Terry Richardson blowing up
http://michigan.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=co…
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/player-Terry-Richa…
Well, if anyone was doubting the caliber of play of Terry Richardson, and if we'd want a 5'9" CB, I think peoples' minds are about to change. Alabama and LSU have offered Richardson. You can never have too many CBs, so landing Richardson, a Cass Tech kid, would be awesome.
interesting article I found regarding CB height...
"In a 10-year study he did of cornerbacks, he noticed that the taller cornerbacks usually don't make it," Titans general manager Floyd Reese said. "How many 6-2 cornerbacks are there in the league?"
Currently, the NFL has only four starting cornerbacks who are 6-2: Gary Baxter of the Browns, Julian Battle of the Chiefs, Andre Woolfolk of the Titans and Mike Rumph of the 49ers, who played a little safety in the past two seasons. There are no 6-3 corners starting in the league.
"The optimum height is about 5-11," Reese said. "Many of the taller cornerbacks tend to get hurt."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2422307
Article was from 2006, so things may have changed a bit...