Height: 6-0.5
Weight: 219
40: 4.31
Year: 3Jr

Patrick Peterson

School: LSU
Position: CB
Bio: Full-time starter the past two seasons, winning all-Conference honors after each year and All-American honors after the 2010 campaign. 2010 Bednarik Award winner and Thorpe Awarded winner. Defensive totals last year included 42/4/6 when he also averaged 29.1 yards on 32 kick returns and 16.1 yards on 26 punt returns with two touchdowns. Sophomore defensive numbers included 52/2/13.
Positive: Incredibly athletic defensive back with a tremendous amount of upside. Physical in all aspects of the game, aggressively works to defend the pass, and gets vertical over opponents to come away with the interception. Breaks down well, plays with suddenness, and flashes on the scene out of nowhere. Jams receivers at the line, mixes it up with opponents throughout the play, and can run with receivers anywhere on the field. Fast enough to recover from mistakes and has an explosive burst to the action out of his plant. Strong open field tackler.
Negative: Must improve the consistency of his backpedal as he is quick to revert to side shuffling down the field. Does not display good route recognition in zone coverage.
Analysis: Peterson has been a terrific college cornerback who also became a game-breaking return man. He has opposing quarterbacks purposely staying away from him, and on the occasions they challenge Peterson, he handles opposing receivers. Peterson is a bump-and-run cover corner with a terrific amount of upside. He will also get consideration at free safety and should only get better as he polishes off his skills.
Updated 2/20
RankRndNamePos
11stAndrew Luck
Stanford		QB
21stMatt Kalil
USC		T
31stTrent Richardson
Alabama		RB
41stRobert Griffin III
Baylor		QB
51stQuinton Coples
North Carolina		DE
61stJustin Blackmon
Oklahoma State		WR
71stMorris Claiborne
LSU		CB
81stRiley Reiff
Iowa		T
91stKendall Wright
Baylor		WR
101stMelvin Ingram
South Carolina		DE
111stDavid DeCastro
Stanford		G
121stMichael Brockers
LSU		DT
131stDre Kirkpatrick
Alabama		CB
141stFletcher Cox
Mississippi State		DT
151stCourtney Upshaw
Alabama		OLB
161stMichael Floyd
Notre Dame		WR
171stMike Adams
Ohio State		T
181stZach Brown
North Carolina		OLB
191stJonathan Martin
Stanford		T
201stNick Perry
USC		OLB
211stDevon Still
Penn State		DT
221stLuke Kuechly
Boston College		ILB
231-2Peter Konz
Wisconsin		C
241stDon'ta Hightower
Alabama		ILB
251stMark Barron
Alabama		S
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