Scalper
04-30-2021, 11:24 PM
B. St. Juste – CB – C grade
He is listed at 6’3”, even if that is wee exaggeration, he is a long corner who moves with athleticism that is impressive for his size. That physical potential is why he was drafted, but it doesn’t mean he’s athletic enough to make it in the NFL, and he has had major problems staying healthy. He is also very raw in recognition and gets easily juked and beaten by good route runners at times. He plays with tenacity and heart though.
This feels like a pick you make in the 4th or 5th round, or maybe later, not the third. Yet if he pans, you have an absolute physical freak at corner, who can cover bigger WRs, at a position of need. If Fuller or Jackson go down, we are hosed at CB, so this is clearly a need pick for #3 corner. FO continues to draft for need. If this was the highest rated player on board, fire the FO. There were a LOT of players with great athleticism with more proven production at this point, but our FO seems to be swinging for the fences on this one. Drafting a guy who is super raw and has an injury history is really risky, but when Juste can recognize what he is seeing, and isn’t beaten by good moves, at his best you see a guy who shuts down big stud receivers who looks like a #1 cover corner. You are going to have a guy like this playing CB, you’d better have a good FS, ala Richard Sherman with Thomas saving his bacon ALL the time when he got toasted.
We don’t have such a FS, and I prefer more pure speed man corners, even if 2” shorter. Melifonwu still on board, similar player, I just tend to think there were far more proven players that still had massive athletic upside, without injury history. I don’t love this pick, even though we needed a 3rd CB. Maybe he pans out and becomes a freak of nature stud, but just seems to risky for a high 3rd round pick when still some premium players there.
We could be looking back in 3 years with this guy like the CB equivalent of McL at WR, but McL didn’t have all the risks this guy presents. Raw and injured, not a great combination for such a high pick.
It is tough to watch this draft and think FO isn't just drafting each need one by one. This will produce a good but not great team.
He is listed at 6’3”, even if that is wee exaggeration, he is a long corner who moves with athleticism that is impressive for his size. That physical potential is why he was drafted, but it doesn’t mean he’s athletic enough to make it in the NFL, and he has had major problems staying healthy. He is also very raw in recognition and gets easily juked and beaten by good route runners at times. He plays with tenacity and heart though.
This feels like a pick you make in the 4th or 5th round, or maybe later, not the third. Yet if he pans, you have an absolute physical freak at corner, who can cover bigger WRs, at a position of need. If Fuller or Jackson go down, we are hosed at CB, so this is clearly a need pick for #3 corner. FO continues to draft for need. If this was the highest rated player on board, fire the FO. There were a LOT of players with great athleticism with more proven production at this point, but our FO seems to be swinging for the fences on this one. Drafting a guy who is super raw and has an injury history is really risky, but when Juste can recognize what he is seeing, and isn’t beaten by good moves, at his best you see a guy who shuts down big stud receivers who looks like a #1 cover corner. You are going to have a guy like this playing CB, you’d better have a good FS, ala Richard Sherman with Thomas saving his bacon ALL the time when he got toasted.
We don’t have such a FS, and I prefer more pure speed man corners, even if 2” shorter. Melifonwu still on board, similar player, I just tend to think there were far more proven players that still had massive athletic upside, without injury history. I don’t love this pick, even though we needed a 3rd CB. Maybe he pans out and becomes a freak of nature stud, but just seems to risky for a high 3rd round pick when still some premium players there.
We could be looking back in 3 years with this guy like the CB equivalent of McL at WR, but McL didn’t have all the risks this guy presents. Raw and injured, not a great combination for such a high pick.
It is tough to watch this draft and think FO isn't just drafting each need one by one. This will produce a good but not great team.