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Just saw that Mayock has him as his #3 CB ahead of Trufant, seems like this kinda came out of no where, as i havent seen him ranked anywhere near the top CBs, i guess he had a good pro day?

 

heres some info on him http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/d.j.-hayden?id=2539237

 

i wouldnt take him in the first cause of his late rise but possibly take a look at him in the 3rd, altho i like Banks Amerson and Mathieu ahead of him

 

thoughts?

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This is why:

 

"Life threatening injury his senior season, return back to football will be a long and trying journey."

 

i still dont get why that would make him the #3 CB, in fact, for me that would put him much lower, is he that good of a talent or am i missing something? i know he missed last season but from not a top 10 to #3 out of no where?

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i still dont get why that would make him the #3 CB, in fact, for me that would put him much lower, is he that good of a talent or am i missing something? i know he missed last season but from not a top 10 to #3 out of no where?

 

I don't know much about him to be honest. But that injury turns me off immediately.

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I don't know much about him to be honest. But that injury turns me off immediately.

 

i agree with that, and no matter what the mocks say, i still like banks alot, he was the #2 consensus CB for so long then he dropped out of nowhere after the combine, i still like him alot

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From the outside looking in,  it does seem like the guy has risen too far too fast....

 

One of the hazards of scouting....   easy to fall in love with a new flavor that shows well late...

 

Poe last year from his combine...    Ansah and Jordan and even Mingo this year, mostly from the combine plus great raw tools.

 

And now,   Hayden.    I've read that many think there could be up to 8 corners taken in the 2nd round....   I suspect Hayden will now make them 9 corners...   he's got a decent shot....

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That is a scary injury. Could be some serious physiological issue's to get past with that type of injury.

I dunno, he doesn't sound like a mental giant. He was quoted as saying "just don't ruin my abs" before they cut him open.

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I can tell you about this kid. He is the best corner in this draft, if not for his freak injury he would be in the number one spot. He didn’t miss his senior season he only missed the last couple of games, but prior to this nobody wanted to throw on his side. He cover guys without safety help and with something like 400 pass attempts against this defense only 41 were thrown to his side, and only 11 were caught. And from that he also had 4 pics with 2 returned for touchdowns and both were over 75 yards. I say all of this to let you know 4 months ago this kid was in a lot of pain he worked back to be able to run a 4.33 40 yard dash and you want to question his mental toughness. Whatever team picks him up will have the best corner in the NFL....

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I like all the corners that they have in the top 5, but if you look at the tapes closely you will see the difference in the top three. Dee Milliner can’t backpedal and that is a must at the next level. Rhodes will get a flag thrown on him every snap, he has a had full of shirt on every play on his highlight tape. And the boy from Washington I like a lot, he is always a step behind and then he knocks the ball away after it has been caught. That won’t work at the next level. Check it out for yourself.

 

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I don't know much about him to be honest. But that injury turns me off immediately.

He has been cleared by the NFL Dr. He is good to go.

 

i agree with that, and no matter what the mocks say, i still like banks alot, he was the #2 consensus CB for so long then he dropped out of nowhere after the combine, i still like him alot

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I'll say this. After watching different clips of Hayden he seems to have very adequate cover skills, pretty good instincts and awareness, but I question his willingness to come up and support the run. Different plays against different teams it seemed like he would always find a way to not be in the play when the run came to his side. As far as pass coverage is concerned I will say that he does seem more than capable to play solid press man coverage. He reminds me of a mix between Champ Bailey and Xavier Rhodes in some ways. Although I did not see enough evidence to confirm his willingness to tackle.

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Todd McShay has him going to us at #24 in his ESPN insider mock draft 5.0.

 

I was like WHAT!? I don't know much about players until right before the draft and I have just now seen this kids name popping up in the last week or so.

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Todd McShay has him going to us at #24 in his ESPN insider mock draft 5.0.

 

I was like WHAT!? I don't know much about players until right before the draft and I have just now seen this kids name popping up in the last week or so.

He has 1st round talent in my opinion (he can press, tackle and has the loose hips and speed to be left alone on an island I think)I doubt he goes in the first, just to many D Linemen, Linebackers and a couple other Corners will likely go ahead of him plus a Safety or maybe 3

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If he fell to the 3rd that would be amazing but like others have said he won't so I don't see any way we get him

 

i say if theres no one promising at 24, trade into the second for someone with 2, 2s and grab hayden and a guard, possibly warford or jones

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Todd McShay has him going to us at #24 in his ESPN insider mock draft 5.0.

 

I was like WHAT!? I don't know much about players until right before the draft and I have just now seen this kids name popping up in the last week or so.

Mcshay is literally the only guy that high on him nobody else has him in the 1st. 

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