Wide Receiver

Hands

• Excellent leaping ability

• 8.2% drop rate in 2023

• Will have ugly, concentration drops looking to turn upfield 

Route Running

• Good balance on the deceleration on deep comeback routes

• Sinks weight with little wasted movement at the breakpoint for sudden cuts and instant separation at the top of the route

• Strong at the top of the route to create his own space

• Route Tree: 7 (out of 10)

• Can round out the top of his route at times and allow the defender to undercut him

• Can get a little lazy when clearing out 

Route Savvy

• Nice timing on his breaks to wait for defender to flip his hips or turn his head

• Sits down well in the open space in zone

• Looks to get outside his man, but will leave himself open to being pushed out of bounds and made ineligible 

Release

• Too quick to leave 1-on-1. Sets his man up excellently for instant separation. Varied release package

• Long strides off the line get on top of the DB quickly

• Very hard to move off his stem. Just too big

• Will occationally take too much time setting up his man. Needs to get into his route quicker 

Separation

• Lots of quickness, combine with good speed variance to keep his defender guessing

• Subtle movement on his deep routes to create that extra step he needs

• Stacks the corner well for deep balls

• Would like to see him use his size advantage better int he redzone and box out the defender 

Tracking

• Gets head turned quickly and sees the ball early and make the adjustment

• Needs to secure the ball before turning upfield to avoid occasional ugly drop

• Will lose concentration on easy balls 

Contested Catch

• Excellent body control near the sidelines

• Able to take a hit and hold onto the ball

• 32 career contested catches

• Will opt to body catch instead of attacking the ball in the air, allowing the defender to recover and make a play on the ball. Would like to see him be more physical at the catch point on jump balls. Needs to attack the catch point better 

Run After Catch

• Doesn’t overthink with the ball in his hands. Finds the lane to the endzone and takes it

• Able to muscle through arm tackles

• Nice straight-line speed to beat pursuit angles

• Avoid tackle% of 7.5%

• Not looking to elude tacklers. Puts his shoulder down and gets as many yards as he can 

Play Speed

• Tons of acceleration and long speed to pose as a deep threat

• Elite tempo at his size 

Blocking

• Has great play strength and leg drive to push his man out of the play. Willingness to do so is inconsistent

• Not willing to meet the DB at the angle and knock him out of the run lane

• Very passive at the point of attack

• Lunges early and will have bad whiffs

• Poor sustain 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 67 Rec, 1211 Yds, 14 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 155 Rec, 2613 Yds, 31 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Mich State, Indiana, Penn State, Notre Dame (2023) Michigan (2022)

• Injury History: Leg (2023) Right ankle (2022, lingered but missed no time)

• Where does he primarily line up: Everywhere but largely outside

• ST Value: Inconsistent motor but great speed

• Misc.: Father is in the NFL Hall of Fame after a 13-year career (all with the Indianapolis Colts) in which he caught 1,102 passes for 14,580 yards and 128 touchdowns 

Hands

• Nice vertical catch radius

• Natural hands catcher

• 3.2% drop rate for 2023 

Route Running

• Excellent timing on his cuts for maximum separation created

• Stops on a dime well with a solid counter step at the break

• Not physical at the top of the route. Unbalanced on his break when facing off-man physicality. Plays a little too high up in terms of pad level here

• Would like to see more acceleration out of his break to glide away from the defender

• Needs to get into his break quicker. Too many hop steps

• Releases with poor leverage and can be boxed out of his breakpoint 

Route Savvy

• Excellent effectiveness as the rub man on rub routes without interfering

• Excellent feel for the coverage to open the DBs hips at the perfect time

• Does well to get into defenders’ blind spots before breaking on his route. Nice field vision to find space

• Does well to follow the play and get open for his QB

• Needs to avoid running directly into traffic over the middle 

Release

• Solid release package to set up his man and get his leverage

• Excellent quickness of the line to put his foot in the ground and shake the press corner

• Lack of strong hand use means if he can't beat his man off the line with his feet, he can be completely bullied off his route 

Separation

• Nice shiftiness at the top of his route to get to open space.

• Excellent body positioning and strength at the catch point

• Struggles to consistently create separation largely due to lack of game-breaking speed.

