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All right, Rookie wide receiver player Comps. I'm gonna discuss
it with two different perspectives, which is the theme here.
If you've been listening to quarterback and running back style
players that I think are similar in terms of how
they approach and play the position and that skill set
actually what I'm seeing on film from said prospects. Let's
go ahead and kick it off with mackay Lemon out
of USC. He is twenty one twenty two in June
five to eleven one nine two, so does fit that
association of being a quote unquote slot receiver only, but
if you look at his skill set, he could be
moved as a chess piece and very versatile in terms
of his alignment from college to the pro level style.
The most common comparison he receives is Amana Saint Brown.
I'm not saying I don't see it, but I think
that Amara is a unicorn, one of one, unique elite,
top tier talent, where Lemon has a lot to prove
in order to even come close to that sort of status.
So the Lemon comps that I see in terms of
player style is Wandale Robinson meets Randall Cobb meets Luther A. Bergen,
which are still three solid, if not above average comparisons
or range of outcomes for McKay Lemon to fulfill. Now,
Lemon did have an odd NFL COMBI showing and if
you watched his press conferences or speaking to reporters, you
know what I mean. It was odd behavior and he
was looking at the camera weird and almost as if
he was trying to act cool or tough. I hope
that that's not his personality traits and he becomes a
liability to NFL team. But purely based on talent and
skill set, Lemon, in my opinion, is locked in as
the first round pick. Could be wide receiver one or
two overall in the draft, possibly three. It seems like
v big three are going to be Carnal Tate, Lemon himself,
and Jordan Tyson. We'll see how that shakes out here
in about two weeks. In terms of skill set, what
I've seen from kayle Lemon on tape, he moves more
like a running back then a wide receiver have to
catch because he's a stocky five eleven one two. In
terms of his build, he is a slot machine. Yet
I don't think that he is necessarily tied to the slot.
As I mentioned, he's elusive. He also brings a physical
approach to the position after the catch, like Pookinakua. That
is not a cop. It's just simply stylistically what I'm seeing.
He's used that being Lemon on screens, swing routes, and
even on the outside. He has top tier ball skills,
natural instincts, very fluid as a rout runner. But Kayle
Lemon is locked in as a first round pick and
should be accordingly as well, a top three receiver in
rookie draft selected. Not much to dismiss or have in
terms of red flags and his profile outside of I
think we need to pump the brakes on the Omino
Saint Brown comparisons. It's the most common comparison that I've seen. Again,
it's not that outsee the USC parallel and the alignment
versatility with slot or screens out wide, et cetera. It's
just the body frame is in apples to apples. Instead,
I see Mkayle Lemon as more of a Wandale Robinson,
Randall Cobb Burden Blend of tools. Up next is Omar
Cooper Junior out of Indiana. He's been a post combine
riser twenty two will be twenty three in December. Six
feet one ninety nine ideal build for today's big slot
and or hybrid x Z receiver for Cooper. His stock
has been in the rise, of course because of Fernanda
Mendoza and the rapport that those two have built at Indiana,
but also it was a breakout campaign for Cooper Junior
in twenty twenty five. The style I see a more
polished version of George Pickens. Let's not forget George Pickens
became an alpha with Dallas, but there were some years
there were Pittsburgh that were head scratching. Even though he
was a sound prospect of Georgia, he was not necessarily
refined for the pro game. I see the opposite for
Cooper Junior. He is polished and reminds me a lot
of George Pickens with that long, lanky frame inside outside
threat and then it meets Amari Cooper Omar. Cooper Junior
reminds me of Marik Cooper, just based on his almost
hunched over catch and run style and if you watch
the you know what I mean. And of course, like
the Marik Cooper, Cooper Junior is a big play threat
waiting to happen. The skill set. The notes I've had
here are from watching his film Versatile. He is explosive
after the catch, he improvises a run after catch specialist,
excellent body control on downfield either one on one or
zone can test the catches from the sideline. Cooper Junior
has glu for hands, a smooth route runner. He was
a full time slot wide receiver twenty five, but previously
played outside, which is why I think that he can
be versatile enough to contribute on all downs and be
a starter in the NFL. Cooper Junior is viewed mostly
as a Day two pick, so a rounds two or three,
and I would guess are assume based on all of
his praise and hype. Round two seems accurate, but don't
be shocked because he had plenty of top thirty visits.
If Cooper Junior slides into the back end of the
first round. And although he's not in the same conversation
as Carnel Tate, Jordan Tyson, or mackay Lemon, Cooper Junior,
at least in my prejeft breakings over on Patreon is
line top five widseever prospect in this year's class, and
I am very high on his ability to be either
at worst a wide receiver two or push for wid
receiver one status on an NFL team. He's that talented
and the ceiling is that high. Chris Bell out of
Louisville is up next. He is twenty one twenty two
in June. He's sliding a bit under the radar because
of a torn acl late in twenty twenty five that
derailed his draft stock and didn't put his stats on
par with his peers in this year's crop six two
two twenty two. So your prototypical X body frame here
for the wide opposition his style, I see and Klon
Bolden's athleticism, that bowling ball mentality and going to bounce
off opposing linebackers and DB's safeties to accumulate other Jephic
catch meets does Bryant's ball skills and body positioning. Chris
Bell is a fascinating prospect that again I don't believe
is receiving enough attention here in the pre draft process.
Of course, these are older comps. Bolden meets does Bryant,
but it's what I've seen on film. I couldn't find
any recent or existing player comps that are in today's
NFL for Chris Bell. Not saying he isn't fