Verone McKinley III Responds to Size Criticism
The NFL Draft can be a grueling process. Analysts and experts tearing down the top prospects for months leading up to the draft.
And we are just weeks away from the draft which amplifies the process.
Oregon safety Verone McKinley III is one of the intriguing prospects in this draft. He is listed at 5-foot-11, 194-pounds on his NFL.com profile page.
By some metrics, he’s considered ‘undersized’ for his position. The ‘General’ was on NFL Network Wednesday morning talking about this criticism. He didn’t shy away in his response.
Here is what NFL Network analyst Lance Zierlein had to say about McKinley in his overview.
Productive safety who will create a classic matchup pitting the traits versus the tape. In one corner we have an undersized, short-armed safety with average speed. In the other corner we have game tape highlighting McKinley’s instincts, short-area quickness, aggressive demeanor and nose for making plays on the football. He’s going to give way to some of the bigger bodies he’ll encounter in the NFL, but he’s a natural football player with an above-average feel for timing and angles. The traits could impact his draft slotting, but McKinley has the talent to make plays as a nickel safety.
