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Slimm's 2018 Cornerbacks (Underclassman)

Can't go wrong with any of the top 3 corners listed. All look to be scheme fluid. Miami will be tempted, for sure.
 
Juan Thornhill has come out of nowhere and asserted himself as one of my favorite UC CB's; though, I think he should return, because last year was his first year at CB since he was a freshman in high school. He was a 3-time all state basketball player, and he should jump near 40" (check some of his dunks). He's very agile, has good ball skills, and he tackles well/tries. He played WR, QB, and Safety in high school. He's been productive in all phases in 2017, and I think he deserved better than 3rd Team ACC.

If he declares, I'd draft his tools Day 2, but I think he can break into the 1st with his talent and another year of development.
 
Holton Hill? With his off field issues, where do you see him being drafted? I’m not sure I’d draft him 1st round in spite of his talent.
 
Holton Hill? With his off field issues, where do you see him being drafted? I’m not sure I’d draft him 1st round in spite of his talent.
 
I wouldn't think he'd fall past the first 75 picks or so. Getting a pretty decent steal on the player if you can get him in the 2nd or 3rd rounds.
 
Most of the corners in that top 10 are really excellent. Isaiah Oliver is another one I started looking at, and man is he good.

And Kentucky's Chris Westry definitely deserves mention here. He's 6'4" with all that wing span, and he runs as fast as Deebo Samuel.
 
This is looking like a real strong group. Tons of talent. I see multiple guys off this list making a switch to safety.
 
I would have CB Mike Hughes of UCF right there with any corner you'd think about taking in the 2nd round, perhaps even with Joshua Jackson and Minkah Fitzpatrick as a 1st rounder.

He's been a Herculean player ever since high school. Won two North Carolina state championships as a QB, coach says he'd have won a third if the ball bounced a different way. Played 11 games as a true freshman for UNC, averaging 35 yards on 3 punt returns. His high school coach says he's coached four NFL players and been coaching for 27 years and Mike Hughes is pound for pound the best football player he's ever coached.

Hughes' Garden City Community College coach calls him a "gift from God". Won his conference DPOY award and helped GCCC win the JUCO national championship, as the team's #1 CB but also a Slot WR, RB, PR, and KR (900 all purpose yards and 7 TDs).

I didn't know any of that before I started watching his UCF tape. But I started watching him at UCF and was blown away by how well he covers in press AND off, zone and man, and how excitingly aggressive he is on the forward attack when going after the ball carrier or blocker. He's a bit small-ish, under 5'11" and only like 190 lbs. But he's got the ability to play on the outside, and his size, agility make him an excellent candidate to move inside as well. In today's league where so much damage is done from the slot, having a guy who can move inside and not just be a body but actually be good there is incredibly valuable. Think Chris Harris Jr of the Denver Broncos.

And none of that is to say anything about his punt and kick return abilities, which are significant. He had FOUR return TDs this year, counting an INT return for TD which is a lot like having a punt return TD. He had four INTs this year, bunch of PBUs. He was a huge cog on an undefeated team which just embarrassed Auburn on the national stage.

The reason he had to leave UNC was because he got into a fight at a frat party and ended up charged with misdemeanor assault, with the charges being dropped based on community service. He was going to transfer from GCCC to South Carolina, but the timing of him finishing his Associates Degree at GCCC didn't match up with South Carolina's requirements. The GCCC head coach personally convinced Hughes to transfer to UCF because he has a very close relationship with one of the defensive coaches on UCF. Hughes took a visit and fell in love with the campus.

Obviously any time you get into a legal situation and have to transfer out of a school, your hackles rise a bit. When you see a planned transfer from JUCO to a major program go awry, that's another flag. But his coaches all rave about his character, his work ethic.

I had someone point out to me that they saw a UCF game where he went down after a play and stopped play so he was forced to leave the field, and rather than have him off the field for one snap, Scott Frost burned a timeout so that Mike Hughes could get back out there. That's how important he was. When South Florida played UCF, Quinton Flowers threw for 500 yards on that defense. Only one catch came on Hughes though. It was a tough cover situation for Hughes (man coverage vs a bench route from the innermost slot in trips, with the QB having extra time to get the ball out there), but Hughes had superb coverage and quite frankly I don't know how Darnell Saloman (6'3" & 215 lbs) caught that football.

But this is the son of a bitch, this guy Mike Hughes, he's the one that ran back a 95 yard kickoff return TD with 40 seconds left in the game after South Florida had tied the game 42-42. Unbelievable finish to that rivalry game.
 
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TedSlimmJr said:
Failed drug test. Supposedly his 3rd. Failed two when Charlie Strong was there.
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Hey Slim- I was watching some Va Tech Trumane Edmunds tape vs Miami and Clemson thinking he might last to top Rd2,
I ran into #36 CB Adonis Alexander.. I was sort of blown away - looks like a big kid with decent hips and fast enough. Anything on this kid?
THANKS AS ALWAYS-
 
Lovethefish said:
Hey Slim- I was watching some Va Tech Trumane Edmunds tape vs Miami and Clemson thinking he might last to top Rd2,
I ran into #36 CB Adonis Alexander.. I was sort of blown away - looks like a big kid with decent hips and fast enough. Anything on this kid?
THANKS AS ALWAYS-
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Should be a lot better than he is. Has always had games where he looks like one of the top CB's in the country, but most of the time gets out played by all the other Virginia Tech DB's....who are all good NFL prospects and more consistent.

Has the length that most teams froth at the mouth over. Stays in the doghouse with the coaching staff and is usually good for a few suspensions.

He won't be in this draft anyway. He'll return to school to play his senior year and have a chance to improve on some things. Mainly not getting suspended.
 
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