Listed at 5-foot-11 and 183 kilos, Hairston could not have excellent measurement, however his 4.28 time within the 40-yard sprint topped all cornerbacks on the NFL Scouting Mix, and his 39.5-inch vertical soar ranked second on the place.
CB Jahdae Barron | Texas
CBS Sports’ Kyle Stackpole has comparable concepts for the Rams within the draft however sees Barron as a greater choice than Hairston. Barron spent 5 seasons with the Longhorns, enhancing every year. He had a career-high 67 tackles and 5 interceptions final season on the way in which to successful the Jim Thorpe Award as the very best defensive again in faculty soccer.
Not like Hairston, who depends on elite athleticism, Barron makes use of his measurement (5-foot-11,195 kilos) and instincts to maintain the ball away from vast receivers. NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein famous Barron at all times gave the impression to be in the best place on the proper time final yr and thinks he will be an early contributor as a slot defender with the potential to cross-train as a security.
WR Isaiah Bond | Texas
Chad Reuter, Zierlein’s colleague at NFL.com, has the Rams taking Bond, Barron’s teammate, in his mock draft, however at choose No. 32 after buying and selling down with the Philadelphia Eagles for an additional third-round choose.
In line with Reuter, “(Bond’s) suddenness after the catch and willingness to take (and make) hits regardless of his slight construct give him an out of doors shot of becoming a member of Texas teammate Matthew Golden in Spherical 1.”
At 5-foot-11 and 180 kilos, Bond would be the smallest of those three prospects, however with 4.39 velocity, the previous highschool state dash champion was typically used to attract consideration and filter protection for teammates like Golden.
Final yr, the New York Giants drafted LSU receiver Malik Nabers sixth general, whereas teammate Brian Thomas Jr. went to the Jaguars with the twenty third choose and completed because the NFL’s third-leading receiver with 1,282 yards.
May Bond be this yr’s Thomas? Sharing the sphere with pass-catchers like Davante Adams and Puka Nacua actually gained’t harm his probabilities.
