Video of the Day: CB Prospect Dre Kirkpatrick

by Steven Schweickert on Feb 25, 2012 7:00 AM CST in Video of the Day

Cornerback might not be at the immediate top of most people's draft boards, but here's cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, who could be in range to fall to the Bears at 19.

Dre Kirkpatrick vs Penn State 2011 (via JPDraftJedi)

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Watching this vid he reminds me of a 6'2 Peanut

Wouldn’t b mad at this pick if he were there at 19

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by EmmCeee on Feb 25, 2012 7:32 AM CST via Android app reply actions

Agreed

by frenchbears113 on Feb 25, 2012 8:21 AM CST up reply actions

Also Peanut is only an inch shorter than Kirkpatrick btw

by frenchbears113 on Feb 25, 2012 8:21 AM CST up reply actions

aaah Didn't know that

in that case he just reminds me of Tillman plus who better to learn from than another big corner

by EmmCeee on Feb 25, 2012 9:16 AM CST via Android app up reply actions

Tim Jennings tries to play this way;

Dre Kirkpatrick actually has the body to do so.

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by GriggsBriggs on Feb 25, 2012 8:14 AM CST reply actions

Don't know....

I’m not seeing him wrap up like he’ll need to in the NFL for this style of play. If Kirkpatrick tried to go low like he did with that Penn St TE, there are multiple players in the NFL who will simply vault over you.

Legarret Blount of TB springs to mind.

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by crackedcactus on Feb 25, 2012 10:09 AM CST reply actions

I guess my 1st mock doesn't look so bad/unrealistic now, does it?

Lol anyway Dré Kirkpatrick would look great in the orange and navy. It would solve any issues we have at the CB position, from finding a great starter adjacent of Peanut to finding Peanut’s eventual heir.

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by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Feb 25, 2012 10:12 AM CST reply actions

Not a fan -

he gets high in coverage, effecting his change of direction, and his slender build is going to be an issue on the next level. Additionally, those forced fumbles looked like luck rather than skill to me: they weren’t strips, he didn’t put his helmet on the ball, and he certainly didn’t wrap up. The height is a nice plus, but I don’t feel he’s of the caliber of edge rushers such as Ingram, Upshaw and Curry. And I don’t feel he’s appreciably better than some of the corners potentially available in the second round.

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by MPG on Feb 25, 2012 11:32 AM CST reply actions

Just a first thought

but he looks like he plays sloppy. The forced fumbles are always nice, and he is physical, but he was very physical past the 5 yard mark and that won’t fly in the NFL as often as in college. He didn’t seem to track with the receivers as well either.

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by Brendan Hess on Feb 25, 2012 11:38 AM CST reply actions

I've heard from a few Bama fans that...

His skill set isn’t that of an NFL corner. They said he got by in college due to his superior size but his coverage skills lack. I didn’t watch much Alabama football this year so I dont know how much truth there is to that. However, I do recall hearing talk if switching him being an NFL FS before the season started.

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by Joeb'n777 on Feb 25, 2012 11:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

It certainly looks that way to me.

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by MPG on Feb 25, 2012 12:39 PM CST up reply actions

He's more of a zone-type player in the NFL

So the talks about him becoming a FS doesn’t surprise me much; however, he’d definitely be a great if not ideal fit for the Tampa 2 in Chicago.

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by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Feb 25, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

This

He’s not a great cover corner. Seen him get beat deep way too many times for my liking.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 25, 2012 3:40 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

Finally.....a video of a player WITHOUT Rap or Hip-hop in it.

by C-Razzle on Feb 25, 2012 11:59 AM CST reply actions

Always a plus!

by David in Maine on Feb 25, 2012 12:07 PM CST up reply actions

I remembered when rap was good

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by T.Moore on Feb 25, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

I dont

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by Joeb'n777 on Feb 25, 2012 4:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Just one question

Why did Penn State throw so much to his side?

Even if he’s a good zone player, he’d be a liability in man coverage. The Bears only run the cover-2 about 30% of the time.

If he’s somewhat receptive to coaching, he may develop into a decent man to man defender. He has the physical skills to do so.

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by propheteer on Feb 25, 2012 1:53 PM CST reply actions

One more thing

Why can’t I go to full screen mode on these videos?

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by propheteer on Feb 25, 2012 1:53 PM CST reply actions