Quintez Cephus has been nothing short of spectacular in Training Camp for the Detroit Lions so far after he was drafted this spring in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.
In the last few days of camp, Cephus has been impressing reporters by beating former Ohio State foe and a first-round pick, Jeff Okudah, on several routes. One of these catches was even reported by Chris Burke of the Athletic to have been a touchdown.
A slow 40 yard dash time and leaving early from Wisconsin may have contributed to the low draft stock of Cephus, but he is now likely competing for a starting spot with the Lions. The Macon, Ga. native was even drawing comparisons from Lions’ writer, Kyle Meinke, to Anquan Boldin during his time in Detroit.
Jeff Okudah lost both of his one-on-one reps against rookie WR Quintez Cephus. Slipped to the ground on one of the reps too, like he did yesterday against Kenny Golladay.
— kyle meinke (@kmeinke) August 18, 2020
Really impressed by Quintez Cephus today. Had some good battles with Okudah, caught a TD during 11-on-11s. He’s meticulous in his routes so he can take a second to uncover, but he keeps finding space.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 18, 2020
Quintez Cephus is now showing the NFL, and the Detroit Lions, what we as Wisconsin fans have already known about his play since his freshman year, that he is a phenomenal deep threat with great hands and is physical in coverage.