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# 10 Stephen Denmark/CB Valdosta State – 6’4”, 220 lbs
The Good
- Unreal athleticism and physical attributes
- Great press man corner, uses length extremely well
- Extremely fluid for his size, click and close is efficient
- Plays well to his leverage and assignments
- Flashes ball skills, can high point the ball and has natural hands
- Disrupts the catch point with ferociousness
- Tenacious run defender who will stick his nose in the run game and do it well
- Lays the wood and plays with physicality
- Sound tackler, wraps up well
The Bad
- Raw processor in zone, can get caught looking into the backfield at times
- Has athleticism to use trail technique, but does not effectively use angles well enough
- Can have mirroring trouble, doesn’t keep hips disciplined
- Needs to improve recognition and anticipation of routes
- Has to learn to work through trash better, can get sifted out through mesh concepts
- Lack of versatility, never worked out of slot
- Low level of competition
Bio
- 2018: 55 tackles, 3 INTs, 9 PBUs
- Career: 107 tackles, 7 INTs, 17 PBUs
- Converted WR, has been a CB for only 2 years
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