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We recap what went down with the defensive backs and the tight ends when they took the field
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inside Lucas Oil Stadium, including a record setting run by tight end Kenyans.
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So, if you can why Mansort, Elaine has locked himself in as the top cornerback in this
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We're going to start off with the cornerbacks and the safeties, the defensive backs, defense
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back field, elite recovery speed was a theme of the day when they took the field there
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inside Lucas Oil Stadium, some physical prototypes that fit the modern NFL defense
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And I think the best fit when you look at these prospects for the Washington Commanders
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and we're going regardless of rounds and all that kind of stuff, safety out of all
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how they Caleb Downs, when you look at Washington, how they finish near the bottom of the
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league in yards per pass attempt, a culture fit I think is very easy to kind of just sniff
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out without even sitting in the interview room, you can just kind of tell the Caleb Downs
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as a kind of guy that appears to fit the culture high IQ safety and what he was known
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as during his time with Ohio State, you can play that Buffalo nickel roll, which is something
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that the Washington Commanders historically like to do.
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Dronday Jones has used similar types of players as well and could really help stabilize
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We expect Juan Martin to get some looks and maybe some different positions.
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Will Harris is a veteran who can play back there, really any safety position.
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And then of course, Mikey Sanderson with his slot role as well, I think Caleb Downs
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would be a great fit.
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But then when we look at historic Washington Cumps, we're going to add this little wrinkle
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into these episodes, Lorenzo Stiles Jr. DB, out of Ohio State, I think Bobby Mitchell was
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kind of an interesting comfort, not because they played the same position because they
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didn't, but because Bobby Mitchell was able to come to Washington, transition to a different
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position and really have a legendary kind of run doing so Lorenzo Stiles Jr. also a transitioning
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player was a wide receiver, transition over to DB and has made really good for has done
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And some areas came into NFL scouting, calm my week as maybe a UDFA late like like seventh
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round, maybe late sixth round type of dude, I think he may have put to position himself
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much, much earlier than that after his workout.
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Once people go back and look at the tape and see where the workout marries with the film.
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But let's get to the top prospects of standouts from this group here, Mansor Delane again
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came in at a LSU, the top cornerback in this year's class, only solidified himself as
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that guy looks like a premier workhorse coming out of the combine, elite footwork in the
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We'll talk a little bit more about that here and just a little bit very smooth in his transitions.
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Right now, PFF has in his like the number 11 player on their big board mid round one,
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but he's going to be the first cornerback off the board, maybe not the first DB, but
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he's going to be the first cornerback off the board, most polished defensive back in attendance
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again, great footwork and recovery speed on display.
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Your mod McCoy at a Tennessee also did his thing, ball hockey instincts, Ron display
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during the ball tracking drills, another mid first round prospect PFF has him on their
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big board right behind the lane and number 12, but again, like I said, I'm pretty sure
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it's going to be the lane.
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And then McCoy from the cornerback position again, elite ball skills, Avion Terrell at
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a closing high end lateral agility on display in Indianapolis, very compact and powerful
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If you're able to see those drills, he's the 18th ranked player on the PFF big board.
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So another mid first round type of guy pro ready type of corner, Caleb Downs, of course,
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comes out as a winner.
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He was, I mean, just he's he's one of the most complete players in this year's draft.
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If not the most complete players in this draft, a top five prospect PFS number three overall
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rating or player and then Lorenzo styles junior, it comes into the combat week 232 on the
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That's seventh round range potential UDFA range, depending on needs are at the end of
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I think he's firmly into that day three conversation.
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I think it's round six is probably where you might see him come off if his pro day and
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if people can go back and attach the workouts to the tape, and then you're definitely looking
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at a six round reach for him potentially again, former wider receiver, transition to DB.
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He's got natural ball skills of Lee athletes ability 6195 pounds past catching again, tracking
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Most important drill, if you watch the combine drills, most important drill for this position
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group just in general called the W drill.
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We just kind of talked about it just a little bit really what it does is to test the DBs
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and it's basically what sounds like they go out there and they basically draw a W on
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the field waiting for their cues.
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Things like that test their back pedal test their back foot plants test their ability
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to drive down on the ball, all the fundamental moves needed to mirror a receiver, whoever
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you're guarding and coverage, and I think the best player on the field in Indianapolis,
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Mansort, and Elaine, his transitions were the most fluid of the session again, just kind
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of locking himself in as that number one guy and you know, there's conversations of these
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guys being really, really close in comparison again, you got a corner back at number 11 on
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The corner back at number 12, I think the lane definitely kind of gave himself a little
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bit of a tie breaker there.
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One of the quotes that stood out from the coverage Daniel, Jeremiah, on these styles
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brothers, of sunny styles linebacker out of Ohio State.
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We talked about him as a winner in our last episode Lorenzo styles junior doing his thing
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on the very next day, Daniel, Jeremiah, of the styles brothers quote you have sunny styles
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who is a top five pick and then his brother Lorenzo who switched from offense, the athletic
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jeans and the family are just off the charts.
