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Separation at cornerback
Leodis McKelvin (right) has separated himself from the pack somewhat and now looks like the player a majority of teams feel is the top cornerback on the board. That could mean some teams feel more inclined to look at him earlier in the first round, though there probably won't be a lot of urgency to reach for him with an early pick. The more interesting situation at cornerback, though, is the fight between Mike Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for the No. 2 spot behind McKelvin.
I've been told by more than one team that Jenkins and Rodgers-Cromartie are pretty much neck-and-neck, but that the tiebreaker for some teams could end up being the fact that Rodgers-Cromartie has only one kidney. He is not a very physical player to begin with and some teams might wonder if he is protecting himself against a career-threatening injury to his single kidney. Rodgers-Cromartie won't fall out of the first round but he could slip behind Jenkins because of that worry. Aqib Talib, on the other hand, continues to fall behind the other corners and much of it has to do with character concerns. Talib has had off-the-field issues, including the admission that he failed multiple tests for marijuana in college, that will likely drop him to the end of the first round.
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Leodis McKelvin (right) has separated himself from the pack somewhat and now looks like the player a majority of teams feel is the top cornerback on the board. That could mean some teams feel more inclined to look at him earlier in the first round, though there probably won't be a lot of urgency to reach for him with an early pick. The more interesting situation at cornerback, though, is the fight between Mike Jenkins and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for the No. 2 spot behind McKelvin.
I've been told by more than one team that Jenkins and Rodgers-Cromartie are pretty much neck-and-neck, but that the tiebreaker for some teams could end up being the fact that Rodgers-Cromartie has only one kidney. He is not a very physical player to begin with and some teams might wonder if he is protecting himself against a career-threatening injury to his single kidney. Rodgers-Cromartie won't fall out of the first round but he could slip behind Jenkins because of that worry. Aqib Talib, on the other hand, continues to fall behind the other corners and much of it has to do with character concerns. Talib has had off-the-field issues, including the admission that he failed multiple tests for marijuana in college, that will likely drop him to the end of the first round.
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