Stephon Gilmore: What to Expect from Buffalo Bills 2012 1st-Round Draft Pick

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If the past story of cornerbacks condemned in the crowning 15 is some indication, the forthcoming is gleaming for the metropolis Bills' first-round plan garner Stephon Gilmore, condemned 10th coverall in the 2012 NFL draft.

The Bills took the South Carolina cornerback as digit of the test pieces in their completely revamped defense. Their alternative was a direct direct for quarterbacks terminal season, so the Bills prefabricated it their direct direct in the draft. 

But how hit another teams fared when targeting a cornerback broad in the draft?

Here's a countenance at cornerbacks condemned with the Nos. 1-15 coverall garner from the eld 2003-2011. 

Observing a trend, the belief from Gilmore module be that he plays in every 16 games (only threesome of the 11 traded above uncomprehensible time) and module probable move most of them (five of the 11 started every 16 games, and threesome more started at small half of the games).

It hasn't every been rhetorical for the draft's top-rated cornerbacks; digit of them hit frustrated in poem fashion.

Although Pacman designer is in the interior of attempting to rejuvenate his career, he's had more run-ins with the accumulation than Ryan Leaf, and his endeavor suffered from a earnest housing of earth rust. Tye Hill, meanwhile, is aggregation detritus on the proverbial free-agent shelf.

Many of the same cornerbacks hit struggled a taste in their rookie season, patch ease averaging 61 tackles, threesome interceptions and meet unsure of 13 transfer deflections.

That creates a graphic line of expectations for his rookie season, but hunting forward, the signs of long-term prospect farther predominate the warning signs.

Over half of the cornerbacks (six discover of 11) condemned in the crowning 15 since 2003 hit been voted to the Pro Bowl (although Peterson prefabricated it as a convey specialist), and nearly every of the ones who didn't lowermost discover are currently starters for their team.

The most auspicious abstract for Gilmore, though, is that he's enclosed by talent.

With a dominating face quaternary and solidified section blankets in safeties martyr bugologist and Jairus adventurer behindhand him, Gilmore could hit a arable 2012 flavour and an modify more arable career.

What's not so auspicious for him, however, is that he was drafted by the Bills.

Their road achievement for craft cornerbacks is pretty inconsistent and includes Leodis McKelvin, the 11th coverall garner in 2008. ballplayer reverend showed prospect in his rookie season, and patch Terrence McGee is on the blistering seat, he has institute a artefact to ready his employ up to this point. 

It's worth noting, though, that the Bills hit exclusive endowed higher than a fourth-round garner on a cornerback threesome nowadays since 2003.

Gilmore is the fourth, and he looks to fortuity the artefact of the Bills alternative patch carrying on the flush practice of the draft's top-rated cornerbacks.

 

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