Cornerback - Plenty of Competition

Mavric said:
Mitchell had one INT and 13 passes broken up last year.

Trae Waynes from Michigan State - considered the best CB in the draft - had 3 INTs and 8 passes broken up.

Not saying that makes Mitchell as good but his stats compare favorably.
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Those stats don't tell us much if we don't know how many times each CB was thrown at.

 
Moiraine said:
Mavric said:
Mitchell had one INT and 13 passes broken up last year.

Trae Waynes from Michigan State - considered the best CB in the draft - had 3 INTs and 8 passes broken up.

Not saying that makes Mitchell as good but his stats compare favorably.
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Those stats don't tell us much if we don't know how many times each CB was thrown at.
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Or how many completions/yards/TDs each CB gave up.
NFL stat keeping seems way more comprehensive.

 
I agree but I don't know anywhere to find those kind of stats for college. Both teams faced all but identical pass attempts but the Huskers were noticably better in yards per attempt and completion percentage. Still doesn't help compare those two players but they would seem to be comparable.

 
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By the way, I didn't remember this until watching some of Waynes' highlights but two of his three interceptions for the year were basically giftwrapped from TA. So there's that.

 
Word is if the Huskers played tomorrow the starting CBs (assuming everyone was healthy) would be Davie and Rose. Cockrell would start at the other safety spot (with Gerry) with Kalu being the Nickel.

 
I haven't been following but that seems like a mild surprise -- J.Rose in the top 2, and no mention of Mosley?

 
Rose was the top backup last year so that probably makes sense. I think Mosley is pushing pretty hard and could be right in the mix after fall camp.

I was a little surprised at no CJax but he might have been hurt enough that the new staff just hasn't seen enough out of him yet.

 
I think all of those guys can play pretty tight defense.

The one I am most excited to see in a new defense is Gerry. He was really good last year and his athleticism will be on display in this new defense.

 
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