2011 NFL Draft Watch #27: Ras-I Dowling

The countdown continues and our number twenty-seven prospect in college football is…

Cornerback Ras-I Dowling, Virginia (Senior):

The Skinny: The first thing that jumps out at you about the Chesapeake, Virginia native is his size; the man is big for a cornerback. Standing at 6’ 2” and around 200 pounds Dowling has the size, length, strength and muscle to line up against the NFL’s super-sized receivers and believe, “I can lay an effective jam on this guy.” While he has great size and short-area abilities, his long speed is not elite. Because of that, Dowling’s post-season workouts (Senior Bowl, NFL Scouting Combine and Virginia pro day) will go a long way to determining how NFL teams perceive him. While Dowling is a willing and occasionally

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