Las Vegas Raiders: 2020 NFL Draft trade-up targets
By Ian Higgins
1. Jeff Okudah. Ohio St. player. 28. Combine Results. Pick Analysis. CB
The top cornerback of the 2020 NFL draft and likely All-Pro within his rookie contract, Jeff Okudah is an all-around blanket corner who can match up in man or zone with his length, range, and fluid motion. His ball skills have reeled in three interceptions during his final season at Ohio State and will translate to the NFL with ease on the deep balls that rookie corners are so often challenged by.
A 4.48 forty and 41-inch vertical at 6-foot-1, 205 pounds confirmed his athletic gifts at the position, and give him all of the tools to physically compete with NFL wide receivers and their increasingly physical route-running style.
Current Los Angeles Rams superstar corner Jalen Ramsey has almost identical measurements, standing at the same height, weighing 10 pounds less, and running a 4.41 forty. This comparison bodes well for Okudah when paired with his game tape from college.
The Las Vegas Raiders are in need of help at the cornerback position, especially when it can be an injection of youth for their entire defense. Okudah would be facing tough competition in a fierce AFC West including the likes of Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Courtland Sutton, Tyreek Hill, and whichever other wide receivers come to join the party. If there is a single corner to be able to survive a trail-by-fire, it is Okudah.