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I really liked what I saw of this kid. He is a decent lead blocker that makes good decisions on who to block. He keeps the pads low and sustained fairly well. Above average reciever. He ran decent routes and caught a couple of balls with his hands. It drives me nuts to see all the body catching in college football. Seems to have a good idea of how the passing game works.
A couple of things I was not that impressed with, speed and running the rock. While not a true burner, he does get where he needs to be in time. Can he do that at the next level where the speed is much faster. He ran a bit upright and lacked some wiggle, not that I would expect a FB to have a lot of wiggle, but some would be nice. On the plus side, he did get some yards after contact. Needs to get bigger and stronger. An offseason with Woicik should do the trick.
Bonus time. He caught my eye on ST a couple of times. I think this is very important.
Bottom line - his game is suited very nicely for the Patriots, as well as any of a dozen or so other teams as well. I see his game as having more upside, and him achieving a high level fairly quickly, more than either Pass or Evans has. Unless he gets injured or runs super slow, I would love to see him in a Pats uniform next season.
A couple of things I was not that impressed with, speed and running the rock. While not a true burner, he does get where he needs to be in time. Can he do that at the next level where the speed is much faster. He ran a bit upright and lacked some wiggle, not that I would expect a FB to have a lot of wiggle, but some would be nice. On the plus side, he did get some yards after contact. Needs to get bigger and stronger. An offseason with Woicik should do the trick.
Bonus time. He caught my eye on ST a couple of times. I think this is very important.
Bottom line - his game is suited very nicely for the Patriots, as well as any of a dozen or so other teams as well. I see his game as having more upside, and him achieving a high level fairly quickly, more than either Pass or Evans has. Unless he gets injured or runs super slow, I would love to see him in a Pats uniform next season.