• Does not have the straight-line speed to outrun the defense consistently

• Does not have the strength to shake free grabby defenders

• Not able to consistently uncover deep due to lack of true deep speed

• Struggles to fight over the middle through traffic 

Tracking

• Excellent tracking even with little separation. Sees the ball well through traffic and over the middle

• Excellent timing on the catch point 

Contested Catch

• Exceptional ball skills with little separation. Doesn’t need much of a window

• Strong and aggressive to the catch point for jump-ball catches in the redzone. Not afraid to wrestle with the defender for the ball

• Effective on fade routes in the redzone

• Small size means he can be completely enveloped by bigger DBs 

Run After Catch

• Shifty in space to make his man miss

• Nice vision to find the lane to the most amount of yardage

• Nice turn-and-run ability even with balls off his frame

• Not going to break many tackles 

Play Speed

• Nice short-area quickness on his routes

• Good motor throughout the game but overall tempo is mediocre and hinders the rest of his game. Not strong enough to be this slow compared the rest of the field

• Does not possess game-breaking deep speed to run away from the cornerback 

Blocking

• Willing blocker but poor sustain 

Production

• 2023: 15 G, 92 Rec, 1640 Yds, 13 TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 214 Rec, 3272 Yds, 24 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Oregon, Michigan, Boise State, Michigan State (2023) UCLA (2022)

• Injury History: Broken rib/Punctured lung (2023)

• Where does he primarily line up: Primarily inside but will have fair share on the outside

• ST Value: Decent speed, good motor

Hands

• 3.8% drop rate in 2023

• Unimpressive catch radius

• Body catcher 

Route Running

• Good strength at the top of the route to create space on comeback routes but needs to watch blatant push-offs and OPI

• Fights through contact well on his stem. Hard to move off his route

• Good speed variance. Doesn’t tip his hand too early

• Good deception on his stem to flip his man’s hips

• Route tree: 6

• Poor acceleration out of his breaks 

Route Savvy

• Does well to stem away from the defense

• Excellent improvisation when the play breaks down. Breaks off his route and looks to get open

• Always looking to find the gaps in zone coverage 

Release

• Strong off the line. Hard to move off his route

• Strong hands to bully corners off the line

• Sets his man up well and varies his approach to get consistent leverage on his man off the line

• Lack of elite quickness limits him 

Separation

• Good play strength to bully CBs and leverage them off the ball

• Good quickness at the top of the route to beat the man coverage

• Lack of top-end speed and quickness limits his ability to create his own separation 

Tracking

• Good balance tracking while hand-fighting

• Nice tracking over his shoulder

• Slows down while he tracks the ball downfield 

Contested Catch

• Strong hands on jump balls. Excellent jumping ability. High-points the ball exceptionally well and hard to jolt the ball free

• Uses his size advantage well

• Needs to come back to the ball better. Too passive at the catch point

• Looks to body catch in traffic, giving the defender plenty of time to break the pass up 

Run After Catch

• Big and elusive in space to turn a slant into a scoring play.

• Tough to bring down 1-on-1

• Good awareness of the first down and fights for extra yards to get it 

Play Speed

• Good burst for his size to elude tacklers off the line and with the ball in his hands

• A bit slow change of direction can telegraph his route a bit 

Blocking

• Good power to knock his man off balance in space

• Decent sustain on his stalk blocks

• Aggressive on crackbacks. Looks to bury his man

• Poor angles on his stalk block 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 50 Rec, 658 Yds, 11 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 115 Rec, 1506 Yds, 19 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: LSU, Duke, Clemson, Miami (2023) Minnesota (2022)

• Injury History: Undisclosed (2023, missed a game), Groin (2022)

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside

• ST Value: Punt returning experience

• Misc.: Michigan State -> FSU transfer (2022) 

Hands

• 5.3% drop rate in 2023

• Cradle catches on uncontested balls 

Route Running

• Dangerous on double moves

• Decent on switch releases and runs behind the clear-out route well

• Route Tree: 3

• Needs to elude defenders on his stem better. Can be knocked completely off his route, slowed down considerably, or even knocked down

• Route discipline comes and goes. Can usually tell off the release if he thinks he’s getting the ball

• Rounds out corner routes to allow corners to undercut him or recover. Inconsistent footwork

• Not asked to do much on his route tree. Curls, drags, 9s. 

