Deon Cain impresses during Colts Mini Camp

According to the folks around the Indianapolis Colts camp, former Clemson Tiger Deon Cain is off to a good start.

The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Cain and fellow rookie running back Nyheim Hines from N.C. State seem to be the "real deal".

The Indianapolis Star reports:

The early talk on Deon Cain was why the former Clemson receiver stumbled so severely in the draft. Pegged by some as a second-round talent, Cain fell to the Colts at No. 185 in the sixth round.

So far, he hasn’t looked like a sixth-round pick. Cain had a few standout days during workouts recently, flashing the sort of potential that hints bigger things could be in store. An amidst a thin wide receiving unit – where no spot has been decided beyond T.Y. Hilton at the top of the depth chart – there is ample opportunity for Cain to see snaps on Sundays this fall.

Perhaps lots of snaps.

“Uber-talented prospect,” scouting director Morocco Brown said of Cain after the draft. “It’s not necessarily where you get picked, it’s what you do when you get in here.”

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich had this to say about Cain as well.

“I’ve seen playmaking ability, I’ve seen really good body control,” Reich said of Cain. “Good speed. Good route runner. With a lot of young guys, you just need to fight for the consistency to do it every play. I really commend Deon, he’s really come in and handled his business well and took to coaching well and he’s really gotten better over the last couple of months.”

Cain told the Indianapolis Star that he had a "big ol’ chip on my shoulder" and that he has "got a lot to prove.”

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