Cobb had everything you’d dream of when designing the ideal slot receiver.
These days, Williams wonders if he’s watching Cobb 2.0 when he looks at rookie Darrius Shepherd.
Shepherd, an undrafted free agent from North Dakota State, has been one of the stars of the Green Bay Packers’ training camp. Shepherd has turned heads with his sensational play from the slot, excelling on a daily basis against anyone and everyone the Packers have thrown at him.
“He is the one receiver we have who has the body of a natural slot,” Williams told Conley Media of Shepherd. “He has the quickness and is built specifically for that position. He is obviously showing up on the field every day and I think every team needs a really good slot, for sure.”
Many of Shepherd’s measurable compare favorably to Cobb’s eight years earlier.
Shepherd is 5-foot-11, 186 pounds. Cobb was 5-10, 191. Shepherd’s vertical jump was 35.5 inches, which was two inches better than Cobb’s. Cobb’s time in the three-cone drill was 7.08, which was slightly better than Shepherd’s (7.13).
Cobb’s 40-yard dash time (4.46), though, was substantially better than Shepherd’s (4.57)