No one is questioning the draft position for LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne. If he chooses to come out after this junior season, he will be a top 10 pick and could go as high as No. 3 to the Minnesota Vikings. If that happens, he'd be the second LSU cornerback to be drafted in the top five in consecutive years. The Arizona Cardinals used the fifth overall pick to take Patrick Peterson in last year's draft.
LSU CB Morris Claiborne better than Patrick Peterson?
But how good is Claiborne compared to Peterson? One NFL director of college scouting thinks he’s just as good or better.
“He doesn’t have the dynamic ability to change the game in the return game, but playing the actual cornerback position down after down, he’s every bit if not more talented than Patrick Peterson,” the scouting director told HoumaToday.com.
He may be correct. Claiborne can cover a lot more ground in zone coverage than Peterson. As LSU players pointed out during media day for the BCS National Championship Game, Claiborne shuts down half the field. That has allowed fellow cornerback Tyrann Mathieu to freelance and make plays. That's also largely why Claiborne won't have to wait long to hear his name called on draft day.
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