Minnesota Vikings draft notes: 2017 Senior Bowl practice, day two

• The referees were busy throughout the South team practice as the defensive backs were very grabby, causing officials to throw their flags multiple times.

• For the North team, there was a red-zone one-on-one route portion. The defensive backs struggled early on, repeatedly letting receivers inside and easily allowing catches.

• Former Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis stood out in the red-zone portion with a textbook rep against Jalen Robinette. Showing elite ball skills, as Robinette had the ball in hand, Lewis reached in to break it up.

• Former UConn safety Obi Melifonwu (6-foot-4) showed some explosiveness and range, running down a two-point conversion on the edge by Michigan running back De’veon Smith. Melifonwu is considered one of the biggest risers so far.

• LSU product Tre’Davious White’s footwork and patience at the line-of-scrimmage is elite. He demonstrated that he has the fluidity, and recovery speed to maintain good man-to-man coverage against receivers.

• Former San Diego State standout cornerback Damontee Kazee quickness and hand placement within in bump-and-run coverage was very efficient. In a matchup against Texas A&M wide receiver Josh Reynolds, he had a nice jam as he was unable to get past at the line-of-scrimmage. It is clear that Kazee is a lot more comfortable when he can get hands on receivers at the line-of-scrimmage.

• He didn’t stand out much during the first practice, but Tennessee’s Cam Sutton played well in spurts.

• One prospect who was a disappointment during day two was Florida State cornerback Marquez White. He needs to work on his transitions out of his backpedal as he seemed a bit stiff and late reactor to routes ran against him.

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Remaining Senior Bowl practice schedule:

Thursday, January 26

12:15 pm – 2:15 pm (North)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (South)