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CB Marcus Peters, Washington -- Peters is like the Tale of Two Cornerbacks. There's the Peters in coverage, and there's the Peters against the run, and they both seemingly exhibit completely different players. The Peters in coverage is the guy everybody's paying attention to, let's start there. Peters is a decently-sized, hardplaying CB who played primarily off-man for the Huskies. He shows really good timing, trying to beat WR's to the point of attack before they get there themselves. He plays a little zone too, and is ultimately capable of locking down a WR, other than a few mental lapses every game where he is capable of giving up a big play. He has great ballskills, and isn't afraid to give up a short pass if that's what it takes to neutralize a WR. Against the run, however, this savvy, intense player becomes very passive. He's aggressive when he gets to be the aggressor, and run up on a RB reeling in a pass in the flat, but when the run is directed towards him, he is easily blocked, and his tackling leaves some large room for improvement. I think Peters' size and abilities in coverage could be a really good fit in the right scheme (not the Chiefs' scheme), and he could go in the low 1st, high 2nd round.
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