Scouting Blog
2021 NFL Draft Senior Cornerbacks
Thomas Graham Jr., CB, Oregon
-more of an outside corner
-stays in phase really well at times
-sometimes leans a bit too hard covering routes. Could cut better.
-sometimes late to react in zone coverage
-decent enough tackler
-I think he is a smart player
Ambry Thomas, CB, Michigan
-kick returner
-stays in phase well
-could have a bit better footspeed
-plays press coverage
-average physicality at the line of scrimmage
-gets off blocks decently in the run game
Jack Jones, CB, Arizona State
-physical in the run game
-needs to get off blocks better in the run game though
-stays in phase decently well
-physical at the line of scrimmage
-good ball skills
-played outside but projects more as a slot guy in the NFL
TJ Carter, CB, Memphis
-has the footspeed to stay with his man on vertical routes
-physical in the run game
-stays in phase well on the backpedal
-knows his assignments in zone coverage
-has decent instincts in zone coverage
-I like his physicality and tenacity in the run game as well
-projects more as a slot corner in NFL
Deommodore Lenoir, CB, Oregon
-all Pac 12 honorable mention in 2019
-#2 corner for the Ducks
-gets off blocks well in the run game
-good tackler
-stays in phase well in man coverage
-decent physicality in man coverage
Tre Brown, CB, Oklahoma
-projects more as a slot guy in the NFL
-stays in phase in coverage well
-needs to get off blocks better in the run game
-can sometimes lock arms with receivers. Needs to avoid that to avoid holding calls
-sometimes opens his hips up too early when the play is actually a run
-I still think he has good physicality at the line of scrimmage.
Robert Rochelle, CB, Central Arkansas
-not highly recruited out of high school
-plays a lot of deep zone coverage
-opens his hips up early
-decent at staying in phase in coverage
-sometimes has trouble cutting when mirroring
-sometimes over-commits or gets faked out by a route runner
Camryn Bynum, CB, California
-2nd team all-Pac 12 in 2019
-good tackler
-used in the slot
-has some balance issues getting into his backpedal
-needs to be more physical at the line of scrimmage
-could probably play the outside and in the slot in the NFL
Jalen Walker, CB, Boise State
-aggressive playing style
-average tackler
-late to react in run support
-good awareness in off man coverage
-I like his physicality in man coverage
-shows press but doesn’t actually play a lot of press coverage
Kekaula Kaniho, CB, Boise State
-more of a slot corner
-I like his awareness in zone coverage
-I love his instincts against the run
-elite run defender as a slot corner
-plays more off man coverage than press man coverage
-I think he’s a scrappy player
