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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok
Why would badger run a bad 40? And actually he's a pretty good cover guy.
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Not a bad 40, probably 4.5 plus though. Right now his latest numbers at LSU were a 4.52, but college 40 times are usually unreliable and make the player seem faster than he actually is. Still a 4.52 at 5'9 is not good for his draft stock.
As far as man converage, against Alabama he got abused. They just threw it to anyone he was covering and got a completion. Agaist WVU Tavon Austin was the only WVU player who really just played great and Mathieu was on him for most of the game. The scouting report before he was kicked out of school was that the reason he would drop is because he lacks ideal size and NFL man-to-man skills.
The way LSU used him would be the way you would have to use him in the NFL, a roamer who can make plays. He is not Jenkins from last year where he can play well in man coverage and help take away good receivers. Still worth a late round pick because he obviously is a good open field tackler and makes plays. He just is not a good "pure" corner.