Eric Rowe, S - 47th overall pick

Eric Rowe, Utah, #18

Height	Weight	Arm	Hand	10 Yd	40 Yd	Bench	Vertical	Broad	3-Cone	Shuttle	60 Yd Shuttle
6-1	205	31 ½	9 ½	1.56	4.45	19	39	125	6.70	3.97	11.48

Game Film Evaluated:

UCLA (2014)

Washington State (2014)

Pros: Tall frame. Plays all special teams units. Good tackler. Plays in man and zone coverage. Showed some good ability to transition from backpedal to run downfield. Impact player vs Washington State, he was far more aggressive jamming receiver at the line.

Cons: Did not use jam at the line during UCLA. Lacks the deep speed to stop the big play. Gives free release to the outside far too much in man coverage with no single help, this exposed him to the big play. Gets caught flat footed a bit too much, makes him late to react and lead to separation.

Senior Bowl Report: ERIC ROWE/CB #18 has gotten some buzz here this week. He’s a former S at UTAH who made the conversion to CB and played well last season. He has the size (6’005″/204) that the Sea Hawks have made all the rage in recent seasons. I was especially impressed watching him today with his ability to transition out of his back-pedal into forward motion. He has very little wasted motion or time in doing so. He is not cat-quick like some of the smaller guys, but if he shows a willingness to battle with receivers for position and the ball he has the size to make an impact. (GBN Draft Report)

Summary: Eric Rowe has the frame of the ideal corner and displayed the physical press man corner the league is craving versus Washington State. He is such a good tackler as well but I worry about his deep speed and able to prevent the big play if he misses at the line. Has the look of a perfect cover 2 corner or can switch back to safety he played earlier in college. Rowe is an impressive player and fact he plays all special teams units increases his value. I project Rowe to be drafted early in the 2^nd round due to his potential especially for a team wanting to model the Seahawks cornerback mold.