June 9, 2015; Englewood, CO, USA; Denver Broncos cornerback Taurean Nixon (39) during drills at mini camp activities at the Broncos training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
2. Taurean Nixon, Cornerback
Another player in the Broncos’ talented defensive backfield to keep an eye on is former Tulane Green Wave nickel corner Taurean Nixon, who is apparently built like a Greek god. I mean, look at the size of this guy’s upper body as a cornerback. He looks more like a running back.
Nixon was relatively unknown coming out of Tulane, unlike Broncos fifth round pick Lorenzo Doss, who picked off a ton of passes. This is a player who was more athlete than production on the field in terms of racking up stats, but he’s a guy that the Broncos obviously liked in workouts prior to the draft and felt like he could come in and compete for a job.
I think early on, if he were to find himself on the roster, it would be as a special teams player, but perhaps with his size and nickel background, he could double as a CB/S for the Broncos. You never know.
Either way, someone with this type of size and athleticism bears monitoring.
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