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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I could see a scenario where Kirkpatrick and Jenkins are available at 27. Would you pull the trigger?
OTG, our short lists are similar. I don't like Trumaine, though, as much as you will dislike to hear that statement.
Four players vastly overlooked in this process: Ron Brooks, Coty Sensebaugh, Donnie Fletcher, and Casey Hayward.
I've written extensively about Brooks in the past. I will let that analysis stand on its own.
I've rewatched a lot of Clemson lately, and #15 kept standing out precisely because he's never in the play. He might be the best press-man corner in the country. I have no clue how he is so poorly rated. He put up exceptional agility and speed numbers at the combine, but still no one seems to project him as either a high pick or an NFL starter. Yet when I watch him, he is almost impossible to beat deep. He's cat-quick and can run with anyone down the field. In all the games I watched, he locked down some pretty solid opponents. The quarterbacks almost never even looked his way.
Caveat: his run defense sucks. He can't get off a block to save his life, and he's more of a drag down tackler than anything else. That said, he is fast, physical, and in-your-face. He reminds me a lot of Webb, actually. Undersized but aggressive, and really excellent in man to man. Could bring an important element to our defense.
Fletcher is a big corner, but with great straight-line speed. He has played exclusively in a zone system for four years at BC, and he has some real talent. Now, the BC requires corners to play way off the WR, which I hate, but Fletcher still managed to be fairly consistent and disruptive from the CB position. Because of his size, speed, ball skills, and keen understanding of zone coverages, I think he's an ideal safety conversion. With his size, he could also learn press-man, although he's lacking ideal quickness to stay with smaller, quicker receivers.
Oh, and: why isn't Casey Hayward considered a first/second rounder? No one in the nation has better anticipation or ball skills. We're talking six passes broken up in a single game against Jarius Wright, Joe Adams, and Greg Childs. He can be beaten downfield (not the fleetest of foot, although not slow), but he tracks the ball in the air better than most corners at the pro level, knows how to recover, and never panics. Will be one of the best defensive backs from this class. I think he'll play 10+ years, barring injury, and will be well decorated in his career.
I think I'd go with Sensabaugh and Fletcher, personally. I used to prefer Gilmore, Brooks, Minnifield, Hayward, and Fleming, but the more I look at the overall class lately, the more I think we can find value at corner and receiver late in the draft. This is not the case with defensive ends and tackles, and so my earlier round projections have looked different in the past few days.
I don't like Trumaine, though, as much as you will dislike to hear that statement.
I used to prefer Gilmore, Brooks, Minnifield, Hayward, and Fleming, but the more I look at the overall class lately, the more I think we can find value at corner and receiver late in the draft.
This is not the case with defensive ends and tackles, and so my earlier round projections have looked different in the past few days.
Jamall Flemings is flying up the boards. He looks like a late first-rounder or an early second round player. Great-looking athlete who looks to play well with Patrick Chung.
By that I mean he's a smart guy who has football as a priority.
And he has certainly produced over the past two years. There are some videos on the internet of him showing up for big games.
I can see us going DE with 27, with Andre Branch.
And with 31 going for a CB, Jamall Flemings, Chase Minnifield, or super fast athlete Josh Robinson. But I prefer Flemings. I love his size and how he shows up big on the biggest stages.
Never heard of him. In unrelated news Jamell Fleming, tragically, has fallen off my binky list. Tragic! I know!
Sorry Manx.
In my defense, it's not him, he's an impressive specimen, it's the cornerback market. This years the cornerback market is loaded with quality players, even down to the 7th round.
I still badly want him in a Patriots uniform, and I still think he is severely underrated. He's the third best man coverage corner in my opinion. He's only behind Claiborne and Jenkins, two obvious shutdown prospects.
Kirkpatrick YES Jenkins NOI could see a scenario where Kirkpatrick and Jenkins are available at 27. Would you pull the trigger?
Acc to texan fans, Kareem Jackson had a awful 1st and 2nd year.
Have I missed something but where is Claiborne, Morris ?
Long gone!
He should go top 5. If not he won't get past 10, no way he pulls an Amukamura.