(04-25-2020, 08:50 PM)JackCity Wrote: Great breakdown. This is kind of upside is exactly why this pick makes sense and also why NFL teams were so high on Henderson despite a relatively mediocre season

Absolutely, I know he dealt with an ankle injury that nagged him most of the year and cost him 3 games, but I believe he played through it for a bit which may explain the "mediocre" season; also since the tape was out from 2018 I think a lot of teams in the conference just avoided throwing at him. I think what gets lost in draft analysis is that these players aren't finished products, it's easy to make a snap judgement about last fall and where he is now, but the draft is also a crystal ball business in projecting what you're going to grow to be & I think Henderson has unreal potential and is going to improve exponentially for us. Some of the quick hits/fun facts about him are actually insane:

-Allowed <20 catches every season he played at UF
-52.7% completion rate against him for his career
-Allowed <5 TD's his entire UF career including only 2 allowed in 2019 (both of which were to Jamar Chase in the LSU game but as discussed in the breakdown I find it hard to say it was him/his play directly that allowed those scores)
-7th fastest player at the combine (this isn't just CB's this is ALL positions)

https://www.si.com/college/florida/footb...eport-2020
https://www.si.com/college/florida/footb...ic-crocker

The above links are 2 good reads (wish i'd known about them when I did my original breakdown, but hey better late than never), and make me feel really good that they came to the same conclusions as I did about his play and his potential (especially since one of them is written by a former pro who makes his living breaking down film haha). I agree with their assessment that his issues/weaknesses (like tackling) are 100% coachable and are more about consistency rather than inability.

I've said it a few times, not just here but in other threads & predraft discussions. This kid reminds me A LOT of a young Rashean Mathis. I think by his 2nd or 3rd year he'll be at or above AJ Bouye's 2017 level of play (bold take, and high praise I know). All of that said, I hope that the Jags use him as a boundary corner like UF did, instead of pidgeon holing him into being just a "LCB" or "RCB" and having him play one side of the field.

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