Yep, suggests no change-of-direction skills, aka stiffness. You're going to want to use him for the deep ball and maybe some jail or tunnel screens where he can bully defenders.His cone drill times were not good, which is a big red flag.
I can’t remember the last time it was so obvious a guy was taking something and if he passed the drug test then that speaks a lot of how weak the NFL testing is for steroids.
His cone drill times were not good, which is a big red flag.
Yea, they were downright bad.
The 40 is fun, but the short area drills IMO are Moreso important for just about every position.
DK will get way overdrafted, but he’s not a top 10 talent.
He needs to be, and will be used like Terrell Owens. Deep routes, crossing routes, slants.
His tape is very good, the kid can play.
I wasnt comparing his game to TO, more just trying to emphasize there is a way to use those without short area quickness.It’s bold to compare his usage to that of one of the hardest workers in NFL history.
The kid has 67 career catches.
Technically, there’s not a ton of tape and he’s coming off a neck injury that required surgery.
I’m rooting for him, but that’s a bold name to throw out is all.
It's an interesting situation for sure. On one hand, "super fast in a straight line but can't cut" screams Heyward-Bey or Taylor Mays to me. In general, having a 40 that's faster than your short shuttle is both rare and a big red flag. Having a 40 almost 2 tenths faster than your shuttle (4.33 vs 4.50) is a level of straight line-ness that's literally unheard of.
My "positive" comparison for him would probably be Mike Evans, as a jumbo-sized receiver who dominates on the vertical patterns. But looking him up, Evans ran a 7.08 3 cone and 4.26 short shuttle at 6'4" 230. 7.00 is about the threshold you want to see for the cone drill, so those agility scores are actually decent considering his size. Metcalf ran a 7.38 3 cone and 4.50 shuttle, which is way worse than Evans.
It’s bold to compare his usage to that of one of the hardest workers in NFL history.
The kid has 67 career catches.
Technically, there’s not a ton of tape and he’s coming off a neck injury that required surgery.
I’m rooting for him, but that’s a bold name to throw out is all.
He has some freakish wow plays in the limited amount of playing time he has had.
Yep, suggests no change-of-direction skills, aka stiffness. You're going to want to use him for the deep ball and maybe some jail or tunnel screens where he can bully defenders.