STRENGTHS
Cam is what I call a power cornerback who will intimidate most receivers and make impact plays on special teams and against running plays to his side of the field. He is athletic enough to play on both sides of the ball as a Receiver/Running back or as a safety or cornerback or as a hybrid slot corner in a 4/2/5 style of defense. Cam is a smart player and might have finally found a home as a cornerback in the Nebraska defense. He is quick to come up and support the run fighting through blocks with strength and quickness most blockers will struggle to handle. He is a good tackler and a smart zone cover corner. He has plenty of athletic talent to play in single coverages. Cam, given some time to develop, has the potential to become a shutdown cover corner in the NFL in the near future. If that doesn’t happen for some strange reason, he still will become a hell of a cornerback or safety or hybrid slot corner for the team that selects him. Cam reminds me a lot of former Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson who was the 5th pick of the 2011 Draft.
CONCERNS
Cam needs more time to develop single coverage skills. He has played safety and a hybrid so much that he is used to keeping the play in front of him. As soon as he learns better tricks of the trade and gets the needed repetitions he will become one of the better cover corners and might be a shutdown corner in the NFL. Cam has to learn to trust his athletic talent in single coverage and learn to read receivers better than he does now. He has the recovery speed and burst, it’s just all tied up in his footwork and looking into the backfield too much and too soon right now.
BOTTOM LINE: 2.14
Cam reminds me of Patrick Peterson but he is a lot more aggressive against the run. The difference is that Patrick was much better in single coverage and played in the SEC against top receivers. That’s a big difference. Cam has all of the same athletic talents as Patrick and might be a little smarter so given the time to adjust those hidden skills should come out soon enough. In the meantime, Cam will be a hell of a corner or he can play safety or even be used in the slot but I do think he has found a home at cornerback and if he stays there can become a pro bowl corner for the team that selects him.
