Claiborne: B-
Didn't have the impact that the team was expecting trading up for him, but he never really looked lost and played game in and game out very solid. Would have liked to see him flash those ball skills more than he did this season, remember that was his biggest strength coming into the draft, but hopefully that comes in time as be becomes more comfortable and confident.
Crawford : C-
The team knew he would need some development before making an impact for us, but he was forced into the rotation due to the injuries we suffered along the DL. Being undersized at 5-Tech he hurt us on running downs, which should have been expected, but there were not enough flash plays to balance it out. Needs to get bigger and stronger in the off-season.
Wilber: D
Made his way onto special teams but was a non-factor in the defensive rotation despite opportunities due to injuries to get on the field.
Johnson: I/F
Question mark because he couldn't stay healthy.
Coale: I/F
Health, not sure he has a future here due to emergence of Beasley and Harris.
Hanna: C-
Nice surprise who has an intriguing skillset, made some contributions in the pass game down the stretch and looks like he has a chance to be apart of the future.
McSurdy: F
Doubt he's brought back, but 7th Round picks rarely pan out.
Overall: C-
The grade of this class will weigh heavily on Claiborne. We traded up to #6 and sacrificed our 2nd Rounder because we thought he had the ability to be a shutdown CB. I'm still hopeful he can become that, but judging him solely on his rookie year it was really just ok. The rest of the class was forgettable in their first year and outside of Mo, no one really has a physical skillset to get overly excited about.
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