Ravens add CB Maurice Canady in 6th round

The Baltimore Ravens have selected cornerback Maurice Canady out of Virginia in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, 209th overall.

Canady joins Tavon Young as corners the Ravens have taken in this draft to address a positional need, with Lardarius Webb likely moving to safety.

Maurice Canady Bio

Position: CB
School: Virginia
College Experience: Senior
Height: 6-1
Weight: 193 lbs.

Strengths

• Size. Above-average height for a cornerback at 6-foot-1 and a strong, thick upper body. Looks the part of an NFL corner.
• Fluid. Smoothly transitions from coverage to support the run or the pass defense. Drives to the ball with ease and gets upfield in a hurry after turnovers.
• Body control. Good lateral movements and balance. Can change directions with ease.
• Processes quickly. Instinctive and shows tendency recognition that comes from film study and retention of coaching. (NFL.com)

Weaknesses

• Downfield speed. Gets beat on deep routes, struggles to stay fast on longer routes.
• Scared to get beat deep. Opens out of backpedal extremely early for fear of being beaten over the top. (NFL.com)
• Questionable toughness. Doesn't like to take on power runners. Teams ran screens at Canady often in senior season to test whether he would challenge or not.
• No interceptions in senior season. Had much better season as a junior compared to senior season.

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