I'd rather see him a S or Nickel CB as I feel those are his more natural positions, but you have to hand to him to be able to slide over to the boundary and perform as well as he has considering that he took the majority of his offseason snaps NOT at boundary. I love this pick. Heck, let's extend him before he gets too expensive (just kidding there;).
Barry Jackson wrote:
According to Pro Football Focus, Fitzpatrick has played 96 snaps in coverage at boundary cornerback and has allowed five completions in 11 targets for just 46 yards, one first down and an excellent 57.4 passer rating against. He was called for one pass interference, against Buffalo last Sunday.
“I’m doing a pretty decent job,” he said. “I am going to make some mistakes. I am a young dude. I’m not trying to use that as an excuse.”
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