Round 4, No. 102, Troy Pride Jr., CB, Notre Dame
The Chargers will be in the market for a cornerback opposite of Casey Hayward. Pride Jr. got on my radar at the Senior Bowl, but it won’t be long until he catches the attention of others that aren’t familiar when him after he tests in Indy.
Pride’s ball production numbers might draw some concern as he had only three interceptions for the Irish, but he has track-like speed, mirroring ability and spatial awareness to lock up wide receivers.
The 6-foot and 194 pounder is a fit for defensive coordinator Gus Bradley’s Cover 3 based scheme since he’s sound in off-man coverage. He has minor holes to his game and could be a solid contributor as early as Year 1.