Cornerback

Colorado

6-2 210

Draft board overall prospect rank: #19

Draft board overall cornerback rank: #4

Overall rating: 85 (1^st round)

40 time: 4.38

4/11/11: Talent wise, Jimmy Smith is only a notch below Prince Amukamara and 2 notches below Patrick Peterson. He’s got similar size and speed to the two top corners with a 4.38 at 6-2 210, though he’s a little stiff in the hip on tape, and he produced for Colorado over the past 2 years, allowing 11 completions in a competitive conference. He doesn’t have great ball skills, but that didn’t matter much to him in college as guys just didn’t throw on him.

The problem is his character. He failed a drug test in college and was arrested twice and in interviews only admitted to one arrest. Word is that he doesn’t interview well and several teams don’t even have him on their boards. We’ve seen guys that think they’re above the law in college commit more serious crimes in the NFL, guys like Pacman Jones and recently Aqib Talib. That could scare teams away from taking this top 15 talent until possibly even the 2^nd round.

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