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Happy Halloween! The weather gets crisper, football season is in full swing, why not a midseason top 50 big board for the 2025 NFL Draft to contribute to your sugar rush?
While the quarterback and wide receiver class isn’t as top-heavy as last year, there are still plenty of good and interesting players at those spots with real depth and talent on the defensive side of the ball. And, not so much a trick but more of a real treat, there are two special cornerbacks that sit at the top of the board.
1. Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
He has battled injuries in 2024, but Johnson’s talent still shines when he’s on the field. A long player with good size, Johnson has the build and athleticism of a prototypical modern NFL cornerback. Johnson uses that size to smother wide receivers, and that’s not the only way he can do it. Whether it’s zone or man coverage, Johnson is able to constantly stay in the pocket of wide receivers, even smaller ones, with his excellent combination of quickness, burst and body control.
Johnson does not have a glaring weakness, has excellent traits and plays with advanced technique and understanding of the position, giving him the upside of a true shutdown No. 1 cornerback on the outside. And I think he can achieve early in his pro career, too. It’s lofty praise, but he has a lot of similarities to Pat Surtain II.
2. Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado
One of the most dynamic players in the country, Hunter plays cornerback and wide receiver in college, but I think his best path as a professional is just on defense. Hunter can consistently stay sticky to his coverage assignment, showing off the quickness and body control to thrive in man-to-man situations, with the excellent burst to make plays on the football and nullify the receiver. He plays with a high level of intelligence for the position, and will take calculated gambles to fall off his coverage assignment and even bait quarterbacks into potential interception opportunities. Hunter seems to make…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-31 19:17:46
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