Three reasons Michael Ojemudia was the right pick for the Broncos

Michael Ojemudia was drafted by the Denver Broncos with the 77th overall pick. Here I mention the three main reasons Ojemudia was a great acquisition.

There’s a lot to like about the Michael Ojemudia pick for the Denver Broncos. What does he bring to the table that Broncos fans should be excited about for 2020?

Zone Coverage

If there was one thing that any cornerback that plays for the Broncos has to know, is how to play in zone coverage, and Michael Ojemudia knows how to do it as good as any player of the 2020 class.

Ojemudia played almost entirely zone coverage during his college season in Iowa. In fact, that may be one of the reasons why he fell to the 77th overall pick. He saw only 115 snaps on press coverage, a figure that usually does not translates well to the NFL, but we all know what Vic Fangio can do.

Ojemudia showed that he had a nose for the ball. He showed incredible instincts to read throws and attack them. He stayed patiently deep in his zone and make the jump on the precise moment. These are raw qualities that are hard to train on the next level, but Ojemudia will bring them to the table from day one of the 2020 season.

Since Bryce Callahan is expected to cover the slot, the Broncos needed someone that was able to cover up wide, and that is exactly what Ojemudia knows to do, as he saw only 14 snaps on the slot and 683 out wide.