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CB Doran Grant (Official Thread)

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Class of 2011 CB superlatives - ESPN

Best coverage skills

What we look for: The ability to plant, pedal and turn fluidly in coverage when locked up against a wide receiver. Smooth transitional quickness, hip-fluidity and sharp redirection skill is a must when mirroring receivers tightly out of their breaks. Top-end speed and ability to recover if caught out of position are key. Sudden quickness and closing burst on the ball are important, but polished technique and natural coverage-awareness skills coming out of the high school level are often what separates the good cornerback prospects from the great ones.
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Doran Grant (Akron, Ohio/Saint Vincent-St. Mary)
The top corner out of the Midwest is well-rounded from a coverage standpoint. He has great quickness and hips to mirror and can play physical and take away a receiver's leverage. The highly athletic Grant makes a ton of big plays in coverage with his keen instincts, great anticipation skills and overall savvy. He's one of the best in this class in terms of a blend of physical ability and intangibles. This highly sought-after corner is set to make his decision at the Under Armour All-America Game.
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Ohio.com - St. V-M's Doran Grant cuts his college choices to two

By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal sports writer

POSTED: 02:18 p.m. EST, Dec 22, 2010

St. Vincent-St. Mary's defensive back Doran Grant, generally considered the top recruit in the state of Ohio this year, has narrowed his college choices down to two.

Ohio State and Michigan State will learn Jan. 5 during the Under Armour All-America Football Game, which will air at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

Grant completed an official visit with the Buckeyes this past weekend where he got to meet the coaches and players and get a lot of his questions answered, he said.

''Their facilities are some of the best in the country,'' he said.

Grant might eventually feel torn in two directions, however. There's the lure of playing for the dominant college football program in his home state, one whose national exposure is the rule and not the exception. But then there's the chance to honor his father Ted Jones, who led the Spartans in receiving 1980-81.
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