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Akayleb Evans, CB, Missouri

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https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/sports/college/tiger-extra/2022/04/28/nfl-draft-2022-mizzou-football-missouri-akayleb-evans-tyler-badie/7409804001/

STRENGTHS: Passes the eye test with his height and length ... has the blend of speed and footwork to square his shoulders, mirror in press and carry receivers vertically ... efficient pedal mechanics to transition or plant and drive ... plays to his size in man coverage, jamming and peppering wideouts ... able to pattern match from zone and sniff out routes ... has recovery skills at the catch point and looks to play through the ball ... not shy getting his hands dirty in run support and consistently gets his man on the ground ... community and civic service are important to him and he started the Akayleb Evans Foundation in 2017 to help the less fortunate ... played well after moving to the SEC in 2021 where he was coached by Steve Wilks, a former NFL head coach and now the secondary coach with the Carolina Panthers.

WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive ball production with only one career interception ... focuses his attention on his man and needs to do a better job balancing his eyes
between the route and quarterback ... suspect hands and leaves interceptions on the field ... needs to keep his weight off his heels and play with better control at the
top of routes ... highly penalized, drawing 10 flags over the last two seasons ... needs to be more calculating with his risk-taking ... sound tackler but can be late
shedding receiver blocks ... missed a total of 13 games during the last four seasons because of minor injuries, including a soft-tissue injury as a senior (November
2021).

SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Missouri, Evans was an outside cornerback in former defensive coordinator Steve Wilks’ man-zone scheme, seeing occasional snaps
in the slot. After four years at Tulsa, he transferred to the Tigers for the 2021 season and showed zero decline in performance against SEC competition and his ball
production only increased, including his first career interception. A physical, long-armed athlete, Evans has plus speed and transition movement skills to press or play
from depth. His eye discipline needs to be better to help mask his lack of short-area twitch and control when attempting to constrict passing windows. Overall, Evans
doesn’t have the résumé or reaction quickness of a playmaking corner, but he has an enticing combination of size, length and speed to hold up in man or zone
coverage. He projects as a rotational corner in the NFL with starting upside.



“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't." - Tom Waits

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Traded our 4th round pick next year for that spot. I know nothing about the guy. Wish it was Woolen instead

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#2 · Apr 30, 10:52 AM
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9.57/10 Relative Athletic Score. From 1987 to 2022 that puts him at 88th best out of 2001 corners. Promising

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Thought about Woolen too, but his movement skills are silly bad. Don't know anything about Evans, but it sounds like his movement skills are a little better 

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@"supafreak84" said: Traded our 4th round pick next year for that spot. I know nothing about the guy. Wish it was Woolen instead
So now we have two 4th rounders? 
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@"MaroonBells" said:
@"supafreak84" said: Traded our 4th round pick next year for that spot. I know nothing about the guy. Wish it was Woolen instead
So now we have two 4th rounders? 
LOL nope...just traded the pick back to the Raiders. This is a fucking clown show
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We now have two picks in the 5th round, two picks in the 6th round, and a 7th round pick. For a guy talking a big game about the lunacy of adding a gaggle of late round picks...he looks like he's utilizing the prior regimes playbook to a tee. 

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@"supafreak84" said:
@"MaroonBells" said:
@"supafreak84" said: Traded our 4th round pick next year for that spot. I know nothing about the guy. Wish it was Woolen instead
So now we have two 4th rounders? 
LOL nope...just traded the pick back to the Raiders. This is a fucking clown show
what we trade for the second time
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#8 · Apr 30, 11:14 AM
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Its weird. I guess we have to see if it works. I mean, the proof is in the players and how they pan out ultimately. Rating anything right now is a joke, as we've seen with the lack of success in 1st round picks and how they mostly underwhelm as an aggregate. 

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@"StickyBun" said: Its weird. I guess we have to see if it works. I mean, the proof is in the players and how they pan out ultimately. Rating anything right now is a joke, as we've seen with the lack of success in 1st round picks and how they mostly underwhelm as an aggregate. 
Waiting to see how it pans out? Not acceptable on this board. We must immediately rate all trades the second they happen and if the number of trades bother us as fans then we complain and say our first choice for GM clearly doesn’t know what hes doing. Its pretty simple
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@"supafreak84" said: We now have two picks in the 5th round, two picks in the 6th round, and a 7th round pick. For a guy talking a big game about the lunacy of adding a gaggle of late round picks...he looks like he's utilizing the prior regimes playbook to a tee. 
How so? We started the day with three 6th rounders, used one to move up in the 4th for a player we liked. What am I missing? 
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Its been a weird draft this year with the trades, especially to division rivals.  Seems some are still upset with the choice of our GM and finding a reason to still rip him based on this draft.  Reading through some of the draft threads every player not picked by the Vikings is going to be an instant starter and/or pro bowl player but yet every player the Vikings have picked is a scrub, has injury issues, or just plain was a reach.  Maybe that is all true but why not let the players they picked prove it on the field.

