'I’m going to make a huge impact. ... It doesn’t matter if I’m a rookie or not.' CobyBryant__7 chatted with TDN about what he learned about himself at the Senior Bowl, talking trash with Desmond Ridder in practice, and more. FrontOffice33 | NFLDraft
JM: You've been a pleasure to watch over the past few seasons while showcasing your talents for an extremely talented Bearcats defense. What's one thing you'll forever remember from your time at Cincinnati?
CB: I definitely feel like coach Luke Fickell and my cornerbacks coaches challenged me throughout my five years at Cincinnati. It wasn’t about just lining up and playing man coverage. We didn’t approach any rep with the mentality to simply guard your man. We had to understand the defense and understand where our help was at. They taught us the little fundamental things.
JM: When I turn the tape on, I see a player that thrived in both man and zone coverage. And Cincinnati mixed it up in the secondary. They asked you to play both on a fairly consistent basis. How did you develop that ability to thrive in both? You don't see many corners that can handle both at the collegiate level as flawlessly as you did.
CB: There’s definitely a big difference. When you’re in zone coverage, you have to key in on multiple receiving threats as well. When you’re in man, that’s obviously your man lined up across from you. There’s a change of technique involved at the line of scrimmage. It allows me to get my hands on that man and be patient. I try to rely on being patient and eventually getting my hands on the receiver.
A baseball is obviously a lot smaller than a football. It taught me how to track the ball in the air. Once that ball’s in the air, I’m calling it mine. It’s either mine or nobody’s. That’s the mentality I try to keep with me when the ball’s in the air because I know that ball production is so big at the next level. If you can make that many plays on the ball in the NFL, you can become a truly special player.
JM: You talked about him pushing you. You came back this past season and won the Jim Thorpe Award. It’s funny how that works out. Which teams have you met with throughout the process, either virtually or through Top 30 in-person visits, and do you have any more coming up?
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