#6 Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

Dtrufant1 #6 Desmond Trufant, CB, WashingtonHGT :    6-0                             WGT:    190

YR :    SR                             Pos:    CB

 Notables:

  • 2012 First Team All Pac -12
  • 45 Straight Starts

 Pros

  • Good size
  • Natural instinct you can’t teach
  • Knows how to be active with his hands in coverage
  • Great ball skills
  • Knows how to get off of WR blocks
  • Fluid hips
  • Shows good awareness when in zone coverage
  • Good footwork
  • All around fundamentally sound
  • Very good in press coverage
  • Not afraid to stick his nose in and make a tackle
  • Rarely allows a WR to get separation
  • Great straight line speed

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#28 Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

dee milliner p11 #28 Dee Milliner, CB, AlabamaHGT: 6-1           WGT: 199

YR: JR              Pos: CB

 

Notables:

2012: 44 tackles (27 unassisted), 4 tfl, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, 14 PBUs, 16 defl, 1 FF, 1 block

Pros:

  • Good size
  • Long arms
  • Plays with good pad level and posture
  • Shows quickness out of his breaks
  • Good straight-line speed
  • Good ball skills
  • Good instincts and vision when in zone coverage
  • Impressive footwork

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#27 Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

XavierRhodes display image 210x300 #27 Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida StateHGT: 6-1          WGT: 217

YR: JR           POS: CB

 

 

Notables:

  • 2011: 43 tckls(36 solo), 1.5 tfl, 1 int & 4 PBUs
  • Preseason watchlist for the Bednarik Award & Nagurski Trophy

Pros:

  • The size of an NFL safety playing corner
  • Knows how to use his hands effectively in coverage
  • Likes to play physical
  • Exceptional in press man
  • Versatile, can play anywhere in the secondary
  • Plays like a safety when lined up in the box
  • Great ball skills
  • Knows how to fight off of blocks
  • Wants to be involved in the running game
  • Good hips

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October College Football News & Notes week of 10/8/2012

10/8/2012 – 10/14/2012

QB Casey Pachall withdraws from TCU, bound for rehab following DWI arrest

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/20524489/

UCLA Receiver Darius Bell out vs. Utah

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/ncf/story/_/id/8482981/ucla-bruins-receiver-darius-bell-week-due-shoulder-injury

Ohio St. LB Etienne Sabino to miss month

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8478508/ohio-state-buckeyes-lb-etienne-sabino-month-leg-fracture

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#13 Johnthan Banks, CB Miss State

Jbanks #13 Johnthan Banks, CB Miss State

 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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September College Football News & Notes week of 9/17/2012

9/17/2012 – 9/23/2012

South Carolina DB, D.J. Swearinger suspended 1 game

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8391094/sec-bans-south-carolina-gamecocks-safety-dj-swearinger-helmet-hit

Tulane’s Devon Walker to be moved soon

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8393257/tulane-green-wave-devon-walker-moved-therapy-proceeds

Vols lose leading tackler S Brian Randolph with ACL tear

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8390914/tennessee-volunteers-lose-leading-tackler-brian-randolph-torn-acl 

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August College Football News & Notes

8/20/2012 – 8/26/2012

Wisconsin’s Danny O’Brien to Start

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8283582/wisconsin-badgers-tab-transfer-danny-obrien-starting-qb

Gamecocks shelve Akeem Auguste

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8285657/south-carolina-gamecocks-again-lose-cb-akeem-auguste-rb-shon-carson

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