STRENGTHS
Coby is a long-legged, long arm, technically sound cornerback. He works well with his teammates in the defensive backfield. He shows leadership skills through his play on the field. He has the ability to trail a receiver and still make a play on the ball because he has good solid speed and those long arms. Coby can cover a lot of ground quickly because of his long legs. He is smart and when he anticipates the receiver’s route he will make a calculated play on the ball. He has excellent hands to make the interception. Coby is a good tackler and is quick to come up and support the run. Coby has the ability to start in the right defensive scheme the day after you select him.
CONCERNS
Coby will struggle if you ask him to play too much single coverage. He struggles to change directions and explode out. Coby compensates for this with good anticipation and a high football IQ but at the next level, this concern will be magnified and taken advantage of on third downs.
BOTTOM LINE 2.14
Coby reminds me a lot of Josh Norman who played in a scheme that fit him perfectly and then went to a team in free agency and played in a scheme he struggled to impact in. Coby will impact and start and be an excellent cornerback. In Zone coverages, matchup zone coverage, and some single coverage situations where he can anticipate the route at the snap. He is very smart and will make a play on the ball and he will do an excellent job helping to lead the defensive backfield, just don’t think he can cover a receiver all over the field and not be taken advantage of. If you’re a team who thinks that then you are asking too much of Coby and that would be a shame because he has the potential in the right system to be an impact cornerback for the team that selects him…in the right system.
