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Kirkpatrick leads class of big, fast CBs

By Billy Tucker
Scouts Inc.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Because football has become more pass- and speed-oriented, today's corners often can get a free pass on tackling if they simply shut down the opposing team's most-dominant receiver. Deion Sanders made a Pro Bowl career out of it in the NFL, but Prime Time would have been the odd man out in this 2009 cornerback class. As a whole, this '09 class is a feisty, physical group of corners who take pride in stepping up hard to defend the perimeter run or the pass. Our top seven prospects, Dre Kirkpatr ...

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