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Sure, we all have to wait and see on the players...but it's perfectly reasonable to rate the strategy, draft compensation, and if it was wise to trade within the division to allow rivals to move WAY THE FUCK UP to draft playmaker's they both badly needed. I don't like anything about the way the new whiz kid has navigated this

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@"supafreak84" said: Sure, we all have to wait and see on the players...but it's perfectly reasonable to rate the strategy, draft compensation, and if it was wise to trade within the division to allow rivals to move WAY THE FUCK UP to draft playmaker's they both badly needed. I don't like anything about the way the new whiz kid has navigated this
Draft playmakers?  A speed receiver recovering from a torn ACL, not good for a guy that depends on his speed.  And a receiver with a reputation for dropped passes that played in a lower conference in college.  What will he do against tougher competition?
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@"Greylock" said:
@"supafreak84" said: Sure, we all have to wait and see on the players...but it's perfectly reasonable to rate the strategy, draft compensation, and if it was wise to trade within the division to allow rivals to move WAY THE FUCK UP to draft playmaker's they both badly needed. I don't like anything about the way the new whiz kid has navigated this
Draft playmakers?  A speed receiver recovering from a torn ACL, not good for a guy that depends on his speed.  And a receiver with a reputation for dropped passes that played in a lower conference in college.  What will he do against tougher competition?

Yup, Williams was the consensus top WR in this draft before the injury and is ahead of schedule in his recovery. All indications are that he will make a full recovery and he is a special talent. Watson fits the profile of what the Packers wanted perfectly. Davonte Adams was also a guy who had problems with drops coming into the league and in his first year and he is fine now. I believe Williams and Watson are both going to be problems for the Vikings and Kwesi made it happen. 

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@"supafreak84" said: We now have two picks in the 5th round, two picks in the 6th round, and a 7th round pick. For a guy talking a big game about the lunacy of adding a gaggle of late round picks...he looks like he's utilizing the prior regimes playbook to a tee. 
THIS
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4 days ago Kwesi commented on watching a guy late at night and hoping hes there in the later rounds. That guy was Evans and based on his Relative Athletic Score I can see why. He got his guy

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@"Hawkvike25" said: 4 days ago Kwesi commented on watching a guy late at night and hoping hes there in the later rounds. That guy was Evans and based on his Relative Athletic Score I can see why. He got his guy
He is athletic and long, but he's got Kenny Pickett sized hands and only 1 career interception...  there were other CBs I would have preferred there, but hopefully he pans out.
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@"Wetlander" said:
@"Hawkvike25" said: 4 days ago Kwesi commented on watching a guy late at night and hoping hes there in the later rounds. That guy was Evans and based on his Relative Athletic Score I can see why. He got his guy
He is athletic and long, but he's got Kenny Pickett sized hands and only 1 career interception...  there were other CBs I would have preferred there, but hopefully he pans out.
Honestly Wet, the single INT concerns me as well. You know damn well he's had opportunities for picks he's dropped. 
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@"Greylock" said:
@"supafreak84" said: Sure, we all have to wait and see on the players...but it's perfectly reasonable to rate the strategy, draft compensation, and if it was wise to trade within the division to allow rivals to move WAY THE FUCK UP to draft playmaker's they both badly needed. I don't like anything about the way the new whiz kid has navigated this
Draft playmakers?  A speed receiver recovering from a torn ACL, not good for a guy that depends on his speed.  And a receiver with a reputation for dropped passes that played in a lower conference in college.  What will he do against tougher competition?
12th overall pick for a player that likely won't contribute in 2022 is pretty batshit IMO. Sure, his timeline for recovery is probably September or October, but that certainly won't be when he'll have full speed and confidence in that knee. That will take another few months. He's a redshirt IMO. 

I liked Watson as a middle round shot on HWS. But I think they'll regret taking him over George Pickens. 

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Evans is the acorn that becomes the oak?

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/d30b925b-be17-4613-92ed-c17400f506f9

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