WEBVTT - 2020 NFL Scouting Combine | Defensive Preview 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:09.480 Practice drawing Huower. What a win for this Miami Dolphin team. Wow, 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:14.800 What is up, Dolphans? And welcome to the Drive Time Podcast, 0:00:15.000 --> 0:00:19.119 part of the Miami Dolphins official podcast network covering your 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:23.720 Miami Dolphins. I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and as always, 0:00:23.960 --> 0:00:26.599 I am here to bring you your daily dose of 0:00:26.720 --> 0:00:29.800 Miami Dolphins football. And on today's show, we're gonna get 0:00:29.880 --> 0:00:32.479 you prepped for this week in Indianapolis, going under the 0:00:32.479 --> 0:00:35.159 hood on the defensive side of the ball today and 0:00:35.200 --> 0:00:38.640 talk about the top players descending on Indianapolis this week. 0:00:38.760 --> 0:00:42.080 We'll get you caught up on the workout changes, scheduled events, 0:00:42.280 --> 0:00:44.600 and everything we're going to be bringing you this week 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:47.839 live from Lucas Oil Stadium as we have troops on 0:00:47.880 --> 0:00:51.320 the ground at the mecca of an NFL event in Indie. 0:00:51.520 --> 0:00:55.000 And we'll cover the Dolphins coaching staff changes and announcements 0:00:55.120 --> 0:00:57.680 from late last week here on this edition of the 0:00:57.760 --> 0:01:01.040 Drivetime Podcast. And that's where we start today. Per the 0:01:01.080 --> 0:01:04.920 Miami Dolphins official website Miami Dolphins dot com, the Dolphins 0:01:04.959 --> 0:01:09.720 officially announced former Cal defensive backs coach Gerald Alexander and 0:01:09.760 --> 0:01:13.480 if you guys don't follow coach on Twitter, rectify that immediately. 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:17.040 He is a high energy, fun follow on Twitter and 0:01:17.080 --> 0:01:20.640 of course a great football coach as well. Anthony Campanelli 0:01:20.800 --> 0:01:23.840 is the new linebackers coach. He was previously with the 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:27.199 Michigan Wolverines and those names were out there a while 0:01:27.319 --> 0:01:30.280 back onto Twitter verse and otherwise. But we have some 0:01:30.360 --> 0:01:34.280 newer ones entering the fold. Lemuell Jean Pierre was hired 0:01:34.360 --> 0:01:37.360 as an assistant offensive line coach as he will join 0:01:37.480 --> 0:01:41.120 and assist new offensive line coach Steve Marshall, and the 0:01:41.200 --> 0:01:44.800 Brian Flores coaching tree is growing already in your number two, 0:01:44.920 --> 0:01:47.680 as Carl Durrell has taken the head coaching job at 0:01:47.720 --> 0:01:51.080 the University of Colorado, so he gets the recognition for 0:01:51.120 --> 0:01:55.000 a great job done. In twenty nineteen, of course, under 0:01:55.080 --> 0:01:58.760 his watch, Davante Parker broke out as a dominant number 0:01:58.800 --> 0:02:02.720 one receiver and slute Pro Bowl snub, and Preston Williams 0:02:02.800 --> 0:02:05.280 was also on track to break the undrafted free agent 0:02:05.360 --> 0:02:08.640 rookie record for receiving yards prior to his injury in 0:02:08.680 --> 0:02:11.680 week number nine. We of course had contributions from Albert 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:14.000 Wilson late in the season once he got back and 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:16.800 recovered from the hip injury. Isaiah Ford had a big 0:02:16.919 --> 0:02:19.079 end of the season as well. Alan Hearns was part 0:02:19.120 --> 0:02:21.880 of that mix as the Dolphins receivers got the job 0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:25.720 done in twenty nineteen. Other coaching news, Josh Grizzard is 0:02:25.760 --> 0:02:29.040 the assistant wide receiver coach for coach Durrell and Rob 0:02:29.120 --> 0:02:32.640 Leonard will serve as an assistant defensive line coach. Now 0:02:32.800 --> 0:02:35.919 back to the scouting combine, and if you missed yesterday's 0:02:36.080 --> 0:02:39.200 edition of the Drivetime podcast, go back and check that out. 0:02:39.320 --> 0:02:41.640 We covered the offensive side of the ball, and today 0:02:41.680 --> 0:02:44.680 we move over to the defensive side and these players 0:02:44.680 --> 0:02:47.919 are gonna work out