I’ve never bought into one player at a position blocking the way. Coaches find a place for talented players. I was a safety my soph year of varsity football. Junior year after a graduation I was moved to corner.
The funny thing is someone asked why I didn’t have as many interceptions junior year. I wasn’t standing in the middle of the field getting hit between the numbers with overthrows.
In baseball, younger players who can hit are often placed at corners until stud upperclassmen graduate.