Can’t wait to see the progression he makes next year. Could follow in the long line of 1st round CBs
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Can’t wait to see the progression he makes next year. Could follow in the long line of 1st round CBs
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OSU’s Next First-Round Cornerback: Kendall Sheffield
Denzel Ward (who you may remember from such devastating hits as this and, of course, this) is just two days away from becoming a first-round NFL draft pick and a very rich man. And, in doing so, he’ll be joining some friends. Ohio State has been stocking the NFL with cornerbacks of late, and Ward is just the latest in that line.
Former Buckeye, Marshon Lattimore, went 11th overall in 2017 to the Saints. Gareon Conley went to Oakland at the tail-end of the first-round in that same draft. Eli Apple, a year prior, was a top-ten pick by the New York Giants. 2015’s draft put another Buckeye corner into the NFL, with Doran Grant going in the fourth round to the Steelers.
Before that, Bradley Roby was the first of the Urban Meyer-coached bunch to pull it off, becoming a first-round pick of the Broncos in 2014. Okay, you get it.
What Ohio State is doing with its defensive backfield, and specifically its cornerbacks, is remarkable. And, somehow, the end to this historic run of lockdown corner talent may still be well off in the distance, as Tony alluded to back in January. In fact, I believe the Buckeyes will have another first-round cornerback in the draft next year, and his name is Kendall Sheffield.
Some may scoff at the idea of the junior being a top pick in the 2019 draft, seeing as his introduction to Big Ten football was a bit rocky this past season. However, Denzel Ward only shot up the draft boards about two-thirds of the way through the season last year. Sheffield will do the same this year, and for the following reasons:
Speed
Sheffield ran track for Ohio State this offseason, which is impressive enough to demonstrate his speed. But this junior college transfer from Blinn College didn’t just run. Oh, no, he broke a 23-year old school record in the 60-meter dash. He ran that distance in 6.63 seconds.
Since slow runners like you and me have trouble comprehending that sort of speed, go to YouTube (or just click the link) and look for Cie Grant singing “Carmen Ohio.” If Kendall starts his race as Cie begins singing, he finishes before Mr. Grant even finishes the word Ohio in the first line of the song… less than five total words. I don’t know if that helped you, but it allowed me to re-listen to my favorite version of a great song, so I’m calling that a win.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/04/first-round-cornerback-kendall-sheffield/
https://twitter.com/OhioState_TFXC/status/964655165075845121
Denzel Ward (who you may remember from such devastating hits as this and, of course, this) is just two days away from becoming a first-round NFL draft pick and a very rich man. And, in doing so, he’ll be joining some friends. Ohio State has been stocking the NFL with cornerbacks of late, and Ward is just the latest in that line.
Former Buckeye, Marshon Lattimore, went 11th overall in 2017 to the Saints. Gareon Conley went to Oakland at the tail-end of the first-round in that same draft. Eli Apple, a year prior, was a top-ten pick by the New York Giants. 2015’s draft put another Buckeye corner into the NFL, with Doran Grant going in the fourth round to the Steelers.
Before that, Bradley Roby was the first of the Urban Meyer-coached bunch to pull it off, becoming a first-round pick of the Broncos in 2014. Okay, you get it.
What Ohio State is doing with its defensive backfield, and specifically its cornerbacks, is remarkable. And, somehow, the end to this historic run of lockdown corner talent may still be well off in the distance, as Tony alluded to back in January. In fact, I believe the Buckeyes will have another first-round cornerback in the draft next year, and his name is Kendall Sheffield.
Some may scoff at the idea of the junior being a top pick in the 2019 draft, seeing as his introduction to Big Ten football was a bit rocky this past season. However, Denzel Ward only shot up the draft boards about two-thirds of the way through the season last year. Sheffield will do the same this year, and for the following reasons:
Speed
Sheffield ran track for Ohio State this offseason, which is impressive enough to demonstrate his speed. But this junior college transfer from Blinn College didn’t just run. Oh, no, he broke a 23-year old school record in the 60-meter dash. He ran that distance in 6.63 seconds.