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Lorenzo gives you that chess piece flexibility in the nickel and quote rich, Eisen, who did
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I got to give a round of applause to rich, Eisen, who is a Michigan man for giving a lot
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of praise to Ohio State and a lot of Ohio State players over the course of the weekend.
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Some honorable mentions here, Colton Hood corner back at a tendency.
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He is a riser up the board.
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I think show great twitch and a lot of the change of direction drills and then we got Dylan
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Theaneman safety out of Oregon, a high IQ football player from his time with the ducks showed
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off some good things and some drills, but of course ran that 43640 as well.
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And then a manual McNeil Warren safety out of Toledo, whatever a small school standout
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type of guy moved well in the drills as well, certainly continuing to increase or improve
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or secure his stock as a day two.
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I've seen some late day one projections for him as an NFL safety.
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So that was the DB's group now move on to the tight ends group, including a historic
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run by Oregon tight end, Kenyan Sadik, that's coming up next on today's episode of Lockdown
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you for coming through for yet another episode the tight end group at the twenty twenty
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six NFL scouting combined described by Daniel Jeremiah as quote a really really good group
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lot of value to be found as well and quote the session was headline obviously by speed
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several players coming through with some really good times none better than Kenyans
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a deep the tight end out of the organ ducts program who has to be the best fit for the
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Washington mayors in this year's group we expect David blouse offense to thrive through
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a tight end that can make catches on the scene said these four three seven speed historic
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mark for tight ends at the NFL scouting combined makes him the perfect vertical threat to
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pair with J Daniels deep ball and yes a lot of these perfect fits are first round guys
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and fortunately you only got one first round pick for the Washington commanders best
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commanders comp I think Eli Stowers tie tight end out of Vanderbilt kind of looks like
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Logan Thomas converted quarterback explosive athletic traits and understanding of spacing
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from that quarterback perceptive perspective certainly gives him a leg up in the in the
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receiving department as they tie it in let's go through the top prospects from the workouts
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over the weekend of course Kenyans said he could get in the main star of the group four
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three seven forty fastest of the day fast of his position historic run all that kind of
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stuff Daniel Jeremiah said quote does a lot of the same things and quote as Vernon Davis
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but said that he's a better blocker than Vernon Davis and obviously Washington fans
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if you've been a Washington fan for a while you're familiar with Vernon Davis from his
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time with the franchise was a first round pick back in his day of the San Francisco
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forty-nineers currently Kenyans to Deke is number twenty-eighths on the pff bigboard
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I have a feeling that's going to change just a little bit coming out of the NFL scouting
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combine freaky at just athletic workout really puts him in elite company as far as
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tight ends are concerned Eli Stowers used to talk about him out of Vanderbilt former
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quarterback who showed explosive athletic traits ran a sub four four forty yard dash and
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was really just kind of been impressive as another player who's transitioned from one
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position to another and you know Adam Peters seems to like himself a guy who played
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one position and then I'll convert it to another would not be the first tight end Colson
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Yankoff would be the first at least in this iteration of commander's rosters to be the
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converted quarterback turn tight end Eli Stowers would be another one if he ends up with
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Washington commanders doesn't seem likely though he is pff number forty eight overall
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player round two projection don't think the commanders if they trade into round two I guess
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I can't say it wouldn't be for a tight end but it would be a little bit weird depending
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what they do in the off season Justin jolly no NC State demonstrated really good hands
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fluid movement throughout the gauntlet drills and all those things really like the way
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that he moved he is a third round projection number ninety two on the pff bigboard again
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just highly consistent in his drills and his workout which you love to see power sharp
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out of ls u was a demonstrator for several drills so that kind of showcases his technical
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ability and was a very technical type of guy he is a round seven projection undrafted
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for agent projection number three forty eight on the pff bigboard again his technical skill
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and ability and all that stuff wouldn't hate it see him as a late round pick or a UDFA
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if the watch commanders decide to go out there the most important draw they can say
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is NFL for the tight end is that forty yard dash that we just talk about again the ability
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to get up the seam get into the open space create mismatches for your quarterback do
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all these things I think is incredibly important on that vertical speed is going to be important
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and look as we just talked about the defense backscroops just incredibly fast so if you're
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going to be a tight end that you're about to threaten those db's you're going to have
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wheels of your own along with the size obviously the best performance goes Kenyans a deep
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there was a quote during the broadcast covers to be exposed to put on the show and watch
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him wrong someone with his hands got to somehow has got somehow get matched up and we've
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gotten even faster in the NFL at the position down Jeremiah overall on the tight end group
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points really really good group and a lot of value we found there's a lot of starters
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to be had deep in this draft and quote when honorable mention here from the workouts max
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Claire tight end at a Ohio State reliable solid during his time in college I think he kind
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of showed that ability to be reliable be solid at the NFL scouting combined as well kind
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of locking him in to that day to ballpark that's going to do it for this wrap up and recap
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