Overview
Overview
Flowers may lack the height that is so en vogue with NFL scouts looking at safeties, but he possesses all of the other characteristics teams desire. Blessed with good quickness, physicality and pure speed, Flowers elected to leave Virginia Tech after his junior season and second consecutive All-American campaign.
High School
Prep School: Prepped at Hargrave in 2003 ... Intercepted three passes as a cornerback for Coach Robert Prunty ... Was rated the No. 18 JUCO/Prep cornerback in the nation by collegefootballnews.com ... Also ranked the 141 JUCO/Prep player by CFN.
High School: Played in the secondary for Coach Chris Bean at Atlantic ... Helped the team to a regional title in Class 5A his senior year, beating highly rated Ely High ... Intercepted five passes and posted three quarterback sacks ... Also blocked a punt and recovered a pair of fumbles ... Earned first-team all-area and all-conference honors ... Helped the team to a 36-4 record during his varsity career.
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Analysis
Analysis
Positives: Shorter than scouts would like, but has a strong, compact build that can handle the jump in competition. ... Good initial quickness. ... Physical with his use of hands at the line of scrimmage to disrupt the timing of the receiver and quarterback. ... Smooth hip turn in his transition to shadow receivers in and out of their breaks. ... Good break on the ball and shows a second gear when the ball is in the air. ... Productive interceptor. ... Explosive hitter that can separate the ball from the receiver. ... Aggressive in run support.
Negatives: Lacks the height scouts prefer at the position. ... Isn't always the sum of his parts. ... Struggles with consistency. ... Loves to intimidate with his explosive hitting, but fails to wrap up too often. ... Very aggressive and can beaten by double-moves.
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