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This was a poorly placed ball it should have been lower and inside to make it harder to intercept and easier to catch but Reagor did a great job tracking the ball and adjusting (leaping) to the high throw to bail out his QB. To prepare, we at Chargers Wire are previewing players from every position. His most impressive area of improvement was in his catching ability. He committed to Auburn and was a big play threat throughout his college career, but didnt get to show much versatility in a simple offense with poor QB play for much of his college career. This play shows good awareness by Richardson to read the defense and split the defenders, as well good speed (notice how quickly he runs by them) and good ability to locate the ball and adjust to it. Brown -- who is also the NFL's leader with 2,299 yards on in-breaking routes since being drafted in 2019 -- is among the biggest factors in Philly becoming the NFLs first team to clinch a playoff spot this season. Second, this is clearly a play designed to get the ball to Alshon Jeffery in the red zone. If you look at all the players at this position that have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you might be shocked that a good percentage of them are not elite speedsters. He is a very good runner, his routes are crisp and he does a very good job breaking them deep enough to ensure a first down if he makes the reception on most plays. March 1, 2023 6:03 am USAToday PanthersWire. Will Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa make the Pro Bowl? The second-year wideout has been the Lions focal point in high-leverage situations, gaining a first down on 15.2 percent of his routes on third and fourth down this season (third-highest rate, min. Good luck. McLaurin is a very willing blocker in the run game and has the physicality to do it well, though his technique (body positioning and angles) need work. The Indiana DB matched up on him seems to sniff out the run play right away and immediately tries to break through for the tackle. Speaking of needing things to go right, Dave Gettleman shocked the NFL world (or didnt, based on which Twitter reports you were reading and believing) by trading Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland. In his college tape, he almost always corralled balls into his body after getting several feet of separation from DBs. It also shows how much teams have to respect his deep-threat ability and how that opens up opportunities for short passes. He got off to a strong start to the season thanks to his dominance in the short game, as his 457 receiving yards on passes of fewer than 10 air yards from Weeks 1 to 9 were 68 more than any other player recorded in that span. Schoen may need to get creative in order to land a true No. Commanders Reacts Survey: Do you want to see the Washington Commanders on Hard Knocks in 2023. Golden Tate has consistently been one of the NFLs most underrated WRs. Speaking of top-end receivers who switched teams in the offseason, Adams presents another great case study in positional value. But after McLaurin, Washington didn't have many other weapons. -- Mike Band, Keegan Abdoo and Cole Jacobson contributed to this piece. [5:06] The Eagles had no answer for Slayton in this game and it may point to why they prioritized adding speed to their defense in the offseason. He has surprising physicality for his size, often fighting through contact on a contested catch to get extra yards. Unfortunately, Kupps season was cut short by injury. [1:45] Cooper does a great job seeming to run deep and selling a slant route inside. After the top three, Wilson flashed some big-play ability last year and Fehoko is a big-bodied rookie. He was also a competent kick returner, with 9 returns for 189 yards (21.0 Y/R). The NFC East is STACKED at receiver. March 1, 2023 2:19 pm PT. 1 receiver out of the gate. Everyone can ignore this (and more to follow). Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Of course, no position group consists of just one or two players. Wide receiver Kenny Golladay's time with the Giants is reportedly coming to an end.Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Giants will cut Golladay when the new league year begins on March 15. These traits were evident in his game tape as well; he plays more fast than quick, and uses physicality or deep speed to get open more often than agility. Often at the college level, receivers see very little in-your-face physical man coverage, so watching what we can and analyzing it very closely is extremely important. The Packers' offense has faltered for most of the season without Adams to create explosive plays. Although he managed more than 1000 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons, most of those yards seemed to come in about 30% of his games. Slayton had success early in this game when he was matched up on other CBs, but got completely shut down once Gilmore moved to shadow him starting with this play. He loses close to the line of scrimmage to CBs like Josh Norman who are even more physical than he is. Share. Sure, there are ways to use formation and motion offensively to help receivers get away from press. Wayne announced that he will return to the Colts as their wide receivers coach for the 2023 season on Tuesday night and head coach Shane Steichen confirmed it on Wednesday. . That good deep speed coupled with elite agility and acceleration shows up on tape as well. Playing on a loaded Ohio State offense, McLaurin only caught 35 passes in 2018, but did a lot with his opportunities (20.0 YPR average). The Redskins seem to have a very high-quality group on the field, though the only well-known name in the bunch is Terry McLaurin, and his fame doesnt extend far beyond the fantasy football communityyet. Not all the players listed will make the team, and I might easily miss especially for the Redskins division rivals players who will make the Week 1 roster, but this list should give some idea of the relative depth of the four positional groups. The 