Round 4 Pick 113, Carolina Panthers select CB Troy Pride Jr

[saX man]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Do we know if LG is conscious yet? 

How is there no active mod in a quarantine situation on draft day?

[Mistuh Jones]

somebody cue that Bell gif hahahah this draft is going amazingly so far 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Daniel Jeremiah

 

@MoveTheSticks

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14m

 

Matt Rhule is obsessed with speed. This team is getting faster!

[kungfoodude]

Probably more of a bust than boom pick but I like gambling on crazy athletes in the later rounds than just piling up a bunch of JAGs. 

[Car123]

9 minutes ago, GOAT said:

Ran a 4.4 at the combine. True ball hawk. Only knock is that "he could've had more interceptions, but didn't make the play. Always in the right spot". 

 

With this statistic and great measurables, how the hell did he not get drafted in round one or two?

[TheSpecialJuan]

Alaina Getzenberg

 

@agetzenberg

 

Troy Pride is a native of Greer, South Carolina. And he's fast. Ran track at Notre Dame and had a 4.40 40-yard dash at the Combine.

[Smithers]

It’s nice having a guy (Rhule) with experience evaluating college talent calling the shots on draft day.  Give this man all the control he wants 

[bigdavis]

Only appearance in any Top 10 subsets for CBs was for D vs deep passes

 

Vs. Deep Passes

Preventing the big play is another big differentiator for cornerbacks. Sometimes players can be excellent overall, but when they switch off or get beaten, it’s on big plays, and those can be backbreakers for a defense. This is a two-year snapshot of how the corners have done on passes that were thrown 15 or more yards in the air past the line of scrimmage. 

Rank	Name	Team	COV	TGT	REC	COMP%	RTG
1	Travion Banks	MIAMI OH	89.9	28	12	42.9%	78.7
2	Kristian Fulton	LSU	84.3	44	12	27.3%	76.0
3	Marcus Strong	WASH STATE	82.1	45	14	31.1%	52.5
4	Amik Robertson	LA TECH	81.8	49	10	20.4%	24.7
5	Cameron Dantzler	MISS STATE	80.6	26	7	26.9%	42.9
6	Troy Pride Jr.	NOTRE DAME	79.8	43	13	30.2%	41.4
7	Michael Ojemudia	IOWA	75.7	36	8	22.2%	33.3
8	Jeff Gladney	TCU	75.6	54	12	22.2%	45.1
9	Javaris Davis	AUBURN	75.5	25	9	36.0%	68.8
10	Trevon Diggs	ALABAMA	75.1	40	12	30.0%	58.5

Again, Fulton is at the sharp end, and Robertson is back inside the top five, but there is also the first appearance from Mississippi State’s Cameron Dantzler, who has some excellent overall numbers but hasn’t fared well in these various subsets of play. Notre Dame’s Troy Pride Jr. also makes an appearance, having had a strong showing at the Senior Bowl practices during the one-on-one drills there. 

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2020-nfl-draft-top-10-cornerbacks-by-coverage-situation

[kungfoodude]

Just now, Car123 said:

With this statistic and great measurables, how the hell did he not get drafted in round one or two?

He wasn't consistent. He was in position to make big plays and just didn't. Sounds like the knocks on him are competitiveness and awareness. 

So, a guy that needs to be coached up. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

5 minutes ago, Yaboychris28 said:

I didn’t like how he body caught that under thrown ball like some JV player on his highlight clip. 

Good thing he is a CB and not a WR I guess

[mc52beast]

Who do we have that’s going to keep him off the field? I say he starts pretty quickly.

[Car123]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

He wasn't consistent. He was in position to make big plays and just didn't. Sounds like the knocks on him are competitiveness and awareness. 

So, a guy that needs to be coached up. 

Sounds like a more athletic Bradberry.

[The Lobo]

I’m part ND fan (for my wife) I’ve watched every game ND has played the last four years. Pride is really good...then he would give up big plays. All the tools are there and is so fluid on the field. He can be a solid starter year 1. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

whoa