Cory Trice, CB Purdue-Great Measurables, excellent performance. No discussion so far. Any opinions?

[Chaos]

We are living in a world where we may be drafting DI Keeanu Benton in the second round, so I am depressed about how we negotiate through rounds 1 & 2, so looking for some potential gems past the second round.  One player who has not been discussed on this board is Cory Trice, CB Purdue.  He seems to be a press coverage specialist, with this blurb from PFF:

"Trice is built like a linebacker who got kicked out to cornerback. He beats up opposing receivers in press coverage, allowing only one catch on 88 press snaps this past season."

He is fast:



Here are his overall stats:

The obligatory youtube highlight reel:  

Any expert opinions available?

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Chaos

[Chaos]

23 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

I will follow what you said - No Discussion.

 

Everyone should do the same.

I will tweak the title for the high IQ people 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Chaos

[Simon]

Good eyes, great instincts and an an excellent nose for the ball. If he can cover anybody at the NFL level, I'll eat my hat.

He'll probably make a pretty good pro safety eventually. 🤷‍♂️

[Chaos]

2 minutes ago, Simon said:

Good eyes, great instincts and an an excellent nose for the ball. If he can cover anybody at the NFL level, I'll eat my hat.

He'll probably make a pretty good pro safety eventually. 🤷‍♂️

4.47 is nothing to sneeze at. And he stats says he is a shut down corner, against the Big Ten teams he played against. But I have no idea how that translates to the NFL.  Some college players seem good at football. Some college players test well in the measureables. Fewer are good at both.  I have seen him projected as low as 88 in the draft and in the 200's+ plus, so opinions are clearly mixed. 

[CSBill]

Looks and smells like a safety.

[Manther]

18 hours ago, CSBill said:

Looks and smells like a safety.

We could use a safety.  Will Cory Trice make it to the 4th or 5th round?

[mrags]

On 4/12/2023 at 9:49 PM, Chaos said:

4.47 is nothing to sneeze at. And he stats says he is a shut down corner, against the Big Ten teams he played against. But I have no idea how that translates to the NFL.  Some college players seem good at football. Some college players test well in the measureables. Fewer are good at both.  I have seen him projected as low as 88 in the draft and in the 200's+ plus, so opinions are clearly mixed. 

That settles it. McBean will draft him in the 2nd. 

[GunnerBill]

Late day 3. Needs to transition to safety. 

[Simon Says]

NFL Draft Buzz lists him as a Safety....47th ranked. UDFA.

Played 5 years but missed a lot of games.

Edited April 14, 2023 by Herb Nightly

[dorquemada]

I've been calling for an all CB draft for at least a decade, so sure this guy fits

[Clyde Smith]

Ma bad, I thought Obie Trice was a prospect. 

[RyanC883]

5 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

Late day 3. Needs to transition to safety. 

 

why the need to transition to safety?   too short for CB?  

[GunnerBill]

 

59 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:

 

why the need to transition to safety?   too short for CB?  

 

No he is plenty tall enough. It is is fluidity for me. Don't like his hips. Think he is more suited to safety where he can face the play and let his acceleration and closing speed take him to the ball than corner where he has to flip his hips and follow a receiver downfield while also getting his head around. I think just let him play centre field where he can see it happening.

[FireChans]

42 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

 

No he is plenty tall enough. It is is fluidity for me. Don't like his hips. Think he is more suited to safety where he can face the play and let his acceleration and closing speed take him to the ball than corner where he has to flip his hips and follow a receiver downfield while also getting his head around. I think just let him play centre field where he can see it happening.

Aaron Williams like.

[GunnerBill]

4 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Aaron Williams like.

 

Yea, not a bad comparison. 

[Manther]

26 minutes ago, FireChans said:

Aaron Williams like.

Nice, thanks

[Simon Says]

10 hours ago, Manther said:

We could use a safety.  Will Cory Trice make it to the 4th or 5th round?

Poyer, Hyde  and Rapp. Hamlin,Anderson, Mayden. Maybe even Lewis and  Benford.  How bad do the Bills really need a safety this year? As with DT,I'm not overly concerned with expiring contracts because Beane is a master of the 1-year deal 

[OldTimer1960]

21 minutes ago, Herb Nightly said:

Poyer, Hyde  and Rapp. Hamlin,Anderson, Mayden. Maybe even Lewis and  Benford.  How bad do the Bills really need a safety this year? As with DT,I'm not overly concerned with expiring contracts because Beane is a master of the 1-year deal 

I know Hamlin said he intends to play, but I don’t think they should count on that.  
 

If Rapp pans out, that could give them a a potential heir apparent to Poyer or Hyde, both of whom are nearing the end and Hyde is a FA after this year.  Unless they are moving Benford (or Tre White) to S, they need another young S candidate.  Doesn’t HAVE to be this year, but relying on a rookie to take over next year carries some risk.

[NewEra]

3 hours ago, RyanC883 said:

 

why the need to transition to safety?   too short for CB?  

He’s 6’2

6 minutes ago, OldTimer1960 said:

I know Hamlin said he intends to play, but I don’t think they should count on that.  
 

If Rapp pans out, that could give them a a potential heir apparent to Poyer or Hyde, both of whom are nearing the end and Hyde is a FA after this year.  Unless they are moving Benford (or Tre White) to S, they need another young S candidate.  Doesn’t HAVE to be this year, but relying on a rookie to take over next year carries some risk.

But we don’t even know if we’re going to need anyone to take over next year.  Poyer may return (not gtd, but he is under contract) and Hyde can be brought back.  
 

We were able to sign a decent S for 1.7M to be a backup in our scheme.  I’m sure we could sign a vet for around the same next year.  I don’t think drafting a S is ever needed.  There are always plenty available for cheap.  Free agency every single season tells us this

[bigK14094]

3 hours ago, FireChans said:

Aaron Williams like.

The Bills sorry butts never retailiated against JL.   Maybe these are different teams.