on Saturday, February twenty nine. Will 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:51.200 be the defensive line and linebackers. Like the first two 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:54.079 days of the combine, that will occur at four o'clock 0:02:54.080 --> 0:02:57.639 Eastern on Saturday, February twenty nine. Sundays moved up a 0:02:57.680 --> 0:03:00.200 little bit earlier in the day March. The first will 0:03:00.240 --> 0:03:02.480 be the defensive backs and that kicks off at two 0:03:02.560 --> 0:03:06.639 o'clock Eastern and one o'clock local time in Indianapolis. There's 0:03:06.680 --> 0:03:08.839 gonna be some more changes to the combine in terms 0:03:08.880 --> 0:03:11.760 of the on fill drills. The defensive line is going 0:03:11.800 --> 0:03:14.280 to add a figure eight drill and they're going to 0:03:14.360 --> 0:03:17.120 time it. Jordan Read of the Draft Network you can 0:03:17.120 --> 0:03:20.359 find him on Twitter at j Reid NFL. He shared 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:23.320 a clip of Cam Wake at a Dolphins practice years 0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:26.240 ago running the figure eight, and essentially what you have 0:03:26.440 --> 0:03:29.440 are two giant hula hoops that serve as a circle. 0:03:29.639 --> 0:03:32.600 To put together one giant figure eight, the defensive end 0:03:32.639 --> 0:03:35.480 has to corner around those edges and pick up something, 0:03:35.720 --> 0:03:38.440 some type of item off the ground to basically learn 0:03:38.440 --> 0:03:40.560 how to dip and rip the edge and get to 0:03:40.560 --> 0:03:43.360 the quarterback and flatten that angle. And you can basically 0:03:43.400 --> 0:03:46.320 picture Cam Wake coming off the edge all those years 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:49.120 in his prime as a Miami Dolphin. That four point 0:03:49.200 --> 0:03:52.200 stands load of the ground, fires off and puts guys 0:03:52.240 --> 0:03:55.119 like Tom Brady on their back in the backfield. They're 0:03:55.160 --> 0:03:58.240 also gonna time the defensive back w drill this year, 0:03:58.400 --> 0:04:01.800 and this is essentially a real that exposes tightness and 0:04:01.880 --> 0:04:04.400 players hips and has done so for years and years 0:04:04.400 --> 0:04:07.480 and years. Your back pedal, the coach flips the football 0:04:07.520 --> 0:04:09.720 to one side, you open up your hips and drop 0:04:09.840 --> 0:04:12.160 that direction. He flips it back to the other side, 0:04:12.280 --> 0:04:14.400 and you turn your hips around and shuffle that way. 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:16.600 They are now going to time this drill and put 0:04:16.600 --> 0:04:20.560 a clock on the players interviews that happened after the workouts. 0:04:20.640 --> 0:04:23.600 They're going from sixty slots per team down to forty five, 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:26.440 and some scouts say this is not a huge change 0:04:26.480 --> 0:04:30.240 because not every team used all sixty interviews to begin with. 0:04:30.360 --> 0:04:33.560 But those interviews will remain fifteen minutes in length, and 0:04:33.640 --> 0:04:36.920 of course for your Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and 0:04:37.000 --> 0:04:40.520 Chris Greer will have media availability on Tuesday, I'll be 0:04:40.600 --> 0:04:42.640 there in full force to get you guys covered on 0:04:42.760 --> 0:04:45.120 all the things they have to say about the scouting combine, 0:04:45.160 --> 0:04:47.919 the draft and every question they get asked. We'll seek 0:04:47.960 --> 0:04:50.080 some interviews with some of the heavy hitters and the 0:04:50.160 --> 0:04:54.000 draft around the combine in Indianapolis, like Daniel Jeremiah of 0:04:54.040 --> 0:04:57.400 the NFL Network, Todd McShay of ESPN, and so on 0:04:57.440 --> 0:05:00.240 and so forth. Now, yesterday we talked ab at the 0:05:00.240 --> 0:05:03.320 offensive players. Let's get into the defensive side. And Brian 0:05:03.360 --> 0:05:06.760 Flora's a specialty as a defensive assistant for years and 0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:09.440 years and years in New England, but luckily he is 0:05:09.520 --> 0:05:12.600 ours now and the Dolphins have a chance this offseason. 