Jeff Okudah had a mixed workout Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the defensive backs capped the 2020 NFL scouting combine with on-field drills, but one former Pro Bowl cornerback had high praise for the Ohio State product. In fact, he doubled down on his belief that Okudah is not only a top-five pick, but still very well could challenge for the draft's highest cornerback selection ever.

Recapping the combine Monday evening on NFL Network, former cornerback and current analyst DeAngelo Hall — the Virginia Tech (2001-03) product, whom the Atlanta Falcons selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2004 draft — broke down Okudah's performance.

"Oh, he absolutely is (a top-five pick) and he has the ability to probably be the highest-drafted cornerback ever," Hall said. "I'm not joking. We talk about Shawn Springs being drafted No. 3 out of Ohio State (in 1997). I actually talked to Jeff, I said, 'Hey, do you realize you've got to opportunity to challenge one of your Ohio State alums as one of the highest-drafted DBs?' He was like, 'You think so?' Absolutely."

Springs to the Seattle Seahawks at No. 3 overall in the 1997 draft marked the last time a cornerback went that high. Former Nebraska cornerback Bruce Pickens (Falcons, 1991) and former Miami cornerback Bennie Blades (Detroit Lions, 1988) previously hit the top-three threshold in the same spot.

"Let me show y'all a little bit of tape of this guy right here," Hall said. "Watch him. You just watch his eye placement, just his technique. Watch him look at the line of scrimmage. So patient in his press. Shoots his hand in the right spot. He's able to. Looks grabby there on the DB, but then you see him right here, still being able to track his receiver down. Don't even touch the receiver and he's able to touch the ball. This is extreme ball skills. He's on the ground, falling down and still comes down with the interception. Shedding the block — there's corners now that I try to teach that technique to that haven't been able to figure it out. You have to get forced contact to the receiver and then throw him off. So Jeff already does a lot of things naturally that you see, and in young DBs that they don't do. So he has the makeup to be a dominant defensive back.

"When you watch his combine film, though, it looked like he put so much pressure on himself. We saw the first ball they threw up to him. He kind of mistimed it. A lot of times you'd see, when he got hurt, he kind of came down awkwardly. To me, he just puts so much pressure on himself to go out and dominate his combine as opposed to a guy like Chase Young who said, 'Hey, look, I'm here to show y'all I can play football.' Obviously, for a DB, we want to see you run a little bit more than, obviously, a defensive end. But I don't think Jeff Okudah hurt himself at all. I think he'll still be a top-five draft pick. I look for big things for this kid."

A three-time Pro Bowler, the 5-foot-10, 200-pound Hall enjoyed 14 seasons with the Falcons (2004-07), Oakland Raiders (2008) and Washington Redskins (2008-17) before becoming an analyst for NFL Network.

Measured at 6-foot-1 1/8 and 205 pounds with 32 5/8-inch arms and a 78 5/8-inch wingspan, Okudah passes the eye test and has the numbers to back it up. Over 35 games in three years from 2017-19, Okudah recorded 83 tackles (one for loss), 18 pass breakups (three interceptions) and two forced fumbles (one recovery).

Considered by an NFL executive as a No. 1 cornerback for any team the next 10 years, Okudah is viewed highly by the league. He presented his case beyond the production thus far with a 4.48-second 40-yard dash and 41-inch vertical jump among the notable testing numbers.