Fort Lauderdale
FL
St. Thomas Aquinas
CB
5'8
154
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CODY RIGGS

Riggs has marginal size, but is a very active, quick-footed corner with very good man-to-man coverage skills. Plays and looks a bit bigger but his short, lean frame is a concern when he has to press, re-route and keep proper leverage versus today's bigger college receivers. Overall, he shows very good footwork, speed and quickness on the perimeter. A quick-twitched athlete. Fluid pedal and he transitions smoothly breaking underneath with little wasted motion. Plants and closes on the underneath pass with good burst. Does a great job anticipating the pass. Jumps and undercuts a lot of routes. Will surprise you with the force he generates in the short area when separating the ball from the receiver. Flashes very good breaking and redirection quickness. Mirrors tightly and is difficult for receivers to create separation on off the line and out of their breaks. Displays good vertical speed when locked down on faster receivers. Retains proper inside leverage and breaks up a lot of passes with his play-side hand. Attacks the football with good high-point skills masking his height. His ball skills, adjustment and overall comfort level around the football in deep coverage is excellent. While we like his speed, quickness and overall skill set as a cover-corner, we do have concerns about his ability to matchup physically at the next level. Could struggle defending the jump ball and maintaining proper positioning versus today's taller, more powerful receivers. Will close the cushion fast, but isn't a guy who projects well as a hard Cover 2 corner who needs to consistently set the edge in run support at this time. Can get turned and does show he is susceptible to the double move at times. Can let receivers slip behind him at times, but has the quickness to recover in high school. Still projects