There are few commodities more valuable than a cornerback who can excel in press-man coverage.
Press-man corners need a rare skillset, with athleticism, physicality, and great football IQ. Players with all of that are hard to find, but they can give a defense incredible flexibility. The 2022 NFL happens to have an unusually high number of man coverage corners, and that makes focusing on any one a bit tough. So it isn’t a big surprise that Clemson’s Andrew Booth Jr. isn’t getting more talk in a crowded draft class.
Clemson, as a whole, had a disappointing year and Booth doesn’t stand out physically the way some of his peers do.