The Washington Huskies secondary was a very strong unit in 2017, largely due to the presence of impact cornerback Sidney Jones. Given his tremendous talents, Jones was expected to be a first round pick, and potentially a high one, before he tore his Achilles tendon at Washington’s pro day only weeks ago.
After the injury, mock drafts started dropping Jones’ stock from the first round to day two, even to the bottom of the third round at times. However, Baltimore Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta thinks that’s an incorrect notion and thinks the loss of Jones for at least the first part of the 2017 regular season won’t drop Jones that far at all.