Scouting the Draft: Is Virginia CB Chase Minnifield a First-Round Talent?

February 25, 2012   ·   Jonathan Bales   ·   Jump to comments

Today’s New York Times scouting report is up here, and it’s on Virginia cornerback Chase Minnifield.  From the post:
At 6-0, 185 pounds, Chase Minnifield (No. 13) is a tall, lean cornerback who will need to add some bulk at the next level.  He was asked to press a lot at Virginia, but he’s not very effective at it considering his body type.  With long arms, Minnifield could develop into a really solid press cover man if he adds strength and works on his technique.
Minnifield’s strengths are his technique in off coverage and his ball skills.  He doesn’t come out of his backpedal too early, allowing receivers to get to his hip before either turning and running or breaking on the football.  He does both of these very effectively, running vertically as well as any cornerback in this draft.  Minnifield has an exceptional ability to turn and locate the football on the run.
His ability to play so well in off cover...

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