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<\/a>AthleticismTwitchBurstCoverageRun defenseCompetitive toughness<\/p>\nBrandon Cisse is an athletic, twitchy, versatile, and competitive cornerback prospect.<\/p>\n
Cisse has the traits to execute both man and zone coverage schemes, giving him very good scheme versatility. He has very quick feet to go with fluid, oily hips, which allow him to be a very effective man cover corner. He has a physical jam in press-man coverage, playing with good technique to disrupt receivers at the start of their routes. At the same time, his feet and hips allow him to be sticky in coverage and stay with receivers throughout their routes. He has enough speed to run with most receivers down the field and the physicality to be disruptive at the catch point.<\/p>\n
He also flashes quick processing and instinctive play in off-man or zone coverage, at times reacting to the pass before the quarterback even completes his throwing motion. Cisse\u2019s athleticism allows him to quickly get depth on his zone drops, as well as close from range undercut receivers and make a play on the ball.<\/p>\n
Cisse is a willing and competitive run defender who flashes a very quick downhill trigger when he correctly diagnoses the play. His athleticism allows him to take aggressive angles to the ball, while his burst makes for solid play strength when taking on blockers or ball carriers.<\/p>\n
HealthEye disciplineLength<\/p>\n
There are a couple issues in Cisse\u2019s game which could keep him out of the first round.<\/p>\n
First and foremost, he lacks length as well as overall mass at 5-foot 11 \u00be inches, 189 pounds, and 30 \u215d inch arms. That isn\u2019t very undersized for the position, but it is below ideal and could knock him down teams draft boards slightly. Teams that place particular emphasis on length could look elsewhere. Likewise, he has small (8 \u215d inch) hands, which could limit his ball production, particularly in bad-weather stadiums.<\/p>\n
Cisse\u2019s lack of mass can make dealing with bigger blockers or big receivers at the catch point problematic. That places greater emphasis on getting his timing correct to make the greatest use of his closing burst.<\/p>\n
Cisse can also have issues with indecision and eye discipline in off or zone coverage. There are a few too many instances where he\u2019s skating in zone coverage and apparently unsure about where the play will go. That, in turn, can limit his athletic advantages and make him a bit late to the play. He can also struggle to see, and avoid, schemed traffic on occasion. That can further slow him as he rallies to the ball or force him to give up separation.<\/p>\n
Finally, Cisse has dealt with some nagging injuries over the course of his career and this past year. Teams will want to do their homework with his medicals and make sure they\u2019re comfortable with any durability concerns.<\/p>\n
(Cisse is the South Carolina cornerback wearing number 15 and long white sleeves on both arms.)<\/p>\n
Brandon Cisse projects as a starting cornerback with scheme diversity at the NFL level.<\/p>\n
Cisse might start his career as a third or nickel corner as teams work to develop his eye discipline. However, his traits suggest a high upside starter and a player who will be tough to keep off the field for long. He falls just short of boasting \u201celite\u201d measurable traits, however his combination traits are very good.<\/p>\n
Cisse should be able to execute just about any coverage scheme at the NFL level, and has the potential to be a first round pick. That said, the limitations in his profile could also make him an excellent value as a very early second round.<\/p>\n
Does he fit the Giants? Yes, value permitting<\/p>\n
Final Word: A late first or early second round pick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The South Carolina Gamecocks don\u2019t quite the same claim to the title of \u201cDB U\u201d as LSU or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571151,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,189201,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-571150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-new-york-giants-draft","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}