0:05:12.760 --> 0:05:15.760 With more draft capital than anybody else and just about 0:05:15.800 --> 0:05:19.160 more cap space than anybody else number two on that 0:05:19.240 --> 0:05:22.200 list currently before player cuts occur, the Dolphins have the 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:24.640 chance to roll that five and four finish from last 0:05:24.680 --> 0:05:27.560 year and all that momentum built up with coach Flora's 0:05:27.720 --> 0:05:31.640 into a strong offseason into a strong season in and 0:05:31.720 --> 0:05:34.920 that all begins this week in Indianapolis, and we're covering 0:05:35.120 --> 0:05:37.560 those players on the field for you right now on 0:05:37.600 --> 0:05:41.240 the Drivetime podcast, your host, Travis Wingfield, part of the 0:05:41.279 --> 0:05:44.240 Miami Dolphins podcast network. And with three picks in the 0:05:44.240 --> 0:05:46.680 first round and three more picks after that in the 0:05:46.720 --> 0:05:49.719 top seventy, giving them six total, the Dolphins have the 0:05:49.760 --> 0:05:53.320 benefit of ultimate flexibility in April's draft and a laundry 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:56.359 list of good, good college football players on the defensive 0:05:56.400 --> 0:05:58.839 side to choose from. And we start on the defensive 0:05:58.880 --> 0:06:02.000 line the interior with Derek Brown from Auburn, and his 0:06:02.120 --> 0:06:05.760 production doesn't scream top five talent, but his tape certainly does. 0:06:05.960 --> 0:06:08.719 You apply context to his four sacks and eleven and 0:06:08.720 --> 0:06:11.640 a half tackles for loss, it becomes even more impressive 0:06:11.760 --> 0:06:14.880 when you consider that he faced constant double and sometimes 0:06:14.880 --> 0:06:17.640 triple teams down there. At Auburn, he picked up fifty 0:06:17.680 --> 0:06:20.720 four total tackles, He forced two fumbles and recovered two 0:06:20.760 --> 0:06:23.440 of them four passes defense, and that was enough to 0:06:23.440 --> 0:06:27.480 earn unanimous All American honors. He's huge, six ft five 0:06:28.160 --> 0:06:31.680 twenty five pounds, heavy handed, plays with his hair on fire. 0:06:31.880 --> 0:06:34.400 He's more than just a power player. His get off 0:06:34.560 --> 0:06:37.279 is electric. He is a black hole against the run 0:06:37.440 --> 0:06:40.080 as then he absorbs everything and shuts it down immediately, 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:43.320 and he's an impact interior rusher. He can play anywhere 0:06:43.320 --> 0:06:45.360 from the nose tackle all the way out to your 0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:47.920 big end as a five technique, a role they had 0:06:48.000 --> 0:06:50.880 Christian Wilkins and Divon got Shaw and John Jenkins and 0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:53.880 so many others playing last season. Whether it's an odd front, 0:06:54.120 --> 0:06:57.800 even front penetration scheme, two gap scheme, whatever the defense 0:06:57.880 --> 0:07:00.440 calls for, you can bet that Derek Brown will excel 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:03.920 in that area, staying in the SEC on the interior 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:07.839 defensive line. The Senior Bowl standout Javon Kinlaw the Draft 0:07:07.880 --> 0:07:10.720 networks number two rated player, and once again, as we 0:07:10.720 --> 0:07:13.480 did on yesterday's podcast, we're going down off the Draft 0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:16.360 Network's top three players by position, taking a look at 0:07:16.400 --> 0:07:18.720 their play and what they do on the football field 0:07:18.800 --> 0:07:21.160 and their character off the field. And that was where 0:07:21.240 --> 0:07:24.600 javon Kinlaw shined both off the field and on the field. 0:07:24.760 --> 0:07:27.320 In mobile at the Senior Bowl, he spoke about growing 0:07:27.400 --> 0:07:30.120 up homeless and the passion and motivation to become the 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:33.480 best defensive tackle of all time. He's big, six ft 0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:37.840 six ten pounds has similar versatility to his contemporary and 0:07:37.920 --> 0:07:40.560 Derrick Brown, as he can wreck shop from any position 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:44.240 on the defensive line. He was unblockable in those practices, 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:46.600 which came as no surprise to those that saw him 0:07:46.640 --> 0:07:49.680 On Saturday down at South Carolina, he wrapped up six 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:52.800 sacks six tackles for loss in his final season there. 