Blake Woodby, 4-star cornerback, signs with Auburn
Four-star cornerback Blake Woodby of Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances signed with Auburn on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
The Woodby File
Position: Cornerback
Height/Weight: 5-foot-10/185 pounds
Notable trait/Auburn fit: Woodby is extremely speedy and has great coverage skills. He should be a coverage specialist on the next level playing on the field side.
On3 Industry Ranking: (92.55) No. 137 overall, No. 15 cornerback, No. 4 in Maryland
Commitment date: July 27, 2024
Chose Auburn over: Ohio State, Maryland, Oregon
Time of enrollment: January
Notable: Blake Woodby was committed to Ohio State, then took a trip down to Auburn after striking up a relationship with Auburn cornerbacks coach Wesley McGriff. Woodby would later decommit from Ohio State. He made it back for another unofficial visit, then a camp day, then for Big Cat Weekend, where he stood up in front of the crowd, grabbed a microphone, and made his pledge to Auburn. He started a trend for players from his school choosing Auburn.
Quoteworthy: “I feel more and more comfortable at Auburn. And they make it easy. It feels like home. It feels like family. Everybody knows everybody. I know everybody from my official visit, from the equipment people to the offensive staff to the defensive staff to the special teams staff. I know everybody and everybody knows me. They are all invested in me and me in them.”
Film Breakdown
***Film breakdown written by Auburn Live Analyst Cole Pinkston..
— Woodby has a slight build at 5-foot-10 185 pounds. He is more about his speed than his size. Woodby has elite speed and accelaration.
— Woodby’s best highlight are as a receiver/ball carrier. He is fast enough to break angles of defenders but also shows some surprising prowess with the ball in his hands.
— As a cover guy, Woodby has excellent change of direction. He can stop and break on the ball as a cover corner out in space.
— With his speed, and being on the smaller side, Woodby is meant to play in space. He should fit as the field corner in Auburn’s defense.
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— Woodby is more than likely not as versatile as a defensive back because his coverage skills look to be excellent for playing man coverage at corner.
— Woodby’s football IQ shows up when in coverage. He never seems to be fooled by various routes and stays tight in coverage. Part of it is his feet and athleticism, the other part is knowing what’s coming at him.
— Watching Woodby on offense proves that he knows what to do with the ball in his hands. He has a highl level of football instincts and has the fearlessness to carry the ball, but also come up and tackle as a smaller player.
— Woodby is going to be able to contribute at some point in his Auburn career. Finding a pure coverage player is not all that common. It’s one of the harder things to do in football, period. Woodby will probably stay in a coverage role early on as he works up the depth chart.
