2017 NFL Mock Draft: First-round projections after Week 11
Quincy Wilson. 6. player. 35. . CB. Florida
Surprisingly, the top cornerback drafted this year likely won’t be Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis or Iowa’s Desmond King. Heck, Florida’s Teez Tabor might not even be the first cornerback selected from his own team as junior Quincy Wilson has risen to stardom this year. Tabor was the top corner for the Gators last season, but Wilson has been impressive.
One anonymous NFL executive even told NFL.com that Wilson was the best cornerback in the entire nation and better than his teammate, Tabor, in every category. He went on to say that Tabor gets the hype, but Wilson is easily the better player.
Wilson looks every bit the part of a future NFL superstar at the cornerback position and he might warrant this high of a pick if the Titans want to address their secondary needs. He is considered an aggressive cornerback with good ball skills but doesn’t have that elite speed that some teams desire from the position.
The junior cornerback has three interceptions and three passes defended this season as teams have had a nightmarish time trying to throw the ball against the Gators. Wilson might not start from day one, but he’s a guy who could be a staple of the secondary for years to come on a young, talented team.