0:07:52.960 --> 0:07:55.360 He was the focal point of the oppositions game plan, 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:58.840 drawing double teams with regularity, fires off the snap, and 0:07:58.880 --> 0:08:02.400 converts his speed into a power rush that overwhelms blockers. 0:08:02.560 --> 0:08:05.400 He was a twenty nineteen first team All American by 0:08:05.440 --> 0:08:08.920 the Associated Press. Ross Blacklock is number three on this 0:08:08.960 --> 0:08:12.360 list for the Draft Network. He comes from Texas Christian University. 0:08:12.440 --> 0:08:15.000 One of the better two gap options in this class. 0:08:15.040 --> 0:08:18.200 He is a powerful puncher with his heavy, heavy hands, 0:08:18.360 --> 0:08:21.560 the ability to strike the target, and Lockout allows him 0:08:21.600 --> 0:08:23.800 to both defend the run and get to the quarterback. 0:08:24.040 --> 0:08:28.120 Missing all delayed his development one year, but he defended 0:08:28.200 --> 0:08:31.560 multiple gaps in Gary Patterson's defense there at TCU and 0:08:31.720 --> 0:08:34.440 offers such a force as a power rusher that he'd 0:08:34.440 --> 0:08:37.200 fit perfectly in a rush contained scheme. It was an 0:08:37.240 --> 0:08:40.800 achilles injury that held blacklock out for the teen season, 0:08:40.960 --> 0:08:44.040 and that type of injury usually requires two years before 0:08:44.040 --> 0:08:46.680 the player returns to his full strength. As a result, 0:08:46.880 --> 0:08:49.120 someone likely we'll get to steal on this guy early 0:08:49.200 --> 0:08:52.360 on day two because he has day one ability, and 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:55.800 perhaps missing that full season gave him some perspective and 0:08:55.840 --> 0:08:58.800 a new mindset. Quote. I had a whole year taken 0:08:58.840 --> 0:09:01.080 away from me that I'll never be able to get back. 0:09:01.320 --> 0:09:03.920 But I just play every game like it's my last 0:09:04.040 --> 0:09:06.440 end quote. Black Block had three and a half sacks 0:09:06.480 --> 0:09:09.920 and nine tackles for loss last season off the edge. 0:09:09.960 --> 0:09:13.040 Everybody knows about Chase Young from Ohio State, the number 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:15.280 one player on most big boards and of course, on 0:09:15.320 --> 0:09:18.320 the Draft Networks big board. He is highlight real season 0:09:18.360 --> 0:09:21.360 and pass rush production had the attention of college football 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:25.439 fans everywhere. A lean muscular two and sixty five pounds. 0:09:25.480 --> 0:09:28.880 He's regarded as the best edge rusher in recent draft memory. 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:31.760 He took over crucial moments for the Buckeye defense, had 0:09:31.800 --> 0:09:34.360 a big four sack day against the Michigan Wolverines and 0:09:34.480 --> 0:09:36.960 route to a sixteen and a half sacks season, twenty 0:09:36.960 --> 0:09:40.400 one tackles for loss and seven forced fumbles. He's not 0:09:40.440 --> 0:09:42.640 losing many battles for the right to be the first 0:09:42.640 --> 0:09:45.120 player getting off the bus. That's the scouting term for 0:09:45.160 --> 0:09:47.760 the player with the most impressive body and build. He 0:09:47.840 --> 0:09:50.559 has filled out both in his upper body and lower half. 0:09:50.600 --> 0:09:54.840 He's long, he's powerful, he features rare, rare athletic traits. 0:09:54.880 --> 0:09:57.480 He's more than capable of stacking the edge and working 0:09:57.559 --> 0:10:00.199 underneath to contribute in the running game. And a Hio 0:10:00.280 --> 0:10:02.760 State head coach Ryan Day, who was there during Nick 0:10:02.800 --> 0:10:06.240 Bosa's time, says that he prefers Chase Young. Quote his 0:10:06.320 --> 0:10:09.960 get off, his speed. It's unbelievable. It's like nothing I've 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:13.439 ever seen before. End quote. The number two edge rusher 0:10:13.480 --> 0:10:16.400 on the Draft Network Big Board is Calevan Chason from 0:10:16.520 --> 0:10:18.800 l s U and this guy checks every box on 