Virginia Tech’s Caleb Farley , Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II and South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn are all vying to become the first cornerback taken in the 2021 NFL Draft. Respectfully, though, Florida State’s Asante Samuel Jr. made a case for himself. “I feel like I’m the best corner in the draft because I could play inside, I could play outside,” he said Friday in an interview with show host Andrew Siciliano on NFL Network’s NFL Now. “I could play man, press. I could play man off. I could play zone coverage from off, I could play zone coverage from press and I feel like I’m very versatile. I played some snaps at safety at Florida State and out of the three years, I kind of played three different schemes. So I feel like I’m very versatile and I could basically do anything.” Samuel is listed by NFL.com as a 5-foot-10, 180-pounder with 30.125-inch arms and 8.875-inch hands. He echoed his point from March 22 at Florida State’s pro day, when he first noted his size does not matter. “Well, I definitely feel like I’m big enough to play outside,” Samuel said. “I mean, it’s a lot of guy that’s actually smaller… Read full this story
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