Has a good combination of length and size. He checked in as the No.
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Tests as a solid athlete.
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He checks in a 6 foot 2 and a listed 187 pounds, but he had no trouble playing with big receivers as a freshman.
The good news is despite the loss of Henderson, Florida should be in good shape at cornerback still thanks to the return of Wilson and the emergence of Elam at the end of his freshman season. Already has some good mass, but has the frame to add some more good weight at the next level. He went on to make five starts as a true freshman, stepping in seamlessly on the outside late in the year when cornerback The true freshman made his reps count outside, too.
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48 overall player in the country in the 2019 class, while also ranking as the No.
Projects as a Power 5 starter.
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@Easymoney_Kai x @jimthorpeaward #GatorStandard . Crystal Ball for Kaiir Elam. Kaiir Elam (5) DB - 2019: Appeared in all 13 games and made five starts in his first collegiate season… Totaled 11 tackles, three interceptions and four passes Kaiir. 48 History ; CB 6; FL 7; Florida 95.8%. If so, one could emerge as a key backup in the secondary, either on the outside or at nickelback. Moves fluidly in coverage and is comfortable pressing wide receivers.
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He picked off a key pass in the fourth quarter of Florida's Capital One Orange Bowl win over Virginia, helping cement the victory.Elam is a big, physical prospect at cornerback. Watch to see if one of the true freshmen has things just come naturally to him in fall camp. Now nearly into August and with supervised walk-throughs with coaches having begun, players and coaches are doing what they can to prepare as if there will be college football this fall.That means, like it or not, coaches are starting to wrestle with their idea of a depth chart in their heads. They have to do so without having had spring practice, so many will likely default toward experience and veteran players that they know they can count on.With supervised walk-throughs now started up, they'll start to get an idea of which players have retained what or been able to carry through what they've been taught on Zoom meetings installing schemes to the field.For our purposes, it's time to start breaking down each position group as we head into 2020.Today we continue with a rundown of the cornerback room for our summer version of the Position Outlook series.The outlook here has to focus mostly on the nickelback spot, where Dean struggled a year ago.
Edit. They list sophomore cornerback Kaiir Elam as one of the 15 breakout players.
After The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the nation's top defensive back.Florida has had only one Jim Thorpe Award winner in the award's 34-year history, with safety Elam is a rising sophomore that many analysts view as one of the best up-and-coming defensive backs in the nation.He emerged very quickly as a true freshman in 2019, picking off passes in two of his first three college games. 7 overall player in the state of Florida.Florida has not had a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award since 2015, when cornerback © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CB; 6-1; 182; High School Florida; Home Town Gainesville, FL; 247Sports Composite® 0.9755 .
Cornerback. Kaiir Elam (Sophomore): After really coming on strong toward the end of the 2019 season, Elam figures to be a starter at the boundary cornerback spot. School: Benjamin. 6'2'' | 180 lbs. Natl. He checks in a 6 foot 2 and a listed 187 pounds, but he had no trouble playing with big receivers as a freshman. Comes from NFL bloodlines. Kaiir Elam. There's not a whole lot of intrigue in terms of the starters beyond the nickelback position, which should see some solid competition in fall camp.Wilson and Elam will start on the outside at cornerback, while Florida attempts to find a good fit at nickelback. Tim Casey
He also rang up 97 catches for 1,490 yards and 15 touchdowns over his four years playing varsity.Elam's versatility and athleticism made him one of the top-rated defensive backs in the 2019 recruiting class.He was rated as a four-star prospect by the 247Composite, an industry-generated recruiting ranking. Has some positional versatility in that he can cover outside and in the slot.