Lorenzo Burns DB Arizona Scouting Report

Strengths

• Trusts his eyes with very good awareness. Has very good reaction skills to break quickly on the ball.
• Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.
• Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what's coming and has good ball skills.
• Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with receivers downfield.
• Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to break on underneath passes in front of him.

Weaknesses

• Struggles to break down in space and can be a liability against the run at the second level.
• Lacks the recovery speed to catch receivers if he waits for them to arrive.
• Needs work on backpedaling to prevent defenders from getting behind him.
• Will slip off tackles and needs to finish more consistently.
• Fails to maintain inside technique in man coverage. Not a press corner.

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