Florida State puts out a ton of talent every year into the NFL pool so it was only a matter of time until one of those players became an NFL team's best player. It looks like FOX Sports thinks that the Vikings made their best call in the last five years with safety Xavier Rhodes.
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Well Worth It!@FOXSports declared Xavier Rhodes best Vikings draft pick in last 5 yrs.#1on1 #PlanetXay #VKNT pic.twitter.com/kRwn1WfP9i
— VikingNations (@VikingNations) February 12, 2017
And he was the best run defender among cornerbacks in the league this past season according to Pro Football Focus:
Best run defense grades among CBs
Xavier Rhodes, MIN, 86.4
Ronald Darby, BUF, 86.3
Brent Grimes, TB, 83.5
Aqib Talib, DEN, 83.2 pic.twitter.com/AeNOltuhZW— PFF (@PFF) February 12, 2017
RELATED: Xavier Rhodes goes to the house on amazing pick-6
Rhodes has seven interceptions, including a pick-6, a forced fumble and 179 tackles over his four-year career. Rhodes was the first of two cornerbacks drafted in the first round of the Jimbo Fisher era with Jalen Ramsey being the other in last year's draft.
[h/t Warchant.com]
