(02-25-2024, 09:30 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(02-24-2024, 01:56 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: That was a great game by Mitchell, for sure. I believe he will eventually become a very good cornerback, possibly even top 10. My only problem with him, as I said, was level of competition. N. Illinois was a 1-4 team in a weak conference when Mitchell went up against them. Going up against the Justin Jefferson's and Cee Dee Lamb's in the NFL would be an incredibly big difference. I wouldn't mind if he was the pick, but Arnold is the most complete cornerback in this draft. It's not his fault that few great cornerbacks have come out of Alabama, although Patrick Surtain and Marlon Humphries have done very well in the NFL. 

I would rate Arnold number 1 on my cornerback list followed by Mitchell and Wiggins who'd be tied for 2nd. Wiggins is extremely fast and may have the most overall talent as a pure cornerback. His interviews will be critical, in my opinion. He is known to be a constant trash talker, which is not necessarily a bad thing for a cornerback. If his character checks out fine, he'd be a solid pick. I just prefer Arnold at this time. He is still very young (20) and has room to keep improving. His football intelligence is considered very high in addition to leadership traits. He is much superior to Wiggins in tackling. "Kool-Aid" McKinstry is a good prospect, but I see him more as a 2nd rounder. Again, just my opinion.

Thats right, Surtain is the other one.  You are sleeping on DeJean, he is great in man and zone on top of being a great returner.  I think you could move DeJean around to if you wanted and get creative with him if a DC dedided to do so as well.  Arnold improved a good bit this year but teams also went at him a lot with McKinstry on the other side.  I think we will run more man with Niesen and Arnold was the worst out of all the top corners in man with the luxury of having McKinstry on the other side of him.  Its sucks DeJean wont be able to test at the combine but hopefully he will be ready at the Pro day.  I have Mitchell and DeJean as my top 2.

(2) Daniel Griffis on X: "#NFL Draft: CBs NFL Rating in Man Coverage 4.2- Jarrian Jones, FSU 23.8- Kris Abrams-Draine 38.2- Khyree Jackson 39.6- Quinyon Mitchell 39.6- Cooper DeJean 39.6- Kamari Lassiter 49.2- Kool-Aid McKinstry 68.5- Nate Wiggins 84.6- Terrion Arnold" / X (twitter.com)

DeJean is  definitely very versatile and some have him projected as a safety. The cornerback rankings are all over the place with Arnold, Mitchell, DeJean and Mitchell all having some support as being the best. It is too bad DeJean won't be working out in Indy this week, as you said. The depth of this cornerback class is a definite strength and for that reason I might prefer the Jaguars wait until round 2 or even 3 to take one. T,J. Tampa, Rakestraw and Khyree Jackson are all very good prospects who could be on the board in round 2 and their strengths in man coverage would seem to be a fit for Ryan Nielsen. Currently, I'm leaning towards taking Johnny Newton since the chances of getting a difference-making defensive tackle who can penetrate are much smaller after round 1. Mitchell from Texas is another possibility, but 17 is a little high for him (maybe trade back). I've gone back and forth on JPJ as the pick at 17. Today on NFL Radio on Sirius they interviewed Dane Brugler and he used the word "prodigy" when describing JPJ. If he isn't taken by Seattle at 16, JPJ would be a very safe pick who will likely play in many pro-bowls. Getting JPJ and T.J. Tampa or Rakestraw in round 2 would be very solid, in my opinion. Free agency will naturally have a lot to say about how they approach the draft.

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