Route Savvy

• Nice awareness to drift away from underneath coverage in zone

• Needs to be aware of the zero blitz and shorten his hot route for his quarterback

• Will run right into the defender at times

• Turns to block instead of looking to get open on scramble drills 

Release

• Can catch the defender on his heels and blow by him for big plays. Dangerous when not jammed immediately

• Weak off the line. Can get caught up in traffic or on the jam much too easily. When he dips the punch, he gets easy separation

• Hesitant over the middle, needs to find his path and shoot it better

• Needs to use his hands more to fight off grabby CBs 

Separation

• Elite speed to run by his man deep

• Not physical in space but does well to box his defender off the catch point well enough

• Largely schemed open or uses his deep speed. Most of his separation comes after the ball is in the air

• Struggles to consistently find separation against press corners who can match his speed 

Tracking

• Excellent tracking with a hand in his face

• Nice adjustment to come back to the ball or run through contact to get under it

• Excellent use of his speed to make the catch as easy as possible. Rarely misreads the ball in the air and catches it in stride

• Comes back to the ball well

• Needs to get head turned quicker to see the ball early off his break

• Slow to adjust to balls off his framework

• Gets lazy and fails to turn around and find his quarterback on clear out routes. Needs to always be ready for the ball. 

Contested Catch

• Willing receiver over the middle. Able to get good leverage and make the contested catch

• Not bothered by a man draped on top of him deep. Calm with the ball in the air to beat his man

• Too often looks to body catch with a man draped on top of him

• Small frame and catch radius limits him here 

Run After Catch

• Enough speed to break pursuit angles

• Moves feet before ball gets to him to make the catch on the move and get upfield

• Would like to see him win more reps 1-on-1 against defenders in space. Not as elusive as he could be

• Puts himself in bad positions to take big hits. Constantly limping off 

Play Speed

• Lots of burst and suddenness in his game. Stop-and-start ability is elite

• Elite deep speed. Always a threat to blow by the defense 

Blocking

• Willing blocker with good angles on his stalk block to seal the lane

• Effective on crackback blocks to seal the edge 

Production

• 2023: 13 G, 89 Rec, 1569 Yds, 14 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 189 Rec, 3003 Yds, 21 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Mississippi State, Florida State, Alabama, Mississippi (2023) Florida (2022)

• Injury History: Shoulder (2023), Shoulder (2021)

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside

• ST Value: Great speed, inconsistent motor

Hands

• Natural hands catcher with ability to make the occasional highlight play

• Unimpressive catch radius

Route Running

• Sinks his weight well. Efficient footwork

• Solid acceleration out of the break

• Disciplined route runner with good timing on the breaks

• Route Tree: 10

• Needs to be stronger on his stem. Too easily pushed off

• Too hesitant across the middle of the field

• Not a threat on 9 routes

• Slow on double moves. Easy to stay with

Route Savvy

• Good understanding of space and timing on combo routes when bunched to create good separation and use traffic to his advantage

• Too often runs into the arms of the DB. Needs to find gaps in zone coverage better

• Does not look to extend his route when he’s covered

Release

• Elusive to avoid the punch

• Small size means he can be stood up and taken completely out of the play

• Does not have the speed or quickness to beat his man off the line with any consistency 

Separation

• Shows decent strength at the top of the route

• Can be pushed around when DBs catch up to him

• Poor quickness in his breaks to consistently win against man coverage 

Tracking

• Good tracking through traffic and with a hand in his face

• Sees the ball very well over his shoulder

• Changes speed exceptionally well to get under the ball

• Needs to get head turned off the break quicker and see the ball

• Unecessary jumping for balls right in his numbers. Needs to stay balanced through the ball for more yards after the catch 

Contested Catch

• Displays ability to box out his man to meet the catch point first.

• Not a reliable jump-ball target given his size. Can be bullied off the ball

• Not a redzone threat 

Run After Catch

• Excellent vision with the ball in his hands

• Good leg drive but rarely breaks the tackle

• Not able to take hits and hold onto the ball 

Play Speed

• Does not possess the game-breaking speed to compensate for his smaller size 

Blocking

• Good angles in space

• Small frame limits his effectiveness

• Ineffective on chips 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 65 Rec, 965 Yds, 4 TDs

• Career (5 seasons): 159 Rec, 2420 Yds, 14 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: South Carolina, Missouri, LSU, Georgia (2023) Utah (2022)

• Injury History: Foot bruise (2022)

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside

• ST Value: Decent speed, good motor

• Misc.: Arizona St. --> Florida (2022) 

Hands

• Tough hands through contact for some highlight-reel touchdown plays

• Reliable hands in tight windows

• Excellent catch radius 

Route Running

• Some good salesmanship and speed variance on his stem to flip the DBs hips the wrong way before breaking on his route

• Route Tree: 8

• Slow and lazy at times. Needs to be more disciplined play to play

• Slow into his break. Not a sudden player and far too many wasted steps. Needs to drop his weight better and accelerate out of the break. Far too easy for the DB to mirror off his cut

• Needs better field awareness. Sits down behind coverage far too often. Needs improvement on his landmarks

• Clumsy on switch releases. Poor timing and unbalanced 

Route Savvy

• Needs to be smarter. Will take plays off when he’s not the first read

• Needlessly stems his route into traffic 

Release

• Stacks on his man well for fade routes in the endzone

• Good hand use off the LOS

• Slow off the line

• Needs to get into his route far quicker. Wastes too much time 

Separation

• Good play strength to get to his spot

• Strong to the catch point. Good hand fighting to fight for space and make a play on the ball

• Not going to outrun many DBs. Finds space by imposing his size advantage but lack of elite play speed limits his ability to create his own space consistently

• Looks to box his man out instead of looking to consistently find space 

Tracking

• Sees the ball well with a hands in his face to make him a reliable target in the redzone

• Calm tracking the ball while blanketed. Stays balance and good speed match to find the ball in stride.

• Needs to get his head turned quicker off the break and see the ball earlier 

Contested Catch

• Effective on jump balls. Redzone threat

• Powerful to the catch point. Bullies CBs off him before the ball arrives

• Fearless over the middle

• Poor awareness of the defense when the ball is in the air. Will drift into coverage instead of attacking the ball

• Needs to tuck the ball quicker to avoid late swats 

Run After Catch

• Elusive with the ball in his hands

• Tough to bring down. Will bounce off tackle attempts 

Play Speed

• Good top speed to pull away from his man underneath

• Not shift off the line or in space 

Blocking

• Willing blocking but needs to latch better. Looks to shoulder through his man

• Solid angles on his stalk and on screens

• Motor comes and goes. Will get lazy and allow tackles

• Can be completely thrown out of the way by physical DBs 

Production

• 2023: 15 G, 69 Rec, 1159 Yds, 9 TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 143 Rec, 2231 Yds, 18 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: California, Michigan, Oregon, Michigan State, Arizona (2023)

• Injury History:

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside

• ST Value: Poor speed, below-average motor

• Misc.: Texas Tech -> Washington transfer (2021) 

Hands

• Natural hands catcher. Reliable target for high-volume diet

• Excellent catch radius 

Route Running

• Does well getting into the defender’s blind spot before his break. Smart route runner

• Effective sluggo

• Good speed variance to get some space in the redzone

• Effective deep route runner. Steps on the corner’s toes and stacks on top of him quickly

• Route tree: 8

• Very slow on his breaks. Needs to drop his weight a little better. Plays too stiff

• Hesitant getting through traffic. Needs to get to his landmark quicker

• Loafs route backside

• Too easily knocked around and hindered on his stem given his size. Needs to impose himself more. Off-man coverage especially is an issue due to his inability to stack quickly 

Route Savvy

• Can be indecisive attacking his man

• Runs into coverage too often 

Release

• Nice counter move to set up his man

• Not going to beat many straight up off the line with pure speed

• Need to see better use of his hands to keep grabber DBs off him 

Separation

• Smart route runner who can find space in the defense despite athletic shortcomings

• Does not impose himself as much as he should. Bigger than most but plays small with the ball in the air

• Struggles getting across the middle of the field and through traffic 

Tracking

• Sees the ball early with quick adjustments to ball off his frame

• Good balance to look the ball in and turn up field

• Excellent tracking through traffic

• Outstanding tracking and speed adjustment looking over his shoulder

• Hesitant over the middle instead of looking to find the ball 

Contested Catch

• Reliable target over the middle

• Can take the hit and hang on to the ball

• Effective on fades and back shoulders in the redzone 

Run After Catch

• Good vision to find the ideal run lane for maximum yardage

• Able to muscle through arm tackles in space. Fight for extra yardage well

• Elusive to make defenders miss

• Does not possess game-breaking speed with the balls in his hands 

Play Speed

• Nice short-area quickness to beat press consistently

• Not impressive long speed

• Not an agile player for the position 

Blocking

• Decent effective downfield blocker

• Good sustain on his stalk blocks

• Poor angles in space at times

• Can look lost on his assignment 

Production

• 2023: 14 G, 55 Rec, 845 Yds, 11 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 93 Rec, 1405 Yds, 18 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Kansas, TCU, Alabama,

• Oklahoma (2023) Ohio State (2022)

• Injury History: High Ankle Sprain (2022, lingered for most of the year)

• Where does he primarily line up: Largely outside receiver

• ST Value: Below average speed, decent motor

• Misc.: Georgia -> Texas transfer (2022) 

Hands

• Reliable, high-volume target.

• 6.3% drop rate in 2023 

Route Running

• Solid counter step and set up before his break

• Sinks weight well for instant cuts at the top of the route

• Good understanding of leverage and boxes out the defender from the catch point well

• Route tree: 5

• Needs to avoid contact downfield. If DBs can get hands on him, he’s out of the play

• Very poor balance through any amount of contact. On the ground far too much

• Needs to get into his break quicker at times. Too much set up 

Route Savvy

• Maneuvers through traffic well over the middle of the field

• Needs to adjust his landmark to avoid defenders looking to push him off his stem

• Not great finish ability at the top of his route. Needs to be stronger off the line 

Release

• Small and slim frame. Can be completely taken out of the play with a good jam. Good elusiveness but needs better hand usage when he can’t shake the defender

• Long, rangy CBs give him lots of trouble off the line and can blanket him for long spans of the game

• Far too much time wasted shuffling in front of the press-man 

Separation

• Good instincts in zone to sit down in holes in the coverage

• Can flash good strength at the top of his route but not consistently

• Easy to push around

• Does not possess the speed or suddenness on his route running to win consistently man-up 

Tracking

• Sees the ball well with a hand in his face

• Fights through traffic well to get to the ball

• Good awareness of the sidelines

• Jumps to body catch. Needs to trust his hands better

• Struggles to track the deep ball 

Contested Catch

• Reliable over the middle. Doesn’t shy away from possible contact and fearless to the catch point and able to take a hit and hold onto the ball

• Length and slim frame limits him when in tight windows

• Not a threat on jump balls 

Run After Catch

• Good vision to reverse field after the catch and find the open lane and make the scoring play

• Slippery in space

• Not a threat to break tackles 

Play Speed

• Gets up to top speed quickly on 9 routes

• Good straight-line speed with the ball in his hands 

Blocking

• Willing, enthusiastic blocker but limited by play strength

• Good sustain 

Production

• 2023: 9 G, 30 Rec, 478 Yds, 2 TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 119 Rec, 1687 Yds, 14 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Florida, Alabama, Auburn

• Kentucky (2023) TCU (2022)

• Injury History: Ankle (2023, injured multiple times throughout season), Back (2023)

• Where does he primarily line up: Outside but will likely be a slot at next level

• ST Value: Punt return experience

Hands

• 10.0% drop rate in 2023

• Limited catch radius

• Struggles to locate and haul in the ball through any amount of contact

• Cradle catcher 

Route Running

• Nice acceleration out of the break. Exceptional slant route.

• Speed and elusiveness to uncover at all three levels

• Patient route runner to deceive the DB in space with counters and speed variance. Flips his man’s hips very well before the break

• Can be strong at the top of the route but inconsistent

• Route tree: 5

• Hesitant of contact and struggles to get over the middle of the field

• Slow break on his double moves. Telegraphs them early 

Route Savvy

• Quick to break off his route when covered

• Breaks his route away from the defender in man coverage

• Will see him running into defenders on his own at times

• Inconsistent stemming away from defenders 

Release

• Excellent release packages. Quick change of direction to set up his man and create space right off the line. Very elusive

• If the corner gives him a sliver of space, he can exploit it well

• Needs to be stronger against more physical corners who can keep up with him

• Heavy jam can knock him a bit off balance but he’s quick to get back up to top speed 

Separation

• Need to get hands on him early. Few will be able to keep up with him in space

• A deadly underneath route runner for a steady diet of targets throughout the game

• A little hesitant getting over the middle of the field

• Too easily bullied off his route. Struggles to find space against corners who can match his foot speed 

