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#2 DeAndre Baker, Georgia
The Bulldogs needed a true number one corner to take the next step and DeAndre Baker proved to be that guy last year. He doesn’t quite reach six feet but has very long arms. The Georgia DB won’t give away the coverage his defense is in and shows different looks to keep quarterbacks on their heels.
Baker trusts his eyes in zone and is aggressive in man. Unlike a lot of defensive backs, he really gets his paws directly on the ball instead of just ripping through whatever they can grab. He does a nice job using the sideline as his friend and pushes receivers into the boundary, as he loves to play press and keeps sticky coverage, even when his man crosses the entire field.
Watch his tapes versus Missouri or Mississippi State – he was all over their receivers for 60 minutes and I don’t think you can put a single reception by them onto his account. While he can be bodied by bigger wideouts and gives up contain on a few occasions when trying to cheat inside, he surrendered a passer rating of just 32.7 overall in 2017.
