While reading miketag's report on the depth chart after the opening of Fall Camp, the one name that stood out to me was Justin McQueen, who is running first team at one of the cornerback spots, opposite Terrence Frederick. Perhaps no player better exemplifies Sherman's commitment to putting speed on the field than McQueen, who spent the past three years running track at Houston. McQueen ran on the 4X400 and the 4X100 relays. He also competed in the triple jump and long jump in high school, and was all-district at both wide receiver and cornerback. Suffice it to say, he is a decent enough all around athlete to contribute at cornerback, although I'd probably have given him a first look at safety.

McQueen is currently  listed at 6'0, 188 lbs, which is ideal for a CB. I'd like him to be closer to 200, so the more physical wide receivers won't be able to hammer him when he jams him at the LOS, but he has the height (and certainly the athleticism) to defend fade routes in the end zone.

McQueen was offered by only two schools coming out of high school, TCU and New Mexico, and he committed to New Mexico before going to Houston to run track.  This isn't your normal track-standout-wants-to-try-football story; McQueen apparently has some ability and might really help us this season. He is currently running ahead of Jordan Peterson, who was a starter last season at safety. While I'd really rather see Peterson stay at safety, I trust Coach Kines to put players in a position to succeed.

Coach Sherman spent a lot of the offseason talking about how our players needed to be ready to compete for their jobs from Day 1 of camp; the elevation of Justin McQueen to first team shows just how serious he is.