The Daily Mississippian · Mar 30, 2023
Checking the Tape: Deshawn Gaddie
Height/Weight/Position: 6’1/188/CB
2022 Stats: 62 Tackles, 13 pass breakups, first team all-conference USA (per Pro Football Focus)
Strengths:
The first thing you notice about Gaddie is his fluidity. He is able to change directions well, brake downhill on in-breaking routes and react in zone coverage.
At North Texas, he played almost exclusively off-coverage, so his length was never fully put to the test in press, but the potential is clearly there. Pairing his hips with his height and (unverified) length is are and gives him the prototype to be a very good cover corner in the SEC next season. Assuming the Ole Miss staff can hammer out some minor flaws, Gaddie should transition well.
Weaknesses: