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Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:54 pm to Jack Ruby
He is a white CB, that is a rarity in NFL, maybe that’s some of it
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:57 pm to cubsfan5150
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That hindsight sure makes seeing easy huh
DeJean was widely regarded as a R1 talent and put on film a lot of game changing abilities. He single handedly won games for Iowa and led them to the CCG without playing any offense. Pick sixes, INT, punt returns, tackles for loss.
Guy played multiple positions in the backfield at Iowa, who runs primarily 4-2-5 zone schemes, and teams that play a lot of man didn’t believe he could matchup outside and be elite. Simple as that. He’s a great fit for what Philly is doing with their zone. He also showed the ability to cover tier 1 WR outside at Iowa, albeit not as often as a guy out of Georgia or Ohio state. I think with the experience he has now, he’d be fine moving outside.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:58 pm to glassman
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Tom Brady was a sixth round pick. Drafting football players isn’t an exact science.
Plus there’s coaching and development, utilizing players in the right scheme. The Eagles have a great front 7, he probably would look as good with a shitty team like the Raiders
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:05 pm to Jack Ruby
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May be the best DB in the NFL in his second year.
I don't think he's the best DB the Eagles drafted that year, they took Quinyon Mitchell in the first round.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:54 pm to Jack Ruby
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Why was a Cooper DeJean a 2nd round pick again?
Same reason Ladd McConkey was a second round pick. Both would have been taken in the top 15 of the draft if they were black.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:10 pm to Jack Ruby
The same reason people were saying CMC wasn't fast enough (despite combine numbers mirroring that of shady mccoy), he's white.
The fact that Phily loaded that defense up with 2 top 5 CBs in the 1st/2nd round is absolutely absurd. Crazy scouting and front office there.
The fact that Phily loaded that defense up with 2 top 5 CBs in the 1st/2nd round is absolutely absurd. Crazy scouting and front office there.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:16 pm to Jack Ruby
He ain’t Black…
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:20 pm to VADawg
quote:Dumb lol
Same reason Ladd McConkey was a second round pick. Both would have been taken in the top 15 of the draft if they were black.
There was literally a white WR taken in the first round in 24. Ladd's best season at UGA was 58/760/7. He was injured much of his last season. Him falling behind Nabers/Harrison/Thomas/Worthy/Legette/Coleman was perfectly acceptable.
Ironically, the only WR I would have considered taking him over was Pearsall.
Regardless, when he was expected to make a WR leap, Ladd was pretty average this year.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:24 pm to PP7 for heisman
When will whities stop getting shafted in the nfl?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:43 pm to Jack Ruby
The politically incorrect answer is because he was white…and a top notch white CB is a unicorn in this league. Most don’t believe in unicorns.
IMHO
IMHO
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:58 pm to Jack Ruby
A lot of pre-draft mocks had him going mid-1st round, but DeJean fractured his leg and missed the last two months of his college season. He also didn’t work out at the combine either. He only did his Pro Day.
So…injured white DB caused the drop.
So…injured white DB caused the drop.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:41 pm to Jack Ruby
Tight hips
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:43 pm to LSUFreek
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missed the last two months of his college season
He was injured in practice before their 11th game. That season, he was a Unanimous All American, Big Ten DB of the year, and Thorp finalist who might have won had he not been injured. He was a known commodity from his highlight reel 2022 and shut down half the field.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:49 pm to VADawg
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Same reason Ladd McConkey was a second round pick. Both would have been taken in the top 15 of the draft if they were black.
Amon Ra is a top 5 receiver. Yet he was only drafted in the 4th round. As someone else said, drafting players isn't an exact science.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:55 pm to QJenk
There are always outliers
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:27 pm to glassman
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Tom Brady was a sixth round pick
yeah, because he was a tenth of the player DeJean was in college
and that might be generous 
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:10 am to Jack Ruby
quote:No, he’s not.
May be the best DB in the NFL in his second year.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:19 am to The Third Leg
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he was a Unanimous All American, Big Ten DB of the year, and Thorp finalist who might have won had he not been injured.
Maybe this had something to do with it
Posted on 12/29/25 at 8:17 am to Jack Ruby
I remember being DV'd a lot during the draft saying he was the steal of the draft, something about being white and being the Big Ten... another thing this board was overwhelmingly wrong about again. He already has had a better career than Mathieu.
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