Brandin Echols - Inside Cornerback Kentucky Wildcats Scouting Report
Scouting report for NFL Draft prospect Brandin Echols
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Echols arrived at Kentucky in 2019 as a JUCO transfer out of Northwest Mississippi CC and went on to start in 22 straight career games after not starting his initial two. His presence in the Kentucky secondary has come as the field cornerback mostly, while also playing valuable reps as their starting nickel. Echols shows impressive foot speed to carry vertical routes and noteworthy recovery speed to get back in phase when he has lost leverage on vertical routes. Excels when he can play downhill and utilize plus short-area quickness out of his breaks. Echols shows excellent football intelligence when playing as an underneath defender from the nickel position, displaying the talent to reroute and leverage routes properly with vision on the quarterback. He is an inconsistent tackler in the open field who struggles to come to balance as an ove
Mac McCain III - Inside Cornerback North Carolina A&T Aggies Scouting Report
Scouting report for NFL Draft prospect Mac McCain III
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Apr 12, 2021
FRANKLIN “MAC” MCCAIN III | North Carolina A&T | CB | #29 | Sr | 5096 | 175 | Greensboro, NC | Dudley HS
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North Carolina A&T defensive back Franklin “Mac” McCain has been a dynamic playmaker on the backend for the Aggies, leading to various interceptions and touchdowns as a result. He has had outstanding production during his career, profiling as arguably the most outstanding defensive back on the FCS level. McCain is a springy athlete who is explosive in short spaces. He remains balanced to work out of breaks and stay in phase with the football in the air. Despite seeing the majority of reps on the outside for the defense, McCain is the type of quick footed defender who could thrive in the nickel role on the next level. He has no issue throwing his body around, showing outstanding effort despite being thin fr