Tracking

• Needs to get head turned off the break and see the ball. Pass can catch him by surprise for ugly drops

• Very passive getting to the catch point. Poor awareness of the coverage around him as the ball come in

• Struggles seeing the ball with a hand in his face. Late adjustment on contested reps

• Cannot track the ball over his shoulder 

Contested Catch

• Not a jump-ball threat

• Needs to come back to the ball better. Too passive at the catch point

• Can have the ball be jolted the ball free with heavy contact 

Run After Catch

• Deadly speed to run away from anyone

• Occasionally goes to ground unnecessarily when making the catch 

Play Speed

• Elite quick change of direction

• Nice deep speed to consistently stretch the defense 

Blocking

• Largely a weak and ineffective blocker 

Production

• 2023: 13 G, 81 Rec, 1383 Yds, 14 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 160 Rec, 2483 Yds, 25 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Oregon State, Washington State, Utah

• Texas Tech (2023) Utah (2022)

• Injury History: None

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside

• ST Value: Great speed. Good motor

Hands

• Comfortable hands catcher

• Occasional double catches 

Route Running

• Not an overthinker. Finds an opening in the defense, sits down and presents a target. Good field awareness.

• Good understanding of leverage to keep the defender boxed out from the catch point

• Good understanding of the route combination to rub the route and get separation

• Excellent off motion with a head of steam to outrun his man off the line

• Route Tree: 6

• Rounds out the top of the route

• Largely a short-to-intermediate route runner

• A little impatient getting into his break. Will telegraph his route early

• Little to no power off the line or on his stem. Far too easy to knock him off his path and can get caught in traffic

• A little high on his break. Some wasted footwork and unbalanced

• Slow on double moves 

Route Savvy

• Sits down well in holes in the zone

• Excellent getting open on scramble drills. Nice improvisation in the redzone to always fine holes

• Stems away from the defender well. Always looking to slide into open space in the defense 

Release

• Can be knocked off his route too easy. Needs to be more elusive off the line

• Limited release package. Not much setup to avoid the punch when pressed 

Separation

• Has a knack for finding space in the redzone and tight windows

• Does well to find consistent separation with his man when left unencumbered off the LOS

• Small frame means he’s not strong to the catch point. Can be pushed around a bit at the top of the route 

Tracking

• Good adjustment to ball off his frame

• Not balanced through contact with the ball in the air

• Trouble tracking the deep ball 

Contested Catch

• Uses his leverage well with strong hands on contested balls. Reliable in the redzone

• Nice body control near the sidelines

• Unreliable over the middle. Can have the ball knocked free with hard contact

• Would like to see him be more aggressive with the ball in the air

• Not a jump ball threat 

Run After Catch

• Solid catch-and-turn ability.

• Far too small to rely on to fight for extra yards and break tackles 

Play Speed

• Good tempo throughout the game. Tons of natural quickness off the line

• Solid deep speed to stretch the defense

• Would like to see more shiftiness in space with the ball in his hands 

Blocking

• Decent angle on the stalk block to shield the run lane downfield

• Too small. Can be completely blown up back into the ball carrier

• Not used on obvious running downs/short-yardage situations 

Production

• 2023: 15 G, 48 Rec, 789 Yds, 12 TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 107 Rec, 1707 Yds, 20 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: ECU, Purdue, Rutgers, Minnesota (2023) Iowa (2022)

• Injury History: Concussion (2023), Wrist (2021)

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside. Will be slot at next level

• ST Value: Good speed, decent motor

Hands

• Unimpressive catch radius

• Will have ugly drops 

Route Running

• Route tree: 3

• Slow and lazy into his breaks. Inefficient footwork

• Rounds out the top of the route too often. Tips the route early

• Very easily moved off his route. Incapable of fighting through contact to get to his breakpoint

• Needs to stem his route away from the defender to avoid unnecessary contact 

Route Savvy

• Too often looks for PI when facing physicality, giving up on the play early

• Drifts into defense 

Release

• Dangerous speed off the line to quickly stack the DB

• Above-average set-up package

• Can be completely jammed out of the play

• Does not possess strong hands to wither the punch and move the defender off of him

• Poor balance when fighting through contact. Too often on the ground 

Separation

• Able to get on top of the defense with pure speed.

