Cosell breaks down the best cornerbacks in the NFL draft

Greg Cosell broke down the upcoming draft’s top cornerbacks on a Yahoo podcast Friday morning. Here’s what Cosell said. D.J. Hayden COSELL: I watched four games of D.J. Hayden this week, and I’m telling you it was the first time I’d ever seen him play, and as I’m watching I say, “Wait a second, this guy’s the best corner in the draft.” My guess is he won’t be drafted as…

April 19, 2013
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49ers meeting with CB D.J. Hayden today

University of Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden is meeting with the 49ers today, according to Adam Caplan, who says Hayden is considered a late-first, early-second round draft pick. The 49ers have a late first and an early second round pick. Do you think they’ll use one of them on Hayden? Last year in practice, Hayden tore his interior vena cava, a vein that carries blood from the lower body to the…

April 15, 2013
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Collaborative mock draft recap

Thanks to everyone who participated in “Inside the 49ers” first ever collaborative mock draft. It took 13 hours, but we got a get mock draft out of it. I’m going to hold another collaborative mock draft next Wednesday. It will start at 9:00 a.m. and there will be a 15-minute time limit for each pick. If you’d like to participate, sign up in the comment section below. If you’d like…

April 15, 2013
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The best slot cornerbacks in the draft

The 49ers need to draft a slot cornerback, someone quick and fast enough to cover receivers like Percy Harvin, Danny Amendola, Victor Cruz, etc. In your opinion, who are the best slot cornerbacks in the draft? I’ll give you ten names and I want you to rank them. If there are any slot cornerbacks I’m missing, please tell me. Robert Alford, Southeastern Louisiana. 5-10, 188 pounds. 4.39 40-yard dash. 4.23…

March 26, 2013
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