Dynasty Draftnik

Positives: Was a redshirt senior, so he has experience. Runs with above-average speed and acceleration. Quick feet. Runs pretty good routes and gets consistent separation on his comeback routes. Willing to get physical with cornerbacks fighting for position. Gets good depth on his comeback routes in the red zone. Consistently good hands and body control and can extend and adjust to snag fast passes. Pretty good body control and can come down with passes falling to the ground. Good effort on off-target passes and can highpoint pretty well. Nice open-field vision and fights hard for extra yards after the catch. Fair downfield run blocker.

Negatives: Suspect balance after the catch and will slip making cuts. Should wait for his blockers downfield.

Projection: Round 7.

Bengals, Round 6.

Postseason events: NFL Combine and Shrine Game.

Positives: Good height and above-average bulk for the position. Great hand size. He is a long strider with above-average speed and good quickness off the line. Not afraid to go over the middle. Finishes his hitch routes to create separation. Tracks well over his inside shoulder. Shows slight ability to extend for passes away from his body. He showed better hands in the gauntlet drill at the Combine. Adjusts pretty well to passes thrown behind on the move. Nimble enough to be able to get both feet down on sideline passes. Adequate track speed for the position, but above-average for his size. Above-average vertical leap at pro day, an improvement over his poor Combine test. Above-average ability to change directions with burst in pro day tests. Adequate upper-body strength.

Negatives: Generally below-average hands and concentration on contested passes. Tends to body catch and doesn’t catch passes as well very far from his body. Needs to be more aware of where the sideline is after the catch. Poor lower-body explosiveness in Combine and pro day drills. Poor lateral quickness in pro day tests.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 6.

Postseason events: Senior Bowl.

Positives: Adequate bulk for the position, with a solid build. Runs with good game speed. Long strider but is still pretty quick making cuts. Adequate routes and is pretty crisp into and out of his breaks. Has generally adequate hands. Able to absorb a hit after the catch and keep going. Really looks fearless over the middle of the field, with good concentration in the middle of defenders. Very good body control and can bring in passes while he is falling to the ground and can also twist and extend to bring in passes thrown far behind him on the move. Gets upfield quickly after the catch, digging his foot in the field and making quick cuts. Protects the ball with both hands through traffic.

Negatives: Short for the position, with below-average hand size. Needs to be more willing to cut the ball upfield on outside runs. Sometimes misjudges passes in the air. Not much of an outside run blocker. Rounds off his out routes at times. Though his game speed is pretty fast, his track speed is below average. Below-average lateral quickness and poor ability to change directions with burst in pro day testing.

Projection: Round 7.

Postseason events: NFL Combine.

Positives: Was a redshirt senior, so he doesn’t lack experience. Above-average height and hand size for the position. Runs with adequate speed. Has good, quick hands and extends well on quick-hitting patterns, not getting cornerbacks a chance to react to his catching motion. Looks passes into his hands. Adjusts pretty well to passes thrown behind him on the move. Tracks well over his head and over his outside shoulder. Shows some patience on punt returns and in the open field after receptions. Above-average vision after the catch. Gets himself into adequate position on kick returns. Smart fair catch decisions on punts. Above-average track speed for the position. Above-average vertical leap and lower-body explosiveness in Combine drills.

Negatives: Below-average bulk for the position, with a slim build. Runs with long strides and has a hard time changing directions quickly. Below-average upper-body strength. Head injury in October 2014 and missed unknown amount of time.

Projection: Round 6.

Postseason events: Tropic Bowl and College Gridiron Showcase.

Positives: Above-average height and bulk for the position. Runs with above-average game speed and adequate track speed for his size. Above-average hands and concentration – while he doesn’t always come down with the harder contested passes, he can extend well in traffic and make one-handed catches. Is able to field kicks at full extension on the run. Generally smart decisions as a kick returner, and is willing to take a knee in the end zone for a touchback. Good vertical leap. Above-average broad jump during pro day. Versatile, and also worked out at safety during his pro day.

Negatives: Inconsistent decisiveness on kick returns and will sometimes run into his own blockers. Below-average ball security. Will also let passes get to his body at times. Below-average quickness side to side and when accelerating out of cuts during pro day measurements.

Projection: Undrafted free agent.

Former transfer from South Florida.

Positives: Runs with adequate speed. Fair comeback route and will continue moving back toward quarterback. Adequate body control and hand/eye coordination and can extend slightly for passes away from his frame. Shows some agility in the open field and can leapfrog defenders.

Negatives: Doesn’t get much separation on deep patterns. Below-average hands and will drop some easy ones. Below-average concentration and effort on contested passes. Suspect ball security when talking the ball away.

Projection: Undrafted free agent.

Positives: Above-average hands and extends well. Above average concentration, and caught a tipped pass in 2013 and 2015 bowl games. Can hold the ball consistently with a big hit. Has good balance and gives effort for extra yards after contact. Runs like a running back after the catch. Fields difficult punts well on the move. Versatile and was sometimes used out of the backfield as well as his usual receiver role.

Negatives: Inconsistent routes – sometimes cuts his routes short of the first down, and isn’t exactly crisp in his breaks despite his quickness otherwise. Doesn’t consistently get himself in good position to fair catch punts, and will also make risky decisions – fielding punts inside the 10-yard line. Arrested in April 2014 for a DUI and was suspended from the team for that spring. Arrested for being drunk and disorderly in March 2015 and removed from team’s roster, but was reinstated for the whole season.

Projection: Undrafted free agent.

49ers, Round 6.

Postseason events: NFL Combine and Senior Bowl.

Positives: Adequate height and above-average bulk for the position. Gets pretty good positioning against defensive backs in the red zone, and will shield the ball from defenders. Though his hands are inconsistent, he tracks well over his head and fairly well over his inside shoulder. Can extend very well at times, though, and far away from his body. Is able to go to ground for off-target passes. Above-average concentration in traffic. Showed fair body control and nimbleness on sideline drills at Combine. Above-average upper-body strength. Versatile, and was also the team’s wildcat quarterback.

Negatives: Small hands. Below-average game and track speed for the position. Generally inconsistent hands – will drop some easy ones and have trouble extending or adjusting for others. Below-average concentration and will drop easy ones where he turns upfield before securing the ball. Will also drop contested passes. Needs to go up and get the ball instead of letting it hit him in the chest. Poor vertical leap and lower-body explosiveness for the position. Poor ability to change directions with burst.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 4. This is based on what I’ve heard. To me, he looks like a late-round pick or free agent.