Looking at Auburn’s 2009 DB recruits

By Robert Rousseau  |   Tuesday, February 17, 2009  |  Comments( 3 )

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With Jerraud Powers leaving the Auburn defensive backfield early for the possibly greener pastures of the NFL, it would seem prudent to take a look at the secondary recruits whom the Tigers have added in 2009. Although few in number, the recruits are a promising bunch.

Reggie Taylor: Taylor is a 5-foot-6, 167-pound four-star cornerback with 4.4 speed from Peach County High School in Fort Valley, Ga. Though somewhat diminutive, Taylor is strong for his size, posting a 245-pound max on the bench and 355-pound squat max. Combine that with his 33-inch vertical leap, and it's obvious Taylor is athletic.

Taikwon Page: Page is a 5-10, 175-pound corner from Georgia Military College; he's also a four-star prospect. Page fell in at 25th on Rivals’ Junior College Top 100 of 2009. Though he wasn’t much for tackling as a freshman in junior college (only eight on the season), he sure did do a good job of covering people, totaling six interceptions. Not surprising considering his 4.4 speed.

The Tigers clearly found themselves two highly athletic players to man the defensive backfield. They’re not tall by any means, but they can run and cover people. The good thing is that neither should, barring injuries, have to step up and play early. Though the Tigers lost a player they didn’t expect to this season, they still have plenty of young talent in the defensive backfield for 2009.
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Robert Rousseau is a sports writer that has been published in a variety of print and online venues. He’s been writing for RealFootball365.com for almost three years now. When Rousseau isn’t writing about college football he tends to be penning mixed martial arts pieces for MMAFighting.com or ...
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