Aaron Gipson is a player who defies you to give credence to his measurables, but his mental, physical toughness as well as growing confidence and improving technical skills are making him a prospect despite his diminutive stature. After a baptism of fire freshman season , during which he was a member of an inexperienced secondary that yielded 35 passing touchdowns and a record day to Derek Anderson, and a diffcult 2003 which included a position change to rover and loss of starting job, Aaron has really grown as a player and a person, and is set to be an Ellis-Hobbs-type steal for somebody in the middle rounds of the 2006 NFL draft.2004 represented a bounce back year for Gipson and he went from a target to a fine cover corner.Despite his obvious improvement, unless he can get his 40 time under 4.5 he has little chance of being taken prior to the middle of day 2 of the 2006 NFL Draft.Aaron Gipson is also a bit like another bite-sized corner named Aaron--Aaron Glenn, who; like Gipson, survives on guile, loose-hipped quickness and a gambling style.Not for every system, but he can play close to even big fast wide receivers. He has drawn many tough assignments in the PAC 10 and has done well against the best, like Derek Hagan (held to 4 for 37 in 2004), Mike Hass (picked off two against him in '05) and Jason Hill (who he switched over to after the other DB gave up 2 TDs against him, and then shut Hill down without a catch the rest of the way in '05). Aaron may be one of the quicker corners around despite his lack of top recovery, straight-line speed, and he is a real battler--the kind of guy who could rise up draft boards the more film people see of him.
2008 Draft Review