Since slow runners like you and me have trouble comprehending that sort of speed, go to YouTube (or just click the link) and look for Cie Grant singing “Carmen Ohio.” If Kendall starts his race as Cie begins singing, he finishes before Mr. Grant even finishes the word Ohio in the first line of the song… less than five total words. I don’t know if that helped you, but it allowed me to re-listen to my favorite version of a great song, so I’m calling that a win.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/04/first-round-cornerback-kendall-sheffield/
https://twitter.com/OhioState_TFXC/status/964655165075845121
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So much talent in the secondary. Looking forward to seeing Kendall dominate this year.
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His ceiling is crazy high, and he made huge strides last year, but doesn’t this all come down to whether or not he can make the play when the ball is in the air? His inability to do so was one of our deficiencies last year.
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‘Sky is the Limit’ for Kendall Sheffield
When he signed with Alabama in 2015, Buckeye cornerback Kendall Sheffield was ranked the No. 4 cornerback in the nation and the No. 20 player in the class overall. He had offers from every blueblood program in the nation, and for good reason.
As a true freshman, however, he was not ready to play. And as a redshirt freshman, he decided he’d rather spend his time at junior college.
Last season was his first with Ohio State. He started three games, but was part of a three-man rotation that saw equal reps split between him, Denzel Ward, and Damon Arnette.
Now with Ward off to the NFL, the Buckeyes need the returning cornerbacks to step up. In Urban Meyer’s program, last year is never good enough, and that is certainly true for Sheffield. An opening week matchup against Indiana in 2017 opened Sheffield’s eyes, which also happens to be an area of improvement for him this spring.
“He’s done a really nice job of just really concentrating on his eyes, because playing his position, for sure what you look at is everything and when you’re supposed to look at it,” said cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson. “He’s done a really, really good job and probably one of the best jobs in the room at making sure he does that. Whether it’s keeping my eyes to the hip, the receiver’s hands, whatever that may be, and it’s getting him in position even better, in terms of making plays.”
Last season was the third team for Sheffield in three seasons, but this spring he was able to show a growing comfort in his surroundings. Johnson senses it as well.
“I do, and that’s what happens when you’re around,” he said. “Especially in this place for a year and playing and things like that. I think he’s gotten settled in, he understands the expectations and that’s everything. For sure. That’s what all the young guys and the guys coming in have to understand.”
Sheffield still has yet to speak with the OSU football media. His coaches say he’s just shy, but it would also help to explain a player who was still trying to find his footing as a Buckeye last year.
It would seem that those days are over, however, because Sheffield has now participated in two varsity sports at Ohio State, so he must be feeling pretty good about things. More than that, though, is the fact that Urban Meyer and his defensive coaching staff felt good enough about where Sheffield is right now to allow him to run track.
If they still had questions about him as a corner, it would have been difficult to allow him to participate in another sport. In that same vein, if Sheffield wasn’t extremely comfortable as a corner, then he wouldn’t have had the confidence to go and do something else for a bit.
Even though Taver Johnson wasn’t at OSU when Sheffield decided to run track, he saw no issues with it.
“No, not at all because from what I understand it was right towards the end of winter workouts and everything like that,” he said. “All of the football stuff we were doing, he was still involved. All of the lifting and all that stuff. It didn’t take away at all. If anything, you like that because he’s competing. Anytime you compete that helps you out."
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/05/sky-limit-kendall-sheffield/
OK, why doesn't the O-Zone change their pictures with a different article?
When he signed with Alabama in 2015, Buckeye cornerback Kendall Sheffield was ranked the No. 4 cornerback in the nation and the No. 20 player in the class overall. He had offers from every blueblood program in the nation, and for good reason.
As a true freshman, however, he was not ready to play. And as a redshirt freshman, he decided he’d rather spend his time at junior college.
Last season was his first with Ohio State. He started three games, but was part of a three-man rotation that saw equal reps split between him, Denzel Ward, and Damon Arnette.
Now with Ward off to the NFL, the Buckeyes need the returning cornerbacks to step up. In Urban Meyer’s program, last year is never good enough, and that is certainly true for Sheffield. An opening week matchup against Indiana in 2017 opened Sheffield’s eyes, which also happens to be an area of improvement for him this spring.
