Position Breakdown: Cornerbacks

1. Justin Gilbert (SR) 6'0 202 Oklahoma State
Analysis:  Good athletic ability. Elite length (33 1/8") to match up vs taller WRs. Good ball skills and playmaking ability. Raw Technique. Will get too aggressive. Below average in run support.
Projection:  Top 15

2.  Darqueze Dennard (SR) 5'11 191 Michigan State
Analysis: Fluid athlete. Good speed and quickness.Height and length (30 1/4") will be an issue vs bigger WRs. Will need to tone down physicality with WRs. Will struggle to turn head back to QB.
Projection: 1st Round

3.  Kyle Fuller (SR) 6'0 190 Virginia Tech
Analysis: Good size with long arms. Good leaper. Above average speed. Good ball skills. At best playing the trail position. Will get too aggressive trying to jump routes.  Average fluidity
Projection:  1st Round

4.  Jason Verrett (SR) 5'9 189 TCU
Analysis:  Good speed, quickness, and athletic ability allows him to stick with receivers. Good tackler.  Small size causes him to get pushed around. May be a nickle CB. Has major injury issues.
Projection:  Top 50

5. Stanley Jean Baptist (SR) 6'3 218 Nebraska
Analysis: Huge corner whose length and 4.41 speed make it easy for him to cover receivers. Can turn and run with WRs. Struggles to press and disengage from blocks. Best football is ahead.
Projection:  Day 2

6.  Bradley Roby (JR) 5'11 194 Ohio State
Analysis:  Good speed.  Closes in a hurry.  Best when coming forward. Physical corner. Will look for the knock out hit in coverage. Struggles to get off blocks. Lacks fluidity.  More of a Zone CB.
Projection:  Top 40

7. Keith McGill (SR) 6'3 211 Utah
Analysis:  Uses good size and length to make up for average speed. Able to turn and run with WRs. Lacks short area quickness. Needs to play press man. Can get burned if playing off coverage.
Projection:  2nd Round

8.  Phillip Gaines (SR) 6'0 193 Rice
Projection:  2nd Round

9. Marcus Roberson (JR) 6'0 191 Florida
Projection:  3rd or 4th Round

10. Pierre Desir (SR) 6'1 198 Lindenwood
Projection: 2nd Round

11. Bashaud Breeland (JR) 5'11 197 Clemson
Projection: 3rd or 4th Round

12. Ross Cockrell (SR) 6'0 191 Duke
Projection: 4th Round

13. EJ Gaines (SR) 5'10 190 Missouri
Projection: 3rd or 4th Round

14. Walt Aikens (SR) 6'1 200 Liberty
Projection:  3rd Round
15. Louchiez Purifoy (JR) 5'11 190 Florida
Projection: 6th or 7th Round

Player Profile: Stanley Jean-Baptiste

Height:  6'3
Weight:  218
School:  Nebraska
Position:  Cornerback
Ranking:  #6 Cornerback
Projection: Day 2 Pick

Strengths
-Height (6'3) and length (32 1/2") are what teams are falling in love with
-Good speed (4.41 at Pro Day) to stick with receivers deep
-Good leaper (41.5" vertical leap at Combine) to be able to contest jump balls
-Displays good ball skills. 4 INTs in 2013.  One returned for TD. 12 pass breakups. A former WR
-Shows the ability of turning his hips to turn and run deep with receivers
-Willing tackler.  Not afraid to come up and make a hit. Drag to the ground type
-Does a good job of changing directions without losing speed.
-Shows the explosion to jump a route to make a play on the ball
-Potential. Only played CB for 2 1/2 years (was a WR in JUCO and start of career). Only going to get better

Weaknesses
-Still Raw.  Only played the position for 2 /12 years. 
-Will struggle to track the ball at times
-Despite his size he isn't very strong.  Needs to learn to be more physical
-Will struggle to disengage from blocks.
-May have to be moved to safety

Summary
Three years ago Stanley Jean-Baptiste was just another receiver hidden on the Nebraska depth chart.  But with an opening at cornerback and a desire to get on the field might have been the best move of Jean-Baptiste's career.  Now with the success Seattle's defense has had, every team wants to find that next Richard Sherman who stands 6'3 and can run with wide receivers.  That should only help Jean-Baptiste who after a stellar senior year really got his name out there with a good Senior Bowl performance. SJB is at his best when he's playing off man to man coverage. Take his speed and explosion and match it with his length and he has the ability to take away a receiver.  That's exactly what he did against Michigan's speedster Jeremy Gallon and Penn State's big physical Allen Robinson. Nebraska didn't run a lot of zone coverage, but when he was he was able to read and make quick plays on the ball. You'd think that with his size he'd be good at press coverage and being physical, but that's not his strong suite. He'll likely go in the third round based on talent, but don't be surprised to see him go somewhere in the second round for a team looking to copy what Seattle is doing.  Jacksonville, Seattle, and San Francisco are all teams that he'd fit schematically and because of needs.  But big corners are in vogue so he could go to any team that has a need.