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Why was a Cooper DeJean a 2nd round pick again?.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:34 pm
May be the best DB in the NFL in his second year.
He can play corner, nickel, he tackles, he can be on an island, or play in a scheme/zone.
And yet he was a second round pick out of a program that chruns out NFL prospects annually and they usually hit.
But why??
He can play corner, nickel, he tackles, he can be on an island, or play in a scheme/zone.
And yet he was a second round pick out of a program that chruns out NFL prospects annually and they usually hit.
But why??
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PFF Grades:
Frequently the highest-graded cornerback in the NFL throughout the season (e.g., 86.3+ overall at points, leading slot CBs in coverage grade ~80.3).
Dominant in both man and zone, with elite run-defense grades making him a complete DB.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 6:36 pm
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:36 pm to Jack Ruby
Hes my favourite defensive player in the league
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:37 pm to Jack Ruby
Non first round picks turn into great players every year. It happens.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:38 pm to witty alias
If they put him on punt/kickoff return he'd be the best return man in the league too.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:43 pm to Jack Ruby
Same reason Shedeur fell to the 5th round: racists didn’t want to draft a White CB in the first round.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:44 pm to Jack Ruby
b/c he's white... all bullshite aside, there is not a doubt in my mind that many GMs had their doubts about a white DB in the league, b/c well, there just ain't that many, and the last one that there was, Troy Apke, flamed the frick out with the quickness
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:44 pm to Jack Ruby
Tom Brady was a sixth round pick. Drafting football players isn’t an exact science.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:48 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
But the past 2 years a black QB has gone #1 but ok.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:48 pm to Jack Ruby
Because he's a honky.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:50 pm to Jack Ruby
Obviously a consiracy of some kind. I assume you have the insider information on what that conspiracy is. Do share.
Or, other positions are considered higher value, regardless of one's relative ability at their position (13 of the 1st round picks were qb or wr; throw in OL and DL and the one or two true corners and that's the first round). Or, his coaches have taken advantage of his skills, through their schemes and/or his ability, allowing him to shine at his position since they might not think he has a true position. Or, his injury his last year in college gave teams pause. The fact he was taken 40th means he was probably amongst a group of players that were grade 1st round but slid because of a variety of reasons unique to each team. It happens each and every year in the NFL.
Or, other positions are considered higher value, regardless of one's relative ability at their position (13 of the 1st round picks were qb or wr; throw in OL and DL and the one or two true corners and that's the first round). Or, his coaches have taken advantage of his skills, through their schemes and/or his ability, allowing him to shine at his position since they might not think he has a true position. Or, his injury his last year in college gave teams pause. The fact he was taken 40th means he was probably amongst a group of players that were grade 1st round but slid because of a variety of reasons unique to each team. It happens each and every year in the NFL.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:50 pm to Jack Ruby
He had top ten metrics and film to go with undrafted skin pigment. Dude is an elite athlete with great size.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:54 pm to The Third Leg
He won Tommy's LHG Award of the Week
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:59 pm to Jack Ruby
Why did Puka Nacua last until the end of the 5th?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:01 pm to Jack Ruby
quote:He's more like the 15-20th best DB in the NFL. He's got a 77 PFF grade playing against lesser competition than most of the top 10, as he's not a boundary corner. Still good.
May be the best DB in the NFL in his second year.
He was the 4th DB taken. Probably should have gone over Wiggins, but going after Mitchell and Arnold was not really that crazy.
Interestingly enough, he and Riley Moss (both whites from Iowa) lead defensive backs in snaps.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:02 pm to Jack Ruby
Not an outside cornerback…
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:03 pm to Jack Ruby
He not the best cornerback on his own team.. Mitchell is… DeJean great but he more of a chess piece… he not holding Chase, Jefferson. etc.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:04 pm to Jack Ruby
That hindsight sure makes seeing easy huh
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:08 pm to westbankdabestbank
Pula ran a 4.65 forty, that’s part of why he fell.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:09 pm to Jack Ruby
I do t recall a soul here saying he should be a top 10 pick. Drafting is hard.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:11 pm to NOSA
Nope and Jack Ruby likely said nothing about how good he’d be during the lead up to the draft.
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