He's a prototypical Patriot WR. Smaller guy with good quickness and physicality. Huge production. I don't know if we're looking to add to the receiving corp, but he is like a mashup of Mitchell, Edelman, and Cooks. I am really tempted to compare him to Antonio Brown, but I don't think he'll quite hit that ceiling.
He's a prototypical Patriot WR. Smaller guy with good quickness and physicality. Huge production. I don't know if we're looking to add to the receiving corp, but he is like a mashup of Mitchell, Edelman, and Cooks. I am really tempted to compare him to Antonio Brown, but I don't think he'll quite hit that ceiling.
Oh, and while I don't usually like to use highlight reels to show off a prospect's baseline, the fact that his highlight reel is 10 minutes+ is pretty telling. The hands, the routes, the run after the catch -- I'm a pretty big fan.
Oh, and while I don't usually like to use highlight reels to show off a prospect's baseline, the fact that his highlight reel is 10 minutes+ is pretty telling. The hands, the routes, the run after the catch -- I'm a pretty big fan.
I think he has 5 career fumbles. Based on how many times he's touched the ball (receptions, rushes, returns), that's a fumble every 58 touches. Not ideal, but not a deal breaker for me. His drops are usually concentration drops, too. I think that will improve over time. He's a walk on who is well regarded in the program for his work ethic, so I think he'll do whatever he needs to do in order to succeed.
Highlight reels like the deep ball. He has plenty of shorter routes and work from the slot. I'll put together some gifs later. Check back here in a while. I'll @manxman2601 you when I update so that you receive a notification when I've edited the post. I may have oversold his slot workload, as he's primarily a vertical guy, but he can absolutely work underneath.
Important to note that he may have been a decoy here, but you can still see the quick release and relatively sharp footwork on a short route from inside alignment:
Lined up outside, but a quick in-breaking route that works MoF.
Here he goes vertical, but his footwork to shake the corner is a thing of beauty:
A few clips from games I liked. I'll add more throughout the day. Nwosu would be a nice addition to our LB corp. Good depth on his drop and nice mobility to make a tackle for minimal gain. Next play, nice burst off the snap and awareness to get his arms up. He can impact the game in a variety of ways and shows good energy in all directions.
Good quickness when blitzing from an inside linebacker alignment. Again, he's more of an off the ball type than a true edge player, but he has some pass rush ability.