NFL Draft: 5 UTR cornerback prospects Eagles could start with Darius Slay
5. player. 878. . . . Michael Ojemudia, Iowa
The problem with the Big Ten is this. As much as we’d all like to believe that their conference is on par with the mighty SEC, their teams normally look slower when they’re on the field with those powerhouse programs of the south.
That isn’t to say that the Big Ten doesn’t have talent. We all know better than that, but they tend to take a licking when they’re on the field with those SEC squads. Fear not if you’re a high school phenom looking for somewhere to go play football. 32 teams have been stocking their cupboard with Big Ten guys for a while, and with guys like the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ star corner Michael Ojemudia coming into the league, that doesn’t’ figure to change in 2020’s selection meeting.
Ojemudia satisfies the Eagles fans’ desire for big guys who are speedy and can play on the outside. At the most recent NFL Scouting Combine, he ran a 4.45-second 40-yard dash. He also had showings of 36 inches in the vertical jump and 122 inches in the broad jump.
In 2019, he hauled the guy with the ball down 52 times and pulled in three interceptions en route to Third-team All-Big Ten honors. He’s expected by many to go in Round 4 or later.