Bradley Roby is a special player and the best cornerback in college football. He could have left early for last year’s NFL draft as a redshirt-sophomore and would have been selected within the first two rounds.
Unfortunately for Big Ten quarterbacks, he’s back and ready to terrorize the conference for a third season. College football has a lot of solid corners, but none are as polished or have the same playmaking ability as Roby. He flies around on the field and makes everybody’s job difficult.
What makes him so good and why is he receiving so much love from NFL scouts?
Closing Speed
It is no secret that cornerbacks must be fast, but Roby has taken things to a completely new level. NFL Draft Scout reports that his 40-yard dash time is 4.42 seconds with a low of 4.30. While Roby does seem even faster than that on film, either of those times would have made him the fastest corner in last year’s NFL draft class.
This speed allows him to do so much on the field, but most…
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