2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Martin Emerson | Miss St | CB

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Player Bio: Martin EmersonJr prepped at Pine Forest High School located in Pensa Cola, FL. Emerson Jr. finished third on the team with 91 tackles, two tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. He registered 149 tackles, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one interception over his final two high school seasons. He earned Pensacola News Journal All-Area honors in his junior and senior seasons.
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ACCOLADES
2020 PFF All-America Honorable Mention  
2020 PFF All-SEC Second-Team  
2019 PFF Freshman All-America Honorable Mention 
2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2019 SEC First-Year Honor Roll​

MARTIN EMERSON
CORNERBACK
HOMETOWN                        |           CLASS
PENSA COLA, FL                  |           JUNIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2022             COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
 6' 2"                201 lbs            33 ½"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
10 ⅛"                     4.75                          5.80

SCHOOL:  MISSISSIPPI ST                          |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
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COMBINE RESULTS 
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.53         |              DNP              |             DNP              |             DNP          |               DNP           |              DNP                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.52         |              17                  |                32”              |            124”          |             6.90             |              4.14

GAME FILM
​#3 MARTIN EMERSON VS LSU (2021)

#1 MARTIN EMERSON 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Strengths

• He is a physical that has an excellent long wireframe with excellent length.
• He uses his length well to jam receivers in press coverages to disrupt the timing of routes.
• He has no issues playing up against the bigger receivers and can man up them up from the line of scrimmage.
• He is versatile, can play outside or slot-corner, and adapt well in man or zone coverages.
• He has good quickness with excellent closing speed.
• He is well-disciplined and uses his eyes well to read the quarterback's eyes and break on the ball.
• He has a substantial athletic upside and swag and will lay wood when needed.

Weaknesses

• He lacks the ball skills and allows the contested balls to be caught.
• He does not have long speed, and speedy receivers can cause problems on deep throws.
• He will susceptible to double-moves at the next level.

Draft Projection: 2nd - 3rd Round

NFL Comparison: Chavarius Ward (San Francisco 49ers)

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