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Originally Posted by staylor26
The New York Jets select Lonnie Johnson Jr., CB, Kentucky
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He was one of my 'the boards say I should take' guys...
He just looked so bad in the CB drills. I would argue that he was the least natural looking DB in the entire pool of candidates. And he's not much of a ballhawk while also being prone to being knocked completely out of sorts. He didn't even demonstrate that he was able to routinely put his length to use in press-man.
Now in Spags Cover 3, he might have still worked. There's a chance that the cover 3 could help him keep plays in front of him with more limited responsibilities and he could be alright. But I don't see a floor with him; he's a guy that could be out of the league before his rookie contract is done. And he needs almost as much development as guys that are getting 5th and 6th round grades.
I just couldn't convince myself that I like him nearly as much as the draft heads.