

As you can see, he checks almost all of the boxes to be a Gus Bradley cornerback. Saving the best for last with Byron Jones. And the fact that he hasn’t signed yet could be advantageous for the horseshoe.Ģ023 NFL defense rankings: Dolphins plummet after Jalen Ramsey injury Byron Jones Height Regardless, Peters has a past pedigree of high-level play. A key difference is Peters is now two years removed from his while Darby was last season. Similar to Darby, Marcus Peters is also coming off an ACL injury. Related: Indianapolis Colts standing in Sportsnaut’s updated NFL power rankings Marcus Peters Height In Darby’s eight-year career, he has an average of 11.2% missed tackles.

Now, something else that is required in this defense is tackling. That’s especially true when they need to close on routes. And speed is something that all cornerbacks need. However, Darby is a little bit heavier and much faster than Hayward. Ronald Darby is similar to Hayward in that he doesn’t check off all of the boxes. Here are five available cornerbacks that would fit the requirements. Now that we’ve seen the average measurements, along with the most recent and past draft selections of cornerbacks, it’s more than adequate to know what are the measurables that are needed for players to succeed in Bradley’s version of the Cover-3 defense. And just for some more comparison to some notable past cornerbacks under Bradley.
