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West Virginia Football: Where will Mountaineers land in 2020 NFL Draft?

By Jackson Caudell

MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 06: Colton McKivitz #53 of the West Virginia Mountaineers in action during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field on October 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers won 38-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 06: Colton McKivitz #53 of the West Virginia Mountaineers in action during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field on October 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Mountaineers won 38-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LAWRENCE, KS – SEPTEMBER 21: Cornerback Keith Washington Jr. #28 of the West Virginia Mountaineers waits for a play against the Kansas Jayhawks at Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS – SEPTEMBER 21: Cornerback Keith Washington Jr. #28 of the West Virginia Mountaineers waits for a play against the Kansas Jayhawks at Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

CB. West Virginia. 7. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Keith Washinton Jr.. 31

Keith Washington Jr. has been one of the best — if not the best — players on some suspect West Virginia defenses these past few years. He has been a starter for the past two seasons at cornerback and tallied a total of six interceptions.

Washington has the size that you want in an NFL cornerback at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds and showed good recovery ability and ball skills, which will stick out to teams when they cut his film on. He did not receive a combine invite and was not able to have a pro day due to the current health crisis, but he deserved an invite based on watching clips of his film and he could stick around as a special teams guy and work his way to being a solid nickel corner.

However, Washington is not a great tackler and struggles in zone coverage and get beat by faster and quicker receivers.

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The New York Giants are a team to watch in terms of taking defensive backs at some point in this draft. Their defense was bad at just about every level and could take a chance on a talented guy like Washington.

Projection: Seventh round, No. 238 overall (Giants)

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