6-foot-3, 229-pound Ole Miss product was one of the best wide receivers in the league against man coverage. Jeffery is the closest thing to a WR1 on the Eagles offense. Despite having plenty of separation, McLaurin extends his hands to catch away from his body, showing better form than the hands-catching I noted in his college tape. Sometimes he would make an incredible contested catch, then in the same game have the ball hit him in the hands and bounce into a nearby DB for an interception. In 2018 tape I thought he was severely lacking as a run blocker, sometimes just phoning it in or getting brushed aside by a DB, but in 2019 he looked much improved in both effort and technique. Paul Richardson Jr was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2014 NFL draft. Here are the top 25 wide receiver prospects in this year's draft class according to the consensus big board. The Eagles belong at the bottom of this list but that doesnt mean there isnt potential. Dorrell was most recently the head coach at the University of Colorado. However, JJ has tremendous ability to stay open even when covered, using his big body, long arms, and good hands-catching ability to reach out and grab the ball out of the CBs reach, even with very little separation. The CB flips his hips downfield and starts running with him, expecting a deep pass. He was on a torrid pace yet again when healthy. [7:06] Very clever play design by Doug Pederson. He even manages to keep his feet in bounds when he lands despite a shove by Darby, showing excellent body control and awareness. This is a perfect example of why hands-catching is necessary against NFL-caliber talent, where the few inches of separation created by catching the ball arms length away is the difference between a big catch and an incompletion. Tate then stares down safety Jeff Heath and fakes inside to set him up before cutting outside, breaking another tackle attempt as he accelerates quickly to the endzone. [1:46] This play is one of two that is very representative of how Cooper gets open. Despite the down year, Reagor had a pretty good Combine, measuring in at 511, 206 pounds, and running a 4.47 second 40 yard dash. Being able to abuse coverage with slants and out routes over and over is more valuable than a receiver that can occasionally win deep downfield. It would have made more sense for Darby to press Slayton at the line, disrupt his route, then run with him and have the other DB start further back to act as insurance if Darby gets beat. 10 pick in Smith, who will become their No. The "Cheetah" has put up historic efficiency numbers this season, gaining 3.7 yards for every route run. The one guy you dont have to worry about is Ward. The 2014 Arizona Cardinals 4th rounder bounced around the league over the past 6 years but seems to have finally settled on his 6th team. Richardsons negatives almost entirely have to do with his strength and injury history. As was the case in his rookie season, Chases bread and butter has been passes thrown outside the numbers, where he ranks sixth in the NFL with 515 receiving yards this season. Jefferson makes the improbable look routine, with six more receptions (24) than any other player this season on passes with less than a 50 percent completion probability. Tate only has good speed, but has elite quickness, and plays like this highlight his ability to get separation quickly when in tight coverage if the DB doesnt maintain constant eyes and leverage on Tate. Since joining Josh Allen and the Bills, Diggs leads the NFL with 2,953 receiving yards when aligned wide, and his 1,077 yards on hitch routes over that span are 370 more than the next-closest player (Tyler Lockett, 707). Washington Football Team v Dallas Cowboys. Doug Pederson trusts Alshon more than any other WR to be his TD threat in the red zone. Cowboys: Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, CeeDee Lamb, Cedric Wilson, Simi Fehoko. He is not just the first read on this play, hes the only read. Jared Goffs comeback season has been a lot prettier when St. Brown has been on the field -- he averages +0.22 EPA on those dropbacks, a number that would only trail Patrick Mahomes in the category this season. Alshon Jeffery was taken by the Bears in the 2nd round of the 2012 draft. McLaurin is an ideal Z receiver, though not quite big enough to play X and not able to consistently beat the best CBs in the NFL. Not only did the Giants sign Golladay to a four-year, $72 million contract this offseason, but they also used their first-round pick on Toney, the explosive rookie wideout from Florida. His lack of deep speed often shows up after that, as opposing CBs will close that distance fast. Who are the most impactful tight ends in the NFL right now? He also doesnt use deception and fakes as aggressively as he could in his routes, possibly because he is accustomed to simply running past opponents. Although he suffered from poor QB play in 2019 (40.2% of passes thrown his way were uncatchable, 3rd worst in this years draft class), he also had a terrible 9.8% drop rate, one of the highest in this years draft class. McLaurin keeps track of the play, and when he sees Peterson coming to his side of the field, does a great job blocking Mills out of the play. McLaurin does a good job turning around and locating the ball in the air, but the ball is again underthrown, so he has to slow down, allowing the CB and an assisting safety to catch up. It looks to me like hes supposed to run a corner route, but when he finishes the route and looks back to Russell Wilson he sees him scrambling. Cooper again lines up opposite Hughes, this time at the bottom of the screen. In the video I reviewed of Cooper (all after the trade to the Cowboys), he looked like a very good WR, just one step down from elite (not quite a Julio Jones or Antonio Brown). The New York Giants have a desperate need at the wide receiver position this offseason. With this improved play expect a jump in production for all NFC East receivers in the upcoming 2021 season. 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