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After all, size, physicality and aggressiveness at the line of scrimmage are all things that you want to see in an elite NFL cornerback."}},{"id":"MzRaNcFCxW","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\"Evaluators now see a corner who can win in press, stay connected through the route, and finish plays without relying on grabs,\" wrote Land-Grant Holy Land. \"That evolution has pushed him firmly into Day 2 consideration, with most projections settling in the second-to-third-round range.\""}},{"id":"ciaMasQ1Nq","type":"embed","data":{"service":"twitter","source":"https://x.com/IronCityFilm/status/2016646719639798085?s=20","embed":"https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=2016646719639798085","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"","meta":{"title":"Drew Beatty (@IronCityFilm) on X","site_name":"X (formerly Twitter)","description":"Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun has had a really impressive week so far. 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Green Bay Packers: Meet Your New NFL Draft Crush, Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun