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Griffin looks likely to be Seattle starting CB

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 06: Defensive back Shaquill Griffin of Central Florida in action during day six of the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 6, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

  • The Seattle Seahawks will reportedly give third-round CB Shaquill Griffin the chance to win the starting right cornerback spot opposite Richard Sherman.
  • Griffin played a lot of off-coverage in college at UCF and made plays in a similar set of coverages to those that the Seahawks run, notching four picks and 11 pass breakups in 73 targets in 2016.
  • Griffin allowed fewer than 40 percent of passes thrown his way to be caught (39.7 percent), the seventh-best mark in the nation.
  • Griffin had the seventh-highest overall PFF grade among cornerbacks in the nation at 87.6.

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