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#6 Tre Brown/CB Oklahoma – 5’9/6 188
The Good
– Attempts to play bigger than frame, feisty, competitive corner who can annoy wideouts
– Plus athlete, excellent straight-line speed, fluid mover and changes directions with ease, able to sink hips and explode, twitchy cover corner
– Speed to carry routes vertically
– Willing tackler able to take on bigger receivers
– Understands leverage and angles in man coverage along sideline
– Impressive hands and able to finish plays
– Came up big in clutch situations for school
– Good effort player who doesn’t give up on the play
– Kick return experience and value
– Very good starting experience
The Bad
– Undersized with poor length (30 1/4 inch arms)
– Lack of height/length hurts him at catch point, generally plays with good technique but struggles to play pocket and compete on high passes because of size
– Desire to play big has consequences, too grabby and penalized too often, holds and grabs when he’s in trouble
– Inconsistent tackler, has “want-to” but more often cuts players down in open grass
– Risk-taker who can get burned, prone to getting beat on double-moves and sluggos
– Most work came on outside, likely will have to kick to slot at next level
– Prone to getting stuck on stalk blocks in run game
– Wasn’t impactful in the run game
– Gets overpowered by bigger receivers at top of route
Bio
– 33 career starts for the Sooners
– Career: 141 tackles (8.