notthatbluestuff Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Lots of mocks have him going in the top 3, 3rd overall to Detroit. First cornerback off the board by a long shot. Is the hype warranted? From what you know of him, how good do you see him becoming, and which NFL player would you compare him to? Edited March 3, 2020 by notthatbluestuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmittyBacall Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He's good, but I don't think he's better than the other CB's that have gone in the top 10 recently. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He's 6'1, 205, comes from DB U in OSU, where his tape is fantastic, to go with zero holding/DPI penalties in all of 2019. He's a good but not great athlete in terms of speed, but with his length, change of direction, and footwork, he's definitely a Top 5 prospect. His 41' vertical and 135' also shows how explosive he is. As far as weaknesses go, he's not a top end speed guy and occasionally has issues with good stock blockers, but in terms of coverage, he's a Day 1 impact starter on the outside. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullback Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He reminds me so much of Patrick Peterson without the return skill accolades. Not quite the freak athlete that Peterson is. But Okudah might be technically more sound than Peterson was as a rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom cody Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 I think so, whoever picks him is going to get an awesome player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, MWil23 said: He's 6'1, 205, comes from DB U in OSU, where his tape is fantastic, to go with zero holding/DPI penalties in all of 2019. He's a good but not great athlete in terms of speed, but with his length, change of direction, and footwork, he's definitely a Top 5 prospect. His 41' vertical and 135' also shows how explosive he is. As far as weaknesses go, he's not a top end speed guy and occasionally has issues with good stock blockers, but in terms of coverage, he's a Day 1 impact starter on the outside. I just don't think he's as fluid as guys like Ward and Lattimore were. He's clearly going to be very good, but I would take the other two over him...at least as prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, BleedTheClock said: I just don't think he's as fluid as guys like Ward and Lattimore were. He's clearly going to be very good, but I would take the other two over him...at least as prospects. From a hip fluidity point, I don't disagree, but from a footwork standpoint, he's every bit as good as anyone else, let alone technique, hands, and body control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yes, he's insanely good. Better than Latimore and Ward IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yes, he's instinctive, playmaker, outstanding tackler and an overall good football player who is elite in man to man coverage. Total package 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboRocket Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He's very good. I don't think he's as good as Lattimore was coming out, but Lattimore was an athletic freak and top-3 prospect. Okudah, to me, isn't a top-3 prospect. I had him tabbed as the 10th best prospect (behind Burrow, Young, Jeudy, Tua, Lamb, Thomas, Brown, Becton, and Wirfs). He looked gosh-awful at the Combine, though. The Combine tends to be very important for corners, considering that the top corners from the past several draft classes were all Combine stars, and guys that struggled at the Combine have been consistently burned to this point. Heck, Jaire Alexander wasn't on most people's radars as arguably top corner in the 2018 class until everyone saw his fluidity and athleticism in the drills. I still have Okudah in the 10-20 range, but I was scared by his performance, and his position is the only one that I'm going to judge heavily based on Combine performance for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarok Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, HoboRocket said: He's very good. I don't think he's as good as Lattimore was coming out, but Lattimore was an athletic freak and top-3 prospect. Okudah, to me, isn't a top-3 prospect. I had him tabbed as the 10th best prospect (behind Burrow, Young, Jeudy, Tua, Lamb, Thomas, Brown, Becton, and Wirfs). He looked gosh-awful at the Combine, though. The Combine tends to be very important for corners, considering that the top corners from the past several draft classes were all Combine stars, and guys that struggled at the Combine have been consistently burned to this point. Heck, Jaire Alexander wasn't on most people's radars as arguably top corner in the 2018 class until everyone saw his fluidity and athleticism in the drills. I still have Okudah in the 10-20 range, but I was scared by his performance, and his position is the only one that I'm going to judge heavily based on Combine performance for. I'm curious. How do you think he looked gosh-awful? He had great numbers and looked very fluid before he took the tumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Yes, he's that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, HoboRocket said: He's very good. I don't think he's as good as Lattimore was coming out, but Lattimore was an athletic freak and top-3 prospect. Okudah, to me, isn't a top-3 prospect. I had him tabbed as the 10th best prospect (behind Burrow, Young, Jeudy, Tua, Lamb, Thomas, Brown, Becton, and Wirfs). He looked gosh-awful at the Combine, though. The Combine tends to be very important for corners, considering that the top corners from the past several draft classes were all Combine stars, and guys that struggled at the Combine have been consistently burned to this point. Heck, Jaire Alexander wasn't on most people's radars as arguably top corner in the 2018 class until everyone saw his fluidity and athleticism in the drills. I still have Okudah in the 10-20 range, but I was scared by his performance, and his position is the only one that I'm going to judge heavily based on Combine performance for. Pretty much what @Ragnarok said.... Am I missing something here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe56 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 He’s great, dont buy into the nonsense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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