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:22.040 the list of desired edge player traits. He should hear 0:10:22.080 --> 0:10:24.400 his name called sooner than later. On Night one in 0:10:24.440 --> 0:10:27.520 the draft, the production didn't match the profile. He only 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.320 had six and a half sacks and l s US 0:10:29.520 --> 0:10:32.120 Championship winning season, but he did make thirteen and a 0:10:32.160 --> 0:10:35.280 half tackles for loss, which showcases his ability to play 0:10:35.320 --> 0:10:38.480 as a three down guy at the next level. He's explosive, 0:10:38.640 --> 0:10:41.120 he's twitched up as all get out, and as passable 0:10:41.280 --> 0:10:44.040 as a certified judo practitioner. Because he has some of 0:10:44.040 --> 0:10:47.640 the most active, physical and violent hands in this year's class, 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.240 he projects better as a pro than a college player, 0:10:50.240 --> 0:10:54.320 in my opinion. At six ft four eight pounds, Chason 0:10:54.400 --> 0:10:56.400 can rush off the edge as a four point player 0:10:56.400 --> 0:10:58.679 and even fronts, or he can stand up as an 0:10:58.679 --> 0:11:01.800 on ball linebacker and on fronts. He missed almost all 0:11:02.040 --> 0:11:05.760 of the eighteen season. Just twelve months removed from major 0:11:05.800 --> 0:11:09.600 reconstructive surgery, Chase On showcased his rare movement skills on 0:11:09.600 --> 0:11:12.040 a weekly basis, and in addition to his game as 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:15.400 a pass rusher and defending the run, Chason is comfortable 0:11:15.400 --> 0:11:19.240 working backwards and coverage. In the epic twenty nineteen Alabama game, 0:11:19.400 --> 0:11:22.439 he played coverage twenty one snaps compared to just eighteen 0:11:22.440 --> 0:11:25.000 pass rush reps, so he is versatile that way, and 0:11:25.040 --> 0:11:28.200 like we mentioned on yesterday's podcast, Lloyd Cushenberry got the 0:11:28.240 --> 0:11:30.240 eight teen jersey on the offensive side of the ball. 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.559 Chase on War on defense again, that distinction given to 0:11:33.600 --> 0:11:37.040 the two Tigers players who best exemplify a selfless attitude 0:11:37.160 --> 0:11:40.800 and represent success on and off the field. Up next 0:11:41.000 --> 0:11:44.040 a j Epanessa from Iowa. He was an impact player 0:11:44.080 --> 0:11:46.480 from the moment he arrived in Iowa City, and he's 0:11:46.520 --> 0:11:49.600 the most imposing edge option in this entire class. At 0:11:49.640 --> 0:11:53.960 six ft six two eighty pounds, Epanessa overwhelms tackles with 0:11:54.040 --> 0:11:56.880 sheer strength and length, and he developed a variety of 0:11:56.920 --> 0:11:59.679 counter moves during his time in college. He enters the 0:11:59.760 --> 0:12:01.800 draft up with a chance to make an immediate impact. 0:12:01.840 --> 0:12:05.080 Playing a variety of positions along the defensive front. He 0:12:05.120 --> 0:12:07.400 had twenty six and a half sacks and thirty and 0:12:07.400 --> 0:12:10.080 a half tackles for lost combined in his final two 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:13.199 seasons at Iowa. He quickly realized the talent that made 0:12:13.280 --> 0:12:15.920 him a five star recruit. In fact, he was Iowa's 0:12:15.960 --> 0:12:19.520 first five star player since two thousand five. And Hawkeyes 0:12:19.600 --> 0:12:22.560 coaches were so impressed with him, both from his ability 0:12:22.640 --> 0:12:26.160 and humility standpoints. Quote, what a humble kid, what a 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:29.080 hard working kid, A guy that's had all the notoriety 0:12:29.120 --> 0:12:31.120 that he's had, It would be pretty easy to be 0:12:31.240 --> 0:12:34.040 self centered, but he's totally the opposite of that end 0:12:34.120 --> 0:12:37.120 quote that comes from his d line coach Reese Morgan. 