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Jeff Okudah = Patrick Peterson 2.0?
Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:42 pm
NFL.com has provided evaluations for all of the prospects invited to the NFL Combine and former OSU CB Jeff Okudah received a glowing review.
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Okudah received the 3rd highest overall draft grade behind Chase Young and Derrick Brown and received a comparison to one of the all-time great SEC and NFL DBs.
Thoughts on the comparison/evaluation?
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Okudah received the 3rd highest overall draft grade behind Chase Young and Derrick Brown and received a comparison to one of the all-time great SEC and NFL DBs.
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NFL Comparison
Patrick Peterson
Overview
Head coach and general manager's dream prospect with blue-chip physical traits, mental makeup and personal character. He has size, length and foot quickness to road-block press release and elite closing burst to close catch windows or eliminate yards after catch. He has room for improvement with his recognition and balance at the top of the route, but quarterbacks rarely target and beat him over the top. He has a rigid adherence to technique, but squeezing coverage even tighter and trusting his traits, talent and recovery speed could make him one of the top shutdown corners in the game.
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Strengths
Self-motivated and driven to succeed to honor his late mother
Height, weight, length and speed are top-shelf
Size to guard bigs and speed to check deep threats
Patient from press and rarely tilted by a shifty release
Crowds opponent tight to the boundary on outside release
Rare, rapid-fire foot quickness and turnover
Maintains feel and eliminates safe space on vertical routes
Keys receiver's eyes to find the ball with his back to the QB
Sharp swipes through the hands tilt 50/50 passes in his favor
Cheat-code explosiveness in burst to close
Breaks under ball-side hip to harass passing windows
Recovery speed and length to take more chances as a pro
Rangy from boundary to hash in Cover-3 shuffle
Chooses wisely when to strike and when to tackle
Willing to unload on running backs who test him
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Weaknesses
Needs to play with consistently disciplined eyes
Some inconsistencies digesting route combinations
Uses feet over fluidity to swing his hips open
Slight gear-down making lateral transitions from pedal
Room for improvement with route anticipation
Average instincts and early response from zone
Momentum inhibits gather-and-shadow at the top of the route
Stays attached to blocks from big wideouts too long
Needs to be diligent in contain duties against outside run
Thoughts on the comparison/evaluation?
This post was edited on 2/28/20 at 1:43 pm
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Posted on 2/28/20 at 1:55 pm to PhillyFan1994
He’s pretty good. Time will tell. That’s all I got.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 2:12 pm to PhillyFan1994
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Self-motivated and driven to succeed to honor his late mother
what an odd thing to start off with...
Posted on 2/28/20 at 2:26 pm to PhillyFan1994
Would have loved to see him and Chase go at it
Posted on 2/28/20 at 3:05 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
He said Quintez Cephus was the best receiver he went up against 
(yes, I know that's not Okudah, but it was a circus catch Cephus made against OSU in the B1G title game)
(yes, I know that's not Okudah, but it was a circus catch Cephus made against OSU in the B1G title game)
This post was edited on 2/28/20 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 2/28/20 at 3:10 pm to PhillyFan1994
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comparison to one of the all-time great SEC and NFL DBs.
Peterson was very good in his prime but he isn't an all time great in the NFL.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 3:14 pm to VADawg
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Peterson was very good in his prime but he isn't an all time great in the NFL.
Peterson, in my opinion, is an all-time athlete at the DB position. But, I never felt his technique was on par with his athleticism like a Deion Sanders.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 4:09 pm to PhillyFan1994
Someone told him today that there are times he gets "sloppy" in coverage, he asked them to explain and this guy said he's gotten PIs and Holdings.
He responded that he had 0 PIs and 0 holdings calls against him all year.
I think he's damn good, but he may not have been really good until the 2nd half of his sophomore year.
Like for example, he didn't walk onto the field like Stingley and be a game changer as a first day CB.
He responded that he had 0 PIs and 0 holdings calls against him all year.
I think he's damn good, but he may not have been really good until the 2nd half of his sophomore year.
Like for example, he didn't walk onto the field like Stingley and be a game changer as a first day CB.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 4:09 pm to Shaft Williams
Peterson would have been better as a safety. But yeah the hype for him never matched what he actually did on the field.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 4:42 pm to Buckeye06
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Like for example, he didn't walk onto the field like Stingley and be a game changer as a first day CB.
that's basically only Stigley, though
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:00 pm to PhillyFan1994
Time will tell how he produces in the NFL, but he’s probably the best OSU corner I can remember watching (Winfield is right on the edge of where I can remember watching games).
He’s practically made in a corner lab too in terms of physical measurements. Can’t wait to see his combine field numbers.
He’s practically made in a corner lab too in terms of physical measurements. Can’t wait to see his combine field numbers.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
But who did he really shut down? He faced one elite receiver this year and got burnt like crispy toast. Washing out scrub receivers is high school stuff
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:12 pm to PhillyFan1994
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Weaknesses
Uses feet over fluidity to swing his hips open
Slight gear-down making lateral transitions from pedal
Is this a Weakness or a strength for the NFL?
Fans have adapted and become great at spouting off advanced statistics, but absolutely no one outside of DB coaches and scouts know what to look for when judging categories like this.
On the other hand, not being some numerical objective standard, allows fans to argue about things with each other in a subjective way that keeps the sport interesting to people with lesser knowledge of the game.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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that's basically only Stigley, though
And Janzen Jackson
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:15 pm to PhillyFan1994
A guy that had no holding or no pass interference calls against him all year going against the best guy everyone has is pretty fricking impressive.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:17 pm to KillerNut9
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but he’s probably the best OSU corner I can remember
Well he’s no Malcom Jenkins, who is the best college CB ever drafted in the 1st “16 picks to immediately get moved to safety and play nothing but safety for his entire career.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 5:40 pm to KillerNut9
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Time will tell how he produces in the NFL, but he’s probably the best OSU corner I can remember watching
Chris Gamble was the best one I've seen from OSU
Posted on 2/28/20 at 6:38 pm to VADawg
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Chris Gamble was the best one I've seen from OSU
The answer is probably Shawn Springs.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 6:40 pm to SHOtime Tiger
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immediately get moved to safety
It wasn’t till his second year he got moved to safety.
Posted on 2/28/20 at 6:55 pm to KosmoCramer
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The answer is probably Shawn Springs.
Very possible. I was 8 in 1997 so I had no idea what the frick I was watching.
Springs, Winfield, Gamble, and Okudah were all scary good.
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