“He’s done a really nice job of just really concentrating on his eyes, because playing his position, for sure what you look at is everything and when you’re supposed to look at it,” said cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson. “He’s done a really, really good job and probably one of the best jobs in the room at making sure he does that. Whether it’s keeping my eyes to the hip, the receiver’s hands, whatever that may be, and it’s getting him in position even better, in terms of making plays.”
Last season was the third team for Sheffield in three seasons, but this spring he was able to show a growing comfort in his surroundings. Johnson senses it as well.
“I do, and that’s what happens when you’re around,” he said. “Especially in this place for a year and playing and things like that. I think he’s gotten settled in, he understands the expectations and that’s everything. For sure. That’s what all the young guys and the guys coming in have to understand.”
Sheffield still has yet to speak with the OSU football media. His coaches say he’s just shy, but it would also help to explain a player who was still trying to find his footing as a Buckeye last year.
It would seem that those days are over, however, because Sheffield has now participated in two varsity sports at Ohio State, so he must be feeling pretty good about things. More than that, though, is the fact that Urban Meyer and his defensive coaching staff felt good enough about where Sheffield is right now to allow him to run track.
If they still had questions about him as a corner, it would have been difficult to allow him to participate in another sport. In that same vein, if Sheffield wasn’t extremely comfortable as a corner, then he wouldn’t have had the confidence to go and do something else for a bit.
Even though Taver Johnson wasn’t at OSU when Sheffield decided to run track, he saw no issues with it.
“No, not at all because from what I understand it was right towards the end of winter workouts and everything like that,” he said. “All of the football stuff we were doing, he was still involved. All of the lifting and all that stuff. It didn’t take away at all. If anything, you like that because he’s competing. Anytime you compete that helps you out."
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/05/sky-limit-kendall-sheffield/
OK, why doesn't the O-Zone change their pictures with a different article?
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18 for '18: College football's fastest players
The 18 for '18 series continues with a look at the fastest players in college football for the upcoming season. Of course, the distinction of who is fastest of all can be a never-ending argument circling around various forms of criteria. Our pick for the fastest player last year -- LSU CB Donte Jackson -- acquitted himself well at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, where his 4.32-second clocking in the 40-yard dash tied him for the best time of the event. To compile this year's group of speedsters, we considered a variety of factors, including results from track and field events and unofficial 40-yard dash times.
1. Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State
The Buckeyes' two-sport star is next in line among the parade of NFL draft prospects from the Ohio State DB room. But on the track, he's fearsome as well. Sheffield broke OSU's 60-meter dash indoor record earlier this year with a time of 6.663 seconds. That's the fastest 60 time of any player listed here. The former Alabama player, who had a one-year stop in junior college in between, broke up nine passes last season. That was the second-most on the team to Denzel Ward, who was selected fourth overall by the Cleveland Browns in this year's draft. Word from the OSU staff is that Sheffield is every bit as fast as Ward, who tied for the fastest 40-yard-dash time (4.32) of anyone at the NFL Scouting Combine this year.
Entire article: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000936388
The 18 for '18 series continues with a look at the fastest players in college football for the upcoming season. Of course, the distinction of who is fastest of all can be a never-ending argument circling around various forms of criteria. Our pick for the fastest player last year -- LSU CB Donte Jackson -- acquitted himself well at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine, where his 4.32-second clocking in the 40-yard dash tied him for the best time of the event. To compile this year's group of speedsters, we considered a variety of factors, including results from track and field events and unofficial 40-yard dash times.
1. Kendall Sheffield, CB, Ohio State
The Buckeyes' two-sport star is next in line among the parade of NFL draft prospects from the Ohio State DB room. But on the track, he's fearsome as well. Sheffield broke OSU's 60-meter dash indoor record earlier this year with a time of 6.663 seconds. That's the fastest 60 time of any player listed here. The former Alabama player, who had a one-year stop in junior college in between, broke up nine passes last season. That was the second-most on the team to Denzel Ward, who was selected fourth overall by the Cleveland Browns in this year's draft. Word from the OSU staff is that Sheffield is every bit as fast as Ward, who tied for the fastest 40-yard-dash time (4.32) of anyone at the NFL Scouting Combine this year.
Entire article: http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000936388
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Great day to be a Buckeye
Kendall looked like he was running that route the whole way. In other news, look how bad Pryor would've been burnt on the slant rout on this play.
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