STRENGTHS
Greg has the size and length to be a shut-down corner for the team that selects him. He has quick feet and good foot speed, to stay with any kind of wide receiver big or small…Slow or fast. Greg is smart and can play in any style of defensive system. He understands “spacing awareness” and not many young DB’s understand the importance of that skill when playing in zone coverage. He has excellent talent and size to be excellent in single coverage situations but what Greg brings to the next level that makes me suggest that he can be a shutdown corner for the team that selects him? Greg’s competitive nature is outstanding and that along with his athletic talent, size/length, and high football IQ are the ingredients that a pure cover corner needs to have for the next level.
CONCERNS
Greg has to become a better and more secure tackler. He is a willing tackler but he is not a form tackler. He also needs to get bigger in his upper body and gain better strength in his hands, to get off his blocks quicker on those sweeps and screens but the key will be improving his tackling in general.
BOTTOM LINE 1.86
When I watch this team in a game, you see how well-coached they are. When I watch Greg, all I see is this… “I do not want you to beat me” attitude and excellent talent. In the draft, you have to look for players who want to compete on every down and who have talent, and intelligence. Then, of course, you look for speed and quickness and that’s the player you target to add to your team. Greg is a target player, he just has to improve his tackling and get a little stronger with his hands and in his upper body, and truthfully, you can say that about most players who are coming out in the draft. But what you can’t say about most players in a draft is…do they have the talent, length, speed, quickness, intelligence and are they competitive enough to show up for work after you hand them a million dollars? Think about it. What I see in Greg is, a talented, well-coached player who has that needed competitive nature, to be an impact player and a team player at the next level.
