best HS QB the state of Utah has ever seen, but, again, was simply too good to stay off the field in any capacity so he started playing safety last season while also playing QB. Suffered a broken leg late in the 2015 season, but is playing extremely well to start the 2016 season.
CBS Sports currently has Hansen's backfield mate safety Marcus Williams as their #41 overall prospect for the 2017 draft and, IMO, Hansen is easily the better player of the two.
Is draftable as a redshirt sophomore, but hasn't indicated if he'll take that route following the 2016 season.
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