STRENGTHS
Caleb is a smart, athletic corner, with outstanding overall athletic talent. He has the length and strength to outduel any size opponent when the ball is in the air to intercept the ball. He has very good speed and the change of direction agility to run back punts and kicks on special teams. He is a good tackler and comes up quickly to support the run. Caleb has the leadership skills and tackling skills to play the free safety position. He is also an outstanding zone coverage defensive back, who has excellent instincts and special awareness to make impact plays. Caleb shows leadership skills through his play on the field and in zone coverage communicates well with his teammates. His coverage skills make Caleb the type of corner that will cover the opponent’s top receiver in single coverages making Caleb, a complete defensive back, the kind all 32 teams will want to select early in this draft.
CONCERNS
As I always say, you can nit-pick any player into not selecting them but as I also always say…when you see the obvious, draft the obvious, and don’t look back.
BOTTOM LINE 1.40
Caleb is a pure cover corner with the zone skills and tackling skills to allow him to play other positions but why bother. Let him play on the outside and do the job he was made to do. Don’t overthink the process, let Caleb cover the best receiver on the opponent’s team and worry about the other players on defense. Caleb will do his job and do it to the best of his abilities and trust me, you want those abilities on your defense and you want those abilities to impact, and they will. In single coverage or in zone coverage Caleb will impact and be the type of corner you can build your passing defense around. He is a cornerstone type of player. So be smart, set your cornerstone, and start to build.
