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IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE ia 6- 2 #186
Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette can, for the right offense, be quite the steal in the 2021 NFL Draft. Smith-Marsette brings ample speed, return skills, and vertical receiving to the game, and his production at the University of Iowa isn’t necessarily the best indicator or how talented he actually is—especially given that his open targets were much too often left short or hung in the air long enough to draw defenders back into the play. Smith-Marsette brings a track background to the field and it shows. He’s a graceful runner with easy speed and is at his best when he’s charged with stacking defenders vertically. The Hawkeyes did manufacture some touches for Smith-Marsette courtesy of tunnel screens, double reverses, jet motions and touch passes. He was highly productive on a per-touch basis and, despite some of his limitations in functional strength and size, should find success in a vertical passing offense at the next level. It is worth noting that Smith-Marsette was arrested on Nov. 1, 2020 for speeding and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, plus saw his playing career come to an unceremonious end with a celebratory front flip on a touchdown that resulted in an ankle injury that shelved him for the rest of Iowa’s 2020 campaign.
Ideal Role: Traditional Z-receiver.
Scheme Fit: Vertical passing offense.
CADE JOHNSON 5-10 #186
Cade Johnson is a good, proactive athlete with regards to his speed and short-area agility. He won't give you much as a run blocker in the running game due to his lack of ideal height-weight measurables. In the passing game is where he wins. He projects as a slot receiver in the NFL and has also shown the ability to be a returner. He is elusive and wins in space, while also showing the toughness to make tough catches and absorb contact. Playing him outside in the NFL is likely not ideal.
Ideal Role: Bottom of the roster WR with return upside.
Scheme Fit: Heavy passing offense with downfield concepts
Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette can, for the right offense, be quite the steal in the 2021 NFL Draft. Smith-Marsette brings ample speed, return skills, and vertical receiving to the game, and his production at the University of Iowa isn’t necessarily the best indicator or how talented he actually is—especially given that his open targets were much too often left short or hung in the air long enough to draw defenders back into the play. Smith-Marsette brings a track background to the field and it shows. He’s a graceful runner with easy speed and is at his best when he’s charged with stacking defenders vertically. The Hawkeyes did manufacture some touches for Smith-Marsette courtesy of tunnel screens, double reverses, jet motions and touch passes. He was highly productive on a per-touch basis and, despite some of his limitations in functional strength and size, should find success in a vertical passing offense at the next level. It is worth noting that Smith-Marsette was arrested on Nov. 1, 2020 for speeding and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, plus saw his playing career come to an unceremonious end with a celebratory front flip on a touchdown that resulted in an ankle injury that shelved him for the rest of Iowa’s 2020 campaign.
Ideal Role: Traditional Z-receiver.
Scheme Fit: Vertical passing offense.
CADE JOHNSON 5-10 #186
Cade Johnson is a good, proactive athlete with regards to his speed and short-area agility. He won't give you much as a run blocker in the running game due to his lack of ideal height-weight measurables. In the passing game is where he wins. He projects as a slot receiver in the NFL and has also shown the ability to be a returner. He is elusive and wins in space, while also showing the toughness to make tough catches and absorb contact. Playing him outside in the NFL is likely not ideal.
Ideal Role: Bottom of the roster WR with return upside.
Scheme Fit: Heavy passing offense with downfield concepts
