2012 NFL Draft: Cornerbacks Big Board From TST

by 3k on Oct 13, 2011 3:45 PM CDT in 2012 NFL Draft

Last time, buckeyefan55 and I put our WR Big Board together. It was a bit of unfair timing, as the previous day's news that Bradley Fletcher would be out for the season had focused the eyes of St. Louis Rams fans on the cornerback position. Buck and I quickly decided that the next board had to be one that addressed cornerback.

Looking to next year, the CB depth chart is about as solid as a thick slice of head cheese. Ron Bartell would be entering his contract year and coming off of a neck injury. Bradley Fletcher would also be entering the final year of his contract...and would also be coming off of the aforementioned season-ending injury to his knee, the second in three years. Jerome Murphy' broken ankle would hopefully be less broken and could pick up where his rookie season left off.

Given those three, who knows what the Rams will be able to get out of any CBs next year. With that in mind, our CB board as of today after the jump.

For reference, here's the Mocking the Draft CB rankings with detailed notes on 7 prospects.

	buckeyefan55			3k
Rank	Name	School	MTD rank	Name	School	MTD rank
1	Dre Kirkpatrick*	Alabama	1	Chase Minnifield	VIrginia	2
2	Morris Claiborne*	LSU	5	Stephon Gilmore*	S. Carolina	6
3	Jayron Hosley*	Va. Tech	8	Alfonzo Dennard	Nebraska	3
4	Alfonzo Dennard	Nebraska	3	Morris Claiborne*	LSU	5
5	Janoris Jenkins	N. Alabama	4	Dre Kirkpatrick*	Alabama	1
6	Stephon Gilmore*	S. Carolina	6	Janoris Jenkins	N. Alabama	4
7	Casey Hayward	Vanderbilt	12	Jayron Hosley*	Va. Tech	8
8	Chase Minnifield	Virginia	2	Desmond Trufant*	Washington	16
9	Cliff Harris*	Oregon	9	Xavier Rhodes*	Florida St.	N/A
10	Brandon Boykin	Georgia	7	Coryell Judie	Texas A&M	11

* denotes underclassmen

Similarly to the WR board where I noted that certain prospects on the board wouldn't fit all roles, the same applies here. Alfonzo Dennard cannot fill a nickel CB hole at the NFL. Janoris Jenkins, alternatively, isn't going to be able to work against bigger receivers in single press situations.

Again, like the WR board, buck and I simply had some different values. Where buck has multiple guys on his board that didn't make mine who can serve as nickel or dime options (Casey Hayward, Cliff Harris, Brandon Boykin), I had bigger, more physical types (just look at the differences in how we ranked Jayron Hosley, Stephon Gilmore and Chase Minniefield).

I'll have the watchlist up with the open thread for tonight that thankfully features a game worth watching (all you WR hopefuls might want to catch a glimpse of California's Keenan Allen). For this thread, though, it's all about shutting down the pass.

Holler.

Poll

How many of the three corners the Rams have lost to injury this season (Ron Bartell, Bradley Fletcher and Jerome Murphy) will see the field in week 1 of the 2012 season?

0 - All three will either be rehabbing or off the roster by then. Embrace the 4-5 defense!

10 votes

1 - Maybe one of them is back in time. The other two won't be ready or won't be on the team.

81 votes

2 - Have faith. These guys aren't going anywhere.

134 votes

3 - All three will be ready to go by week 1.

63 votes

288 votes | Poll has closed

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Here we go

Dennard
Kirkpatrick
Claiborne
Jenkins
Hosley
Minnifield
Harris
Gilmore
Boykin
Thorpe

Wolf. Wolfgang Wolf

by dbcouver on Oct 13, 2011 4:06 PM CDT reply actions

Neiko Thorpe?!

Gross!

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by 3k on Oct 13, 2011 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Sorry I watched Nebraska and he caught my eye

My list is very fluid ,…..by fluid I mean it’s always subject to change. A trait that comes naturally with my ability to talk with my rectum. hehehehe

Wolf. Wolfgang Wolf

by dbcouver on Oct 13, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I mean Auburn

Wolf. Wolfgang Wolf

by dbcouver on Oct 13, 2011 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

hehe

I like that line. And honestly, I like differing opinions. Don’t cave in with the crowd, brother.

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by 3k on Oct 13, 2011 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Additional CB's

Terrence Frederick Tex A&M 5’10 187. A physical CB with 2 sacks and 7 pd on the year. Coryell Judie Tex A&M 5’11 190. A very good cover cornerwho has 5 pd and 1 sack in 2011. Terry Hawthorne Illinois 6’1 190. A tough CB who is a key ingredient in a physical Illini D. Hawthorne has 29 TKLs 1 INT and 5 pd in 2011. Tavon Wilson Illinois 6’1 205 has 41 TKL’s 1 sack with 4 pd so far this year. Another interesting prospect is Tashaun Gipson who plays for Wyoming. Gipson is 6’1 203 and has been timed between 4.5 and 4.7. A physical CB he has 32 TKL’s on the season with 1 pd. He has 6 career INT’s.

by ValdezY on Oct 13, 2011 5:31 PM CDT reply actions

Terry Hawthorne

I remember playing against him in high school and I can’t remember a player who was more difficult to play against. It would be fantastic to see him play for the rams especially since he’s a local kid.

by flramsfan on Oct 13, 2011 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions

East St Louis Flyer.

Did you play for Edwardsville, Alton, Granite City?

by ValdezY on Oct 13, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes, yes,yes..................

Keep hyping the cornerbacks in the 2012 draft. If I see one more post about drafting yet another offensive lineman with one of our first two draft choices even though I like David DeCastro alot, I think I will hurl. As long as we draft the best available WR and CB with our first two picks I am down with that. In the past five drafts we have drafted the following positions in the first two rounds: DE(2), OT(2), QB, LB, WR, TE, DT & FB(Wow). There is a clear omission of a CB with these coveted picks. And we wonder why our corners sucks so badly. Mix in some bad luck with injuries this year and you have a secondary that cannot stop South Carolina’s recently departed Garcia throwing to beer league wideouts. DRAFT A CORNERBACK. I like Morris Claiborne. And in 2013, don’t stop there and go get his Tiger teammate Tyrann Mathieu who may become one of the most highly touted cornerbacks to come out of college in years despite his size.

by RamTeaPartier on Oct 13, 2011 5:40 PM CDT reply actions