re: Newsflash: Claiborne and Tyrann were not diamonds in the rough

The big difference here is that Tyrann earned his offers on the camp circuit, which is a pretty regular course for how guys who are "off the radar" in their rising-senior summer blow up. There was anticipation and excitement about his recruitment and commitment even though it came over the summer.

Claiborne on the other hand was a pretty damn a-typical recruit from the the timing of his offer, the school he was a product of, and the fact that there wasn't even a picture/evaluation on any of the sites from a combine or a camp.

Claiborne is the very definition of a coaching staff doing their due-dilligance and not leaving any stone unturned.