Christian Gonzalez

Oregon CB

Games Watched: Georgia, UCLA, Washington

Summary: Christian Gonzalez is a corner who plays well in both man and zone coverage. He has good size and he has legitimate track speed, allowing him to keep up with any receiver. He has great route anticipation and movement change of direction skills, so he’s often stuck to receivers like glue. His main issues are at the catch point because he doesn’t track the ball and break up passes well.

Pros

  • Amazing speed and acceleration, plays very fast
  • Oily hips allow him to turn quickly
  • Phenomenal footwork allows to stay in step with receivers at every part of the route
  • Gains ground into his zone drop quickly
  • Great play recognition skills
  • Decent awareness in zone

Cons

  • Slow to play the ball when targeted
  • Room for his ball skills to improve
  • Gives too much cushion for receivers underneath
  • Has trouble disengaging from blockers

Grade: Christian Gonzalez gets an early first round grade. He’s a phenomenal athlete with immense potential but he will need to improve his ball skills to be elite at the next level.