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CB Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida -- If you were to draw on a chalkboard the things you want in a cornerback who was a coach's son, you're going to end up with Hargreaves. He's got okay size (5'11", 199 lbs) and okay speed (looks like a 4.4 guy at best), but his play is so fundamentally sound it's ridiculous. You don't recognize a lot of the really great things Hargreaves does on the field because it is so preventative. In press man, he's excellent at slowing receivers down a step so they're out of rhythm with their QB. In zone, he reads routes and can anticipate them, forcing QBs to look elsewhere. When the ball is in the air, Hargreaves will frequently bail on his receiver and help where ever the ball is going with his sick recovery speed. His tackling is excellent so that a 5 yard out doesn't become a 14 yard catch-and-run. His play against the run is phenomenal, and easily the best of any CB that's come out in the draft in a few years. He can play on the inside, on the outside, on the island or in a deep zone. Hargreaves has safety flexibility, and understands the route tree very, very well. Hargreaves doesn't, however, have elite measureables, which isn't a bad thing (it's called "elite" for a reason) but it'll likely knock him out of Top 10 consideration. I see a whole lot of Jason Verrett in him, just a hard nosed CB that won't be considered a lockdown guy in the NFL but will definitely earn respect and possibly future berths to the Pro Bowl.
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