South Carolina’s Cam Smith and Mississippi State’s Emmanuel Forbes project well enough to Martindale’s scheme for different reasons. He played man and zone coverage for Mississippi State and had good man coverage tape against Alabama’s Jameson Williams in 2021. I’ll say this though...in terms of coverage, Forbes was stronger than I anticipated for a 166-pound cornerback. Like Forbes, Smith was a four-star recruit according to 247 Sports. Although Forbes can play man coverage, Smith is stickier in man with cleaner transitions in and out of breaks.

Source: Forbes April 13, 2023 17:16 UTC