The 2024 NFL Draft is getting close, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information.
Here's our report on Nate Wiggins.
Wiggins may be the most athletically gifted corner prospect in the 2024 draft class with his size/length/speed profile. There is no question that his traits package will get teams excited. Wiggins showed the ability to play physical press-man and mirror-match press-man.
While there were snaps when he was beaten off the line of scrimmage, there were also snaps when his outstanding acceleration allowed him to recover and make a play. What Wiggins consistently showed was an explosive plant and drive closing speed from off coverage. I may not have seen a corner with that kind of elite lateral and downhill burst in recent memory.
Wiggins was an easy mover with such economy and efficiency of motion, and his overall body length allowed him to be disruptive in coverage and when playing the ball. He might be the most exciting corner prospect in this class with his ability to play press-man and carry vertical routes with his top-end speed. Plus, his ability to play off-coverage with explosive click-and-close is impressive.
The main questions for coaches will be how Wiggins’ weight affects his deployment and whether he starts at outside corner or sub-outside corner, given the lack of physicality in his play.
Wiggins played three years at Clemson with 18 starts in 34 games, finishing his career as a first-team All-ACC corner in 2023. He came out of the state of Georgia as a four-star recruit and a top-100 prospect in the nation, regardless of position
Tez Walker of North Carolina got on top of Wiggins on a go-route for 43 yards. Wiggins was beaten off the line of scrimmage and could not recover.
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