Cosell: Sheffield Has "All The Tools" To Be Starting Corner

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The 2020 NFL Draft is now only four days away. 

Greg Cosell of NFL Films has seen a lot of film in his 41 years with the program. He joined Andy and Randy on Tuesday to preview what he believes the Atlanta Falcons will do with the No. 16 overall pick.

The consensus is that the Falcons might, and should, take a defensive player. What is the biggest need that Atlanta has on defense?

"I think right now you have to look at the corner position," Cosell said. "I think it's a little unproven."

"Obviously they added (Isaiah) Oliver a couple years ago and he's a big, athletic corner, and they're hoping he can turn out to be that sort of number one corner."

The Falcons released Desmond Trufant back in March, leaving a vacancy for a starting cornerback. Trufant was immediately signed by the Detroit Lions on a two year deal worth $21 million. 

"I really like Kendall Sheffield. I think he can play both outside and in the slot. I really liked him when he came out of Ohio State. I think he's got all the tools to be a quality corner."

"The issue, as you know, that we face this year is you don't have any offseason to see guys develop. So they could be looking at the corner position, and I think it's a fairly deep class."