• Little to no strength to create his own space when DBs can catch up to him

• Relies on pure speed to get open. If the DB can match him stride-for-stride, there’s not much else he can do

• Bullied by physical CBs 

Tracking

• Slow adjustment on balls off his frame

• Slow to adjust to the ball. Needs to attack the catch point much more aggressively. Let’s the ball come to him 

Contested Catch

• Good body control near the sidelines

• Not a jump-ball threat

• Ugly drops when he expects contact 

Run After Catch

• Excellent long speed to finish big plays

• Good turn-and-run ability

• Strong contact balance to shake off the tackler in space

• Needs to stay balanced through the ball for maximum yards after the catch

• Will miss open lanes to the first down. Needs to be more north-south 

Play Speed

• Sudden player with plenty of burst

• Pulls away from defenders consistently

• Will take plays off. Poor motor 

Blocking

• Small size means he’s bulled over more often than not

• Poor effectiveness when blocking on screens

• Passive putting his body in the way 

Production

• 2023: 14 G, 75 Rec, 1014 Yds, 5 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 197 Rec. 2755 Yds, 26 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: TCU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Houston (2023) Kansas State (2022)

• Injury History: Finger (2022), Ankle (2023), Thigh/Hamstring (2024)

• Where does he primarily line up: Good mix of slot and outside work

• ST Value: Elite speed, poor motor

Hands

• Natural hands catcher comfortable catching balls off his immediate frame

• 10.0% drop rate (PFF)

• Unimpressive vertical catch radius downfield  

Route Running

• Doesn’t tip his route early

• Good speed variance and understanding of space when in combo routes with teammates

• Good acceleration out of his break

• Route tree: 2

• Takes far too long setting up the receiver. Needs to be much quicker into the route given his deeper-developing tree

• Will have some lazily rounded-off routes

• Not strong enough to create his own leverage 

Route Savvy

• Routes his path into the defense a bit too often. Needs to avoid contact when he can due to his deeper route tree.

• Needs to sit down in gaps in zone much better

• Poor improvisation on scramble drills. Needs find a way to get open and present a target for his quarterback much better 

Release

• Sets up the defender very well. Nice, varied approach with excellent change of direction for maximum separation

• Displays strong hands at the point of contact at times

• Average burst off the line 

Separation

• Solid field vision to time his break and find open space

• Not going to beat many defenders straight up with speed or strength. Needs to be schemed open 

Tracking

• Slow to locate the ball

• Slow/drifter while getting under the ball, making the play harder than it needs to be. Needs to maintain his speed while tracking the ball in the air. Bad habit of slowing while locating the ball in the air

• Focus oscillates throughout the game, resulting in the occational ugly drop 

Contested Catch

• Can take a hit and hold onto the ball

• 0.0% Contested Catch rate according to PFF  

• Below-average leaping ability to pose a threat over the middle of the field. Noticeably wary of contact over the middle.

• Can be bullied off the catch point

Run After Catch

• Able to make a man miss with good contact balance and leg drive to fight for yardage break a tackle though not consistently

• Poor vision

• Slow turning upfield after the catch 

Play Speed

• Long strider

• Takes time to get up to full speed

• Not an incredible tempo throughout the game 

Blocking

• Flashes good angles on screens to seal off the CB

• Willing blocker but smaller frame limits his effectiveness 

Production

• 2023: 11 G, 45 Rec, 559 Yds, 5 TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 164 Rec, 2143 Yds, 17 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Michigan State, Michigan, Boise State, Tulsa (2023) UCLA (2022)

• Injury History: Knee (2023, aggravated "multiple times" throughout season), Hand (2021, missed season opener) High Ankle Sprain (2020)

• Where does he primarily line up: Good mix of inside and outside work with occasional reps out of the backfield

• ST Value: Average speed, average motor 

Hands

• Excellent catch radius and strong hands through contact

• 6.8% drop rate in 2023 

Route Running

• Finds his landmarks well and runs to space. Smart route runner

• Flattens out his route to stem away from the defense

• Route tree: 4

• Stays high on his cuts which does result in some rounding out at the top

• Poor balance at the top

• Slow across the middle of the field on drags

• Poor acceleration through the top of his route over the middle, allowing safeties to come down and make a play on the ball easier

• Not strong at the top of the route to bully his way and create space

• Takes far too long on double moves

• Can get lazy 

Route Savvy

• Sits down in the gaps of zone well

• Always running his routes away from the defense. Good field awareness

• Needs to know the situation better on short-yardage situations. Takes too long getting into his breaks 

