2010 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Perrish Cox

Strengths:

Very good size and bulk for position

Highly productive

Extremely good ball skills

Quick, smooth feet

Nice speed; ability to recover

Comes clean out of backpedal

Good body control

Times jump balls well

Sets the edge in run support

Plays with good range

Talented enough to play on press man island

Very solid athlete

Nice upside

Good versatility as return specialist

Might be able to play safety

Weaknesses:

Very raw prospect; poorly coached

High in backpedal

Hips a little stiff

Not much man coverage experience

Opens hips up too quickly

Might lack some instincts

Tends to lose focus

Tackles with poor technique

Needs to improve hand use in shedding blocks

Character concerns

Summary: Cox is a very talented prospect, but he needs some coaching in the NFL and you can't always bank on improvement with prospects - it's a gamble. Cox profiles as more of a zone corner where his technique deficiencies will be masked. He was suspended for 2010 Cotton Bowl for violation of team rules. I am projecting Cox to go off the board in the top 70-80 picks. Cox is an intriguing talent whom some team might take a gamble on early in the second round.

Player Comparison: Kelvin Hayden. Hayden is one of the better zone corners in the NFL, but he might have better instincts than Cox. Same height-weight-speed projection.

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