Every year, tons of draft prospects get the dreaded “undersized” label, as if their inability to hit certain thresholds on a measuring tape should overshadow a career of impressive play at the highest levels of college football.
That label is sure to be applied to plenty of talented prospects in the 2021 NFL draft class, and Washington cornerback Elijah Molden is likely to be among them.
But if you can look past the height and weight (Molden is listed at 5-10, 190 pounds), and instead focus on how Molden actually performed on the field during four seasons with the Huskies, his track record will show he plays bigger than he’s listed:
Elijah Molden in four seasons at Washington:
🔒 873 coverage snaps
🔒 157 targets
🔒 2 TDs allowed (5 INTs) pic.twitter.com/b0qP7Yy35J— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) February 14, 2021
If your team can’t find a place for a player like that because he’s “too small,” they probably need to make some changes to their process.
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