Some people have mentioned WR as a need. Pats traditionally have like HWS guys (Jackson, Dobson, Price, Harry, Mitchell) but obviously love tough slot WR's.
As far as needs go this team could use a true X or water bug slot. This team could use speed at the WR position but remember toughness, bully-types often translate and last! We haven't had much luck taking those HWS guys but they translate. AJ Brown is a great example of that. Speed is probably the 3rd or 4th best thing about his skill set.
Burks & London are matchup guys you move around. Catch point bullys that are yac machines.
Burks has had more success outside/press. Nice blend of power, speed and toughness. If you read my WR thread you'd know he hunts wild boar (those ****ers are like 180-200 lb) with a knife / bare hands & his dogs. He's a different type of dude. Choose Arkansas bc of familiarity. Went to HS with some players that went there.Wasn't in the best of shape pre-combine. This is me speculating but I'm not sure he understood how important it was and thought he could just show up. Not necessarily an effort thing but he'd rather be hunting or fishing like most southerners. Tore his ACL in HS.
Dominated from the slot but has had some much success outside in a small sample size (highest yards per route ran among receivers drafted via PFF)
Him and London are better r/r than given credit for. Burks understands how to use leverage to his advantage. Has improved working on his stems. Especially on shorter routes. Also improved at the top of intermediate routes. Work to be done but remember it took Deebo a minute to get acclimated to what's expected there. Beats press with wiggle and toughness. Fights through press. He's improved and has promise in this area for sure.
Natural (strong) hands catcher although a bit inconsistent (no one cares about drops anymore). Potential catch point monster.
Doesn't look like he's the fastest but he's very smooth in close quarters and almost reached 23 mph last year which would have been the fastest time in the league. One person can't bring him down. Ran away from SEC defenders for years. Can be sudden to shake off a defender in a small area. Eats up cushions and can beat you deep.
Untapped potential with his body. Keep him under 230. Plus play strength.
Cross between AJ Brown and Juju SS with a little bit DK. Power slot you can gradually work outside first year with hopes of taking majority of reps at X as he develops. I would love to see him under Troy Brown for a year.
Drake London is a beast of a blocker who would have been in the Heisman convo if healthy. We're talking 120 + 1600 + 10 + avg more than 12 per rec
Bully blocker that can block outside / stalk block. Lead block off motion. Tough kid that is a bit of a bully. One of the best blockers in the class.
Probably the best 50/50 bal WR in the last 3 drafts. He's unbelievable here.
One of the youngest prospects in the draft.
A lot more sudden than he's given credit for. He can plant and separate. Lack of separation was overblown imo. He can separate short and deep but he's definitely not a burner never will be.
Like Burks he's a bit of an acrobat in the air. Probably best in the class.
Like Burks he's improved his stems off the line. Has a better understanding of leverage.
Body has tons of potential he's a baby. Could be an absolute monster by 24-25.
Teams (GB, NE) that use WR like TE will like these two.
Olave would feast here. I was a little warm and still am bc I think his play strength has a real ceiling and physical corners will reroute him too easily outside but he'd do well here. Just think Dotson is very similar and could be had a RD later. Like Olave very smooth with NFL speed. Can separate easily intermediately beat you deep from the slot.
Kyle Phillips graded out highly for me (3rd) bc of his toughness, elusiveness and ST ability. If he's there round 3-5 I think he's on the team.
Few guys that hit the #'s we like. Bo Melton, Kevin Austin, Samori Toure, Jaquarii Roberson, Calvin Austin and a few others.
Khalil Shakir is someone I've been watching since HS and really think he'll stick as a solid WR3 with possible upside as low-end WR2.
Christian Watson and Charles Pickens are real wildcards. HWS guys that have major upside outside. Both are willing bully blockers.
There's no reason we can't come out this draft with at least one solid starter or contributor if we go WR top 100 or even 125. Deep class.
As far as needs go this team could use a true X or water bug slot. This team could use speed at the WR position but remember toughness, bully-types often translate and last! We haven't had much luck taking those HWS guys but they translate. AJ Brown is a great example of that. Speed is probably the 3rd or 4th best thing about his skill set.
Burks & London are matchup guys you move around. Catch point bullys that are yac machines.
Burks has had more success outside/press. Nice blend of power, speed and toughness. If you read my WR thread you'd know he hunts wild boar (those ****ers are like 180-200 lb) with a knife / bare hands & his dogs. He's a different type of dude. Choose Arkansas bc of familiarity. Went to HS with some players that went there.Wasn't in the best of shape pre-combine. This is me speculating but I'm not sure he understood how important it was and thought he could just show up. Not necessarily an effort thing but he'd rather be hunting or fishing like most southerners. Tore his ACL in HS.
Dominated from the slot but has had some much success outside in a small sample size (highest yards per route ran among receivers drafted via PFF)
Him and London are better r/r than given credit for. Burks understands how to use leverage to his advantage. Has improved working on his stems. Especially on shorter routes. Also improved at the top of intermediate routes. Work to be done but remember it took Deebo a minute to get acclimated to what's expected there. Beats press with wiggle and toughness. Fights through press. He's improved and has promise in this area for sure.
Natural (strong) hands catcher although a bit inconsistent (no one cares about drops anymore). Potential catch point monster.
Doesn't look like he's the fastest but he's very smooth in close quarters and almost reached 23 mph last year which would have been the fastest time in the league. One person can't bring him down. Ran away from SEC defenders for years. Can be sudden to shake off a defender in a small area. Eats up cushions and can beat you deep.
Untapped potential with his body. Keep him under 230. Plus play strength.
Cross between AJ Brown and Juju SS with a little bit DK. Power slot you can gradually work outside first year with hopes of taking majority of reps at X as he develops. I would love to see him under Troy Brown for a year.
Drake London is a beast of a blocker who would have been in the Heisman convo if healthy. We're talking 120 + 1600 + 10 + avg more than 12 per rec
Bully blocker that can block outside / stalk block. Lead block off motion. Tough kid that is a bit of a bully. One of the best blockers in the class.
Probably the best 50/50 bal WR in the last 3 drafts. He's unbelievable here.
One of the youngest prospects in the draft.
A lot more sudden than he's given credit for. He can plant and separate. Lack of separation was overblown imo. He can separate short and deep but he's definitely not a burner never will be.
Like Burks he's a bit of an acrobat in the air. Probably best in the class.
Like Burks he's improved his stems off the line. Has a better understanding of leverage.
Body has tons of potential he's a baby. Could be an absolute monster by 24-25.
Teams (GB, NE) that use WR like TE will like these two.
Olave would feast here. I was a little warm and still am bc I think his play strength has a real ceiling and physical corners will reroute him too easily outside but he'd do well here. Just think Dotson is very similar and could be had a RD later. Like Olave very smooth with NFL speed. Can separate easily intermediately beat you deep from the slot.
Kyle Phillips graded out highly for me (3rd) bc of his toughness, elusiveness and ST ability. If he's there round 3-5 I think he's on the team.
Few guys that hit the #'s we like. Bo Melton, Kevin Austin, Samori Toure, Jaquarii Roberson, Calvin Austin and a few others.
Khalil Shakir is someone I've been watching since HS and really think he'll stick as a solid WR3 with possible upside as low-end WR2.
Christian Watson and Charles Pickens are real wildcards. HWS guys that have major upside outside. Both are willing bully blockers.
There's no reason we can't come out this draft with at least one solid starter or contributor if we go WR top 100 or even 125. Deep class.
