Eagles Take Cornerback Brandon Boykin In Fourth Round
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, Eagles Draft, NFLDraft Saturday, April 28th, 2012
The Eagles got back to the defensive side of the ball with their only pick in the fourth round, drafting Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin with 123rd overall selection.
Listed at 5-9, 183 lbs, Boykin is a quick corner with excellent leaping ability. He had nine career interceptions in 38 starts during his career at Georgia. He’ll be hard pressed to leap past Joselio Hanson, Curtis Marsh, and Trevard Lindley for playing time, but he has a chance to develop into a decent slot cornerback.
Boykin’s best chance to impact the Eagles in 2012 will be as a return man. He was an explosive returner in college, and the Eagles are in desperate need of an impactful kickoff returner. He could also take over the punt return duties from DeSean Jackson, should the Eagles not want to put their star receiver’s health at risk.
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Posted by Denny Basens
on Apr 28 2012. Filed under BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, Eagles Draft, NFLDraft.
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boykin reminds me of antoine winfield ..
Major steal in this draft great job Eagles.