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HT: 6-1 WT: 185
YR: SR Pos: CB
Notables
- 2011 Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
- 2011 – 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 FF, 9 PBU, 5 Ints
- 2012 Preseason 1st Team All-American (Athlon) & 2nd Team All-American (Phil-Steele)
- 32 Career Starts before the start of 2012
Pros
- Good height and length for a corner
- Great footwork, very smooth and quick coming out of breaks
- Comfortable in most coverages, although he may have problems in press man in the NFL
- Knows how to use his hands effectively in coverage
- A knack for making plays on the ball when he is being thrown at
- Good pad level and knee bend when transitioning out of breaks
- Technique is refined
- When passes are completed on him he brings receivers down quickly not allowing much YAC
- Played some safety in the past
- Fierce competitor who steps up when needed
- Can return kicks
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HGT: 6-1 WGT: 214
YR: SR Pos: S
Notables:
- 2011 – 82 tack, 8 tfl, 2 sacks, 8 pbu, 2int’s, 7 Qb pressures
- 1st Team All Big-12 in 2011’
- Honorable Mention Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- Named to the 2012 Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award & Thorpe Award watch lists
Pros:
- Nice size, build, and has ideal weight
- Looks very comfortable playing in the box on both run and pass
- Very athletic on the field
- Plays comfortably in a complex defensive scheme at UT
- Ability to make plays on ball carriers in space
- Seems to have a high football IQ the way he reads plays and his keys
- Effective pass rusher when blitzing
- Very good tackler
- Comes down with aggression to meet ball carriers in the run game
- When in position knows how to make plays on the ball in the passing game
- Plays a lot of man to man on the slot WR
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