0:12:37.200 --> 0:12:40.320 There at Iowa, we moved now back to the linebacker position, 0:12:40.520 --> 0:12:43.160 and Isaiah Simmons the number one player on the Draft 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:46.520 Networks linebacker rankings from Clemson. You take a picture of 0:12:46.520 --> 0:12:48.520 this guy because you're not gonna see someone like him 0:12:48.520 --> 0:12:51.240 coming into the league for a long long time playing 0:12:51.320 --> 0:12:55.400 deep safety, edge rusher, slot, cornerback, off ball linebacker. He 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:58.200 does it all, and does it all often, and does 0:12:58.200 --> 0:13:00.920 it all well. He is the prototype pical modern day 0:13:00.920 --> 0:13:03.880 football player. There was a video that surfaced last summer 0:13:04.080 --> 0:13:06.920 showing him racing Clemson running back Travis e t N, 0:13:07.080 --> 0:13:10.160 who has clocked forty times in the low four threes, 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:13.040 and Simmons went step for step and a foot race 0:13:13.160 --> 0:13:15.920 with e t N and his stat sheet is also absurd. 0:13:16.120 --> 0:13:19.000 His junior season alone, he made sixteen and a half tackles, 0:13:19.000 --> 0:13:22.880 for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles, picked off three passes, 0:13:23.040 --> 0:13:25.800 and had a hundred and four total tackles. Unanimous All 0:13:25.800 --> 0:13:29.079 American and former national champion three consecutive trips to the 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:32.080 College Football Playoff. He's going to pace linebackers in every 0:13:32.120 --> 0:13:35.280 single testing metric we watched this week in Indianapolis, he 0:13:35.320 --> 0:13:37.880 was a high school track star and other players referred 0:13:37.880 --> 0:13:40.839 to Simmons as Lebron. Of course they did. From an 0:13:41.040 --> 0:13:44.240 ESPN article, quote, you can't really work around him because 0:13:44.240 --> 0:13:47.439 he's everywhere an opposing coach. Set of Simmons, it felt 0:13:47.440 --> 0:13:50.880 like he was playing defensive line, linebacker, and safety all 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:54.040 in the same play. He is a problem and quote 0:13:54.960 --> 0:13:57.680 the number two linebacker on the Draft Networks Big Board, 0:13:57.880 --> 0:14:00.760 Kenneth Murray from Oklahoma, and in any the class, this 0:14:00.800 --> 0:14:03.360 guy would set the standard and speed testing, but of 0:14:03.400 --> 0:14:06.000 course with Simmons there, that's not gonna happen. He's a 0:14:06.120 --> 0:14:08.480 rocked up two d and thirty five pounds. He has 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:11.800 elite range and closing speed, and he pairs that explosive 0:14:11.880 --> 0:14:15.120 nature of his game with quality instincts and processing. He 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:18.560 can single handedly destroy any given play. He piled up 0:14:18.559 --> 0:14:21.960 two hundred and fifty seven tackles his final two years 0:14:21.960 --> 0:14:24.360 in Norman, twenty nine and a half of those occurring 0:14:24.360 --> 0:14:27.480 behind the line of scrimmage for tackle for loss. Oklahoma 0:14:27.560 --> 0:14:31.160 operates primarily in zone coverage, but Murray's skill set translates 0:14:31.200 --> 0:14:34.320 well as a potential matchup eraser and man coverage at 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:37.200 the next level. And the third linebacker on the Draft 0:14:37.240 --> 0:14:40.320 Networks big board at the position is Patrick Queen from 0:14:40.440 --> 0:14:42.640 L s U, and following the trend of the modern 0:14:42.720 --> 0:14:45.880 day linebacker, Queen runs, he hits, and he covers with 0:14:45.960 --> 0:14:47.920 the best of them. He's often the first of the 0:14:47.920 --> 0:14:51.040 football and his instincts in coverage translates so well to 0:14:51.080 --> 0:14:53.480 the next level. He always seems to be around the ball. 0:14:53.680 --> 0:14:57.080 A very quick trigger allows Queen to knife into gaps 0:14:57.080 --> 0:15:00.760 and make game changing plays regularly. Queen's down fall, though, 0:15:01.040 --> 0:15:03.280 is taking on blocks. He's not a power player that 0:15:03.320 --> 0:15:06.280 will frequently disengage from blocks. Getting the best out of 0:15:06.320 --> 0:15:09.040 Patrick Queen will likely come from playing in an open 0:15:09.120 --> 0:15:12.440 defense that allows him to key and diagnose without fighting 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:15.440 through traffic. From a production standpoint, Queen kind of a 0:15:15.440 --> 0:15:17.960 one year wonder, and during his junior season he made 0:15:18.000 --> 0:15:21.240 just forty six total tackles, five for loss in one sack, 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:24.120 and this year in the championship season, he racked up 0:15:24.160 --> 0:15:26.680 eighty five tackles, twelve of those for a loss with 0:15:26.840 --> 0:15:30.080 three sacks and one pick. Going back to the defensive 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:33.920 backfield for Brian Flores and Josh Bowyer and Gerald Alexander 0:15:34.120 --> 0:15:36.280 looking to get their hands on this exciting group of 0:15:36.320 --> 0:15:39.680 defensive backs. First up on the Draft Network's Cornerback big 0:15:39.680 --> 0:15:43.240 Board Jeff Okuda from Ohio State. Okuda is gonna draw 0:15:43.280 --> 0:15:46.320 comparisons to the best cornerback prospects in the history of 0:15:46.360 --> 0:15:49.320 this draft, and he's every bit deserving. He has the 0:15:49.360 --> 0:15:52.360 best feet and man coverage skills in the entire class. 0:15:52.480 --> 0:15:54.920 He can press, he can mirror, he can drive out 0:15:54.920 --> 0:15:57.120 of a zone turn as well as anybody, and the 0:15:57.160 --> 0:16:00.520 former Buckeye checks all the athletic measurable box is and 0:16:00.560 --> 0:16:04.320 should pace the cornerback testing metrics. Accordingly, he added ball 0:16:04.360 --> 0:16:07.600 production to his resume this season with three picks nine 0:16:07.640 --> 0:16:10.720 passes defense. He was a consensus All America and we 0:16:10.760 --> 0:16:13.400 talked about the fluid hips and the w drill. This 0:16:13.440 --> 0:16:16.040 guy's gonna kill that drill because of his change of 0:16:16.080 --> 0:16:19.280 direction and the recoverability. On the rare occasion where he 0:16:19.320 --> 0:16:22.240 initially does lose a rep. The knock on Okuda is 0:16:22.280 --> 0:16:25.440 a perceived unwillingness to tackle, but his Ohio State film 0:16:25.440 --> 0:16:28.360 When You Asked Me, is littered with open field stops. 0:16:28.520 --> 0:16:32.000 Playing for a school rich and defensive backlore, Okuda stayed 0:16:32.040 --> 0:16:34.880 grounded through all of his success, saying, quote, you know 0:16:34.920 --> 0:16:36.680 what you sign up for when you come here. I 0:16:36.760 --> 0:16:38.800 work every day to be the next one, but I 0:16:38.840 --> 0:16:41.120 won't be unless I prove it on the field. I 0:16:41.200 --> 0:16:44.120 haven't made it yet. End quote. That's the right mindset 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:46.280 for that young man. The number two quarterback on the 0:16:46.320 --> 0:16:49.920 draft Networks Big Board Jeff Gladney out of TCU, competing 0:16:49.960 --> 0:16:52.360 with Okuda for the best feet in the entire class. 0:16:52.560 --> 0:16:56.440 Gladney glides about the field with eye popping explosiveness. He 0:16:56.480 --> 0:16:59.880 can flip that trigger like that, flipping his hips, running vertically, 0:17:00.120 --> 0:17:02.320 or driving on a play in front of him. Everything 0:17:02.360 --> 0:17:05.119 Gladney does is rapid. He plays a physical brand of 0:17:05.160 --> 0:17:08.440 man coverage that can cause issues against bigger receivers, and 0:17:08.480 --> 0:17:12.359 as glad he goes just six ft one three, sometimes 0:17:12.400 --> 0:17:14.639 he does get beat, but he will never back down 0:17:14.800 --> 0:17:18.040 from a challenge, and his speed pairs exceptionally well with 0:17:18.080 --> 0:17:20.520 his studious nature. You go back and watch his tape, 0:17:20.520 --> 0:17:23.400 Most of his picks occur in the second half of games, 0:17:23.520 --> 0:17:25.879 and that's kind of a nod to his preparation, skill 0:17:25.920 --> 0:17:28.600 set and his ability to adjust throughout the game. He 0:17:28.760 --> 0:17:31.240 devours film throughout the week, which takes him to the 0:17:31.240 --> 0:17:34.280 football one beat sooner, and that makes all the difference. 0:17:34.359 --> 0:17:36.919 He picked off five passes and broke up thirty one 0:17:36.960 --> 0:17:39.840 of them in his final three years at TCU. The 0:17:39.920 --> 0:17:43.240 number three cornerback another Ohio State product coming out of 0:17:43.320 --> 0:17:46.399 d BU up there, Damon our Nett from Ohio State. 