2026 Draft: WR

dliverey44 said:

Not true, my pawpaw was able to stand up and curse at the TV multiple times when Baker did something wrong.

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manxman2601 said:

I keep seeing McAlister on these lists. I want to see him at the combine before I get invested but he's certainly interesting.

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manxman2601 said:

17 mins of Eric McAlister

Likes

Physicality. doesn't often go down on first contact.
Speed. Looks to have adequate to good NFL speed. Not exceptional.
Hands. Catches with hands which is good. Although, see below.
Chain Mover. Has the size and physicality to be a good 3rd down guy. Although, see below.
Production. Across a whole bunch of metrics, there's no doubting Mcalister was very productive.

Dislikes

Not a very complex route tree. Mostly digs, slants and gos.
Hands. 6 drops but more importantly, 3 fumbles which you see here.
Routes. not a very dynamic route runner. Cuts aren't very sharp.
System. Big 12 air raid receivers don't always translate well to the NFL.

Summary

He's quite similar to Tory Horton from last year although I thought Horton was significantly better. I prefer Josh Cameron this year. Definitely a day 3 guy for me who might need to much development, but there is stuff to give hope.

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manxman2601 said:

I wouldn't say Cyrus Allen's route running is particularly detailed but he is very sudden. He reminds me a bit of Jaylin Noel last year. The route at 0:35 is chef's kiss though.

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PatsFan2 said:

What have we learned?? Even though he does a Ton of his damage in the Slot: he will have no problems translating to the outside. Cyrus Allen's Game looks similar to Kyle Williams to me: It was very close between him and Noel for me last year. You got me on KW in the end last year manx.

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manxman2601 said:

I wouldn't say Cyrus Allen's route running is particularly detailed but he is very sudden. He reminds me a bit of Jaylin Noel last year. The route at 0:35 is chef's kiss though.

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One-If-By-Sea said:

I like Chris Bell at the end of R2

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mayoclinic said:

His plan is to run a simple route, catch the ball, run into a defender, bounce off of the defender, and pick up a bunch of yards.

Good day 3 option. Agree I probably prefer Cameron as a budget Chris Bell.

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PatsFan2 said:

The Team who gets Cyrus Allen on Day 3 have a Steal on their hands. We should be able to a get a very good WR from the Fourth Round on. So with the Early picks we can Go Edge - RT and Athletic LB. WR is sneaky decent and we have a Ton of Sixth Rounders.

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mayoclinic said:

That is basically my plan, unless Chris Bell or Ted Hurst slip.

Allen or Brenen Thompson or DeZhaun Stribling + 1 out of Josh Crawford, Eric McAlister, Jeff Caldwell or Teggie Virgil would be a solid set of WR additions.

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mayoclinic said:

That is basically my plan, unless Chris Bell or Ted Hurst slip.

Allen or Brenen Thompson or DeZhaun Stribling + 1 out of Josh Crawford, Eric McAlister, Jeff Caldwell or Teggie Virgil would be a solid set of WR additions.

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