Saw a comment on another forum that summed up my thoughts nicely. What are are people watching where they come across down on this player? The guy is as dominant as they come, and an absolute nightmare in the red zone. 1400 yards as a sophomore and then 1300 as a jr. How often do we see that sort of production at the college level against elite competition. Also had a similar contested catch % to MHJ but never heard a peep about this inability to separate? STOP OVERTHINKING IT
“ I’ve started to scout him, not complete because I just don’t have as much free time. So far:
• Great catch radius, reminds me somewhat of Pickens. Even when he’s covered, he’s open type guy. The height obviously helps
• Smooth cuts - If you notice more larger receivers, they slow down for their cuts. A good example is Denzel Mims, where they take a stutter step before the cut on tape. That stutter works great in 1 on 1, because the defender doesn’t know where you are going to cut. It works bad in real games, because the defender now knows you are about to make a cut, and react faster. Yet makes those smooth cuts more often than not, allowing him separation at route stem.
• Route seem fairly crisp (it’s never going to be like a good slot receiver at his height), but he does attack the defender’s hips, and makes fairly sharp cuts.
• Red Zone target is going to be a major plus, his ability to win with his size is very good, especially because he’s such a big target.
• Surprisingly good YAC game. He’s very good at turning after the catch, and shows good agility.
• I’m always a bit scared when a WR plays with a QB that he’s very familiar with. A lot of times that means they know each other’s tendencies really well, leading to throws that other QBs just wouldn’t make. We see this with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. I’m not sure it’s a negative, but sometimes I do wonder if he’s getting a throw because the QB knows the WR well enough to place it exactly where Tet wants it. I’m not sure if that makes sense, lol.
• I’m not sold on his release yet, but I haven’t scouted enough games. With his size advantage, didn’t see enough samples of press man cover, although this could just be my limited exposure so far.
• While the long speed is there, I would like to see his 10 yard splits (or gps data tracking) because like most big receivers, he takes time to get up to speed.
To me he’s a match up nightmare, and probably my WR1 in the class”