0:17:46.680 --> 0:17:49.479 He played perhaps the most physical brand of press coverage 0:17:49.520 --> 0:17:52.399 among all cornerbacks this year and has a tendency to 0:17:52.440 --> 0:17:55.159 frustrate his opponent. To me, our Net is one of 0:17:55.200 --> 0:17:57.399 those guys that when you're playing pick up basketball, you 0:17:57.520 --> 0:17:59.080 just hate to see it when he picks you to 0:17:59.160 --> 0:18:01.640 cover because you know you're not gonna get free all game. 0:18:01.840 --> 0:18:04.560 He plays a variety of techniques and leverages. He's a 0:18:04.560 --> 0:18:08.240 master of impacting the receiver's footwork and keeping his eyes 0:18:08.280 --> 0:18:10.240 in the backfield to help beat his man to the 0:18:10.240 --> 0:18:14.119 football and get some ball production. Everything he does is aggressive, 0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:16.800 from his feet to his inside hand jam off the 0:18:16.880 --> 0:18:19.159 line at the top of the route at the catchpoint. 0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:22.480 His style, however, could result in a flurry of flags 0:18:22.640 --> 0:18:25.600 at the professional level, but his temperament and ball skills 0:18:25.720 --> 0:18:28.560 will make up for the occasional penalty. He's as patient 0:18:28.600 --> 0:18:30.919 as he is explosive at the catchpoint, with an innate 0:18:30.920 --> 0:18:35.119 ability to separate the football from the receiver's hands. Going backwards. 0:18:35.160 --> 0:18:37.760 Our final position group here and these defensive backs will 0:18:37.800 --> 0:18:40.719 work out on Sunday at two o'clock Eastern time, one 0:18:40.760 --> 0:18:44.000 o'clock in Indianapolis, and again we'll have you covered on 0:18:44.080 --> 0:18:46.760 Miami Dolphins dot com as well as on the official 0:18:46.760 --> 0:18:49.680 Miami Dolphins podcast network. We start here with the Draft 0:18:49.720 --> 0:18:53.080 networks number one safety on their big board, Xavier McKinney 0:18:53.200 --> 0:18:56.600 from Alabama. He is such a versatile piece in Nick 0:18:56.640 --> 0:18:59.840 Saban's defense. He lined up all over the formation. He's 0:18:59.880 --> 0:19:03.199 a tremendous athlete with instincts and football i Q. He 0:19:03.280 --> 0:19:05.600 makes a number of plays both in the box as 0:19:05.640 --> 0:19:08.680 well as in coverage. He's an exceptional tackler and even 0:19:08.720 --> 0:19:12.879 better blitzer. His final two years in Tuscaloosa produced six sacks, 0:19:12.960 --> 0:19:17.080 five picks, six forced fumbles, and fifteen passes defended. The 0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:20.280 knock on McKinney is maybe a lack of center field range, 0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:22.359 but playing him back there takes away one of your 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:24.840 most capable tacklers, so that might not be the smartest 0:19:24.840 --> 0:19:26.919 way to play him anyway. He made one hundred and 0:19:26.920 --> 0:19:30.159 sixty nine total tackles those combined two seasons. The All 0:19:30.200 --> 0:19:33.480 American safety was the captain of Saban's defense. Quote, He's 0:19:33.480 --> 0:19:36.159 an alpha dog on the team. He's a special player, 0:19:36.359 --> 0:19:38.840 not only his play, but when he talks on the field, 0:19:39.000 --> 0:19:40.919 you know it brings the other guys to step up 0:19:40.920 --> 0:19:44.040 their play as well. That is a quote from Patrick Surtan, 0:19:44.160 --> 0:19:48.040 the second son of former Dolphins great Patrick Surtan. Grant 0:19:48.040 --> 0:19:50.520 Delpit is our number two safety on the Draft Network. 0:19:50.640 --> 0:19:53.320 And you can empty the clip of scouting buzzwords with 0:19:53.359 --> 0:19:56.520 this dude, because it's totally acceptable to describe his game. 0:19:56.640 --> 0:19:58.840 He plays with his his hair on fire every single snap. 0:19:59.000 --> 0:20:01.359 He's a leader who changes the temperature of the locker 0:20:01.440 --> 0:20:04.280 room whenever he steps in it. The unquestioned alpha dog 0:20:04.320 --> 0:20:06.919 presence of this l s U defense. He was the 0:20:06.960 --> 0:20:10.400 engine that drived the decorated Tigers defense. The term click 0:20:10.440 --> 0:20:13.480 and close refers to a defensive back's ability to hang 0:20:13.520 --> 0:20:16.080 back in zone or an off coverage for a cornerback, 0:20:16.320 --> 0:20:19.159 key the passing concept, and drive on the football to 0:20:19.160 --> 0:20:24.800 prevent completions. These anticipatory skills, paired with his quick twitch athleticism, 0:20:24.840 --> 0:20:27.560 allows Delpit to make plays on the football just about 0:20:27.640 --> 0:20:30.800