Draft: Cornerbacks

[magnus]

He listed with EK as 5'11, 180.


Andre Lott ran a 4.45 at Pro Day. This was already noted on the Stallworth thread but I feel like he and Bouman are probably the way to go in the 3rd if we go that way. Sims might rate with them.

 

[McFly41]

I'd still take Ross over Lott and he should still be there for us in the third?

 

[magnus]

Ross is slower and I'm a little leery of his style. What's his run support like?

 

[McFly41]

It's hard for me to say for certain, but if memory serves me right, both OSU CB's were solid in run support. The info I have seen on his 40 time had him around a mid to high 4.4.
I like how physical he is though. He hand fights real well and takes guys out of their routes and seems to be around the ball all the time. Plus, like I said before, I prefer the 6' footers and skill wise he's comparable to anyone else in the top 5-10 CB's.
I might rate him a little high because I like OSU's rep for producing physical CB's. But not much higher than is probably true if I have him high at all?

 

[Piper]

I'm less leary of him for speed than I am for the hips. I've seen more than one suggest he may have to go to safety.

I don't think we will go that route.

 

[Guest]

Again, IMO Lito Sheppard has enormous physical talent as an athlete. He is a very flexible athlete with great quickness. He is a bit raw and doesn't have ideal height - but his potential is awesome. Simply put, he flat out makes bigtime plays in bigtime situations. I really like him and would love to see the Panthers get a playmaker at CB to go with Peppers.

 

[McFly41]

Your right Piper, he does have some technique issues in the hips, gets turned around a little ease. That is a product, in part, of his physical style and should be able to be corrected without much trouble.
I can see Ross as a safety, it's an easier transition than the opposite. Plus his size translates to safety...sure would be nice to have CB skills with safety size!