Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia
Height/Weight: 6-0, 186
Age: 21.2
Strengths
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Press Technique: Plays with appropriate foot fire and hand reaction at the line of scrimmage
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Physicality: Unafraid to mix it up at the catch point and in the run game despite his size
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Play Recognition: Innate feel for route concepts and when to break on the ball
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Ball Skills: Can find the ball when in phase and force pass breakups
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Confidence In-Phase: Seldom panics when targeted, trusting his technique and playing through the WRs hands
Areas of Improvement-Concerns
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Recovery Speed: Can be exploited in man coverage when losing off the line
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Length: Not an overly big corner
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Grabby: A little handsy at the top of routes
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Awareness: Plays with blinders sometimes
Evaluation:
Lassiter may not go as high as other corners due to a lack of domains traits, but teams that want a day one contributor who can play a variety of coverages and make plays on the ball will be happy with Lassiter as a day two pick.
James Foster’s Latest Big Board Ranking:
41st overall, 6th ranked CB