Daily News | Eagles draft primer: Why Derek Stingley Jr. may be a best-case scenario for the Eagles in the first round
The Eagles enter the NFL draft with a significant need at cornerback and dwindling options to fill it.
It’s not just straight-line speed with Gardner, though. He’s a fluid mover who can be sticky in coverage and he’s even got good ball skills, recording three interceptions in each of the last three seasons with the Bearcats. If you want to see Stingley’s upside in the league, go find the practice film of him covering Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase when the two were at LSU in 2019. If there’s even a chance that version of Stingley still exists, he is worth an early first-round pick.McDuffie has been labeled a “safe” option for teams looking for a first-round cornerback, fairly or unfairly.
He may not be a home-run swing in the way the top guys are, but McDuffie is a “good football player” who profiles as a first rounder because of his high floor.Elam is a late first-, early second-round prospect because of his top-end speed at 6-1, 191 pounds. The 6-foot, 194-pound corner’s footwork is raved about and he’s explosive out of his backpedal. Even though he’s not as tall as other corners in the class, he’s got a 77-inch wingspan, which is 71st percentile according to mockdraftable.com.There are some questions about his long speed, especially after he didn’t test leading into the draft because of a core injury that required surgery.
The 22-year-old doesn’t project as an immediate starter, and there’s a chance he never develops into an NFL-quality corner in terms of his technique, but his athletic profile will make him a Day 2 target for someone. If he gets the right coaching, Woolen could become a true difference-maker on the outside.Gordon, the “other” Washington corner, also will hear his name called sometime in the first couple rounds.
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