Release

• Solid release package to set up the defender

• Gets skinny and dips the punch decently well

• Nice efficient footwork off the line for a quick set up and some separation on fade routes

• Would like to see more active hands to keep the defender off him

• Struggles to muscle through grabby, physical press corners. Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama, 2023) gave him trouble 

Separation

• Good field vision and awareness to run to space well. Pokes holes in zone well

• Doesn’t create a lot of separation consistently against man coverage. Needs to be schemed open. Not going to create much separation 1-on-1 often

• Slow at the top of the route to allow the CB back into the play 

Tracking

• Calm tracking and good balance tracking the ball in tight windows or in the endzone

• Excellent adjustment to balls off his frame

• Slow getting eyes in the backfield on his route, forcing his QB to double-clutch or more his progression. Needs to get head turned and see the ball earlier

• Needs to be more aggressive coming back to the ball, too often lets the ball come to him. Too passive

• Shies away from contact and will turn away from the ball 

Contested Catch

• Effective in the redzone thanks to tough hands on contested balls

• Nice hands through contact

• Will passively look to body catch with a man on top of him instead of attacking the catch point with hands away from his body, allowing the defender to come back and make the play

• Needs to stay balanced close to the sidelines 

Run After Catch

• Nice acceleration turning upfield after the catch. Can break pursuit angles and turn a good play into a scoring play

• Shifty in space even without much explosiveness in his game. Eludes the first tackler well

• Nice drive to fight for extra yards and occasionally break the tackle 

Play Speed

• Impressive top speed when he gets to it

• Not a sudden player with a lot of twitch. Not deadly in open space

• Overall tempo unimpressive over the course of the game 

Blocking

• Possesses some good play strength to knock men off balance with a strong punch when it connects

• Passive blocker

Production

• 2023: 13 G, 68 Rec, 1177 Yds, 17 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 127 Rec, 1897 Yds, 24 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Mississippi, Alabama, Florida State Missouri, Mississippi State (2023)

• Injury History: Concussion (2022)

• Where does he primarily line up: Everywhere

• ST Value: Solid motor, below average speed

Hands

• Ugly concentration drops right in his numbers

• Not a reliable target over the course of a game 

Route Running

• Deadly comeback route

• Rushes through his route with little deception

• Rounds out the top of his route. Poor acceleration out of the break. Slow on his out routes

• Needs to pick his landmarks better

• Needs to fight through contact on his stem better and runs right into the defender. Little to no elusiveness on his stem 

Route Savvy

• Pure landmark route runner, little to know improvisation from what he sees in the defense. Does himself no favors to get open.

• Runs right into coverage. Needs to stem away from the defender

• Struggles to find space for his quarterback when the play breaks down 

Release

• Lots of speed off the line. Tough to stay with if he’s not jammed

• Needs to get better leverage off the line. Too often needs to fight back through the CB when pressed

• CBs get hands on him early and often. Needs to impose his size advantage better

• Can be pushed into other routes. Struggles with switch releases 

Separation

• Needs to be stronger at the top of the route to leverage his man off the ball and box him out of the play. Plays too small

• Mindless route running means he will have long spans without finding separation. Needs to have some field awareness and find space in the defense 

Tracking

• Needs to stay a bit better balanced when tracking the ball

• Needs to locate the ball earlier

• Late adjustments to the ball result in bad drops uncontested

• Slows down looking back for the ball

• Struggles to see the ball through traffic 

Contested Catch

• Excellent jumping ability to high-point the ball

• Good use of his size with the ball in the air

Run After Catch

• Good vision to find run lanes on reverses and jet sweeps

• Excellent catch-and-turn for big plays

• Can be chopped down a little too easily 

Play Speed

• Long strides to pull away from the defense deep

• Tons of burst off the line. Impressive speed for his size 

Blocking

• Good natural play strength when he sustains the block

• Poor angles on his stalks and screens 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 71 Rec, 1255 Yds, 7 TDs

• Career (5 seasons): 113 Rec, 1678 Yds, 12 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Florida, Clemson, Georgia, Mississippi State (2023) Arkansas (2022)

• Injury History: Hand (2023), Ankle (2023), Hamstring (2020)

• Where does he primarily line up: Inside and outside. A lot of motion to scheme him open

• ST Value: Great speed, Above average motor