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Eli Apple (CB), Ohio State
6’1” | 191 lbs.
2015 stats:
33 tackles, 7 PD, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
Projection:
1st Round
NFL
Scouting Report:
"Highly recruited two-year starter who is entering the draft as a draft eligible redshirt sophomore. Apple's size and strength allows him to compete against physical receivers, but he also has the talent to mirror and match as a man defender. Covering for longer could be challenging early on after playing with talented defensive fronts who ravaged quarterbacks. Apple will have to learn to trust his feet rather than grabbing so often or he'll find that quarterbacks and refs will find him often." - Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
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