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Jaguars' Player Biography: Mesphin Forrester DB

 

Background: 

Mesphin Forrester, the second player the Jaguars' signed after seeing their workout at Mini-Camp, was a safety and cornerback at Washington. Mesphin came from a recruiting class that was heralded as one of the top 20 in the nation five years ago, although it hasn't lived up to that billing, as the team went 0-11 last season. That poor record may have caused some to overlook Mesphin, whom the Jaguars thought enough of to offer a contract after seeing him workout. 

Forrester may not stick with the team, but he has the size and athleticism to seriously compete for a spot. He wasn't invited to the combine, but he was stellar at his pro-day, and was an All Pac-10 choice at Safety in 2007. 

Scouting:

...ran 4.52/4.53 in the 40-yard dash and posted a 32" vertical, a 9'8" broad jump, a 4.15 short shuttle, a 6.96 3-cone; and did a very solid 17 reps on the bench at 225 lbs...

Mesphin's greatest asset may be his versatility. He can play both safety and corner, and started at both positions during his stint at Washington. He's got the size for either position. He's 6'2" 201 lbs, and showed his strength on the bench. He seems to be ready to compete for a spot, physically speaking. Some players body's just aren't ready for the NFL and they require a year to bulk-up before they can be successful, this is not the case with Mesphin.

Some concern has been raised about the fluidity of his hips, which is something very important for coverage corners. At his size, he may be better in press coverage, bumping a receiver off his route, in a nickel package. Here's what one reporter had to say.

He has played both corner and safety, but as one observer told me, he was a cornerback in a safety's body.  You could see him struggle a bit with the position (Safety) in 2007 when Jason Wells went down.  His best moments have come playing in the nickel.

Mesphin was a three year starter for the Huskies, and had a nice season last year. He recorded 56 total tackles, 2 interceptions, and 10 passes defended last year at CB, while starting all 11 games. He also played special teams at Washington, and was projected as a 6th round pick before the draft.

Mesphin video 1 

Mesphin Video 2

Mesphin video 3

Scouting report.

-Collin Streetman

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Consistency Streetman strikes again

-thank you

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by Surteal on May 12, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Sounds reaaaaly good Collin. In these days, when nothing happen in the Nfl, you give us reason to visit BCCC for a good reason!

by Zoltan from Budapest on May 12, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like these articles bro

Helps me learn about these guys. You write the quality stuff, and I’ll keep writing the crap.

by Blair72 on May 12, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This kid looks like he was a worthy signing.

He earned his contract offer, too. Most UDFA were offered contracts before they were worked out ( ahem, nathan brown), when you get a contract after mini camp, it means they liked what they saw.

-Collin

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by silencecs on May 12, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If he can excel at special teams ...

… he might have a chance to make it. Be nice to have some depth in the secondary, plus this guy brings some size. He’ll certainly cost less and have more upside than the last guy we got from Washington!

Keep ’em coming Collin, great stuff.

by ruffdaddy on May 12, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

So Was Reggie Williams

If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik

by Bestjagfan on May 12, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In 2007 against #1 USC

he picked off a pass for a touchdown. He has played at the top level of college football. There was just nothing standout about him in to bring a draft choice. Now it is up to his heart and desire. Gene has given him a chance. With 4.5 speed, in a 200 lb frame he isn’t lacking athletic ability to play.

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by Tkopa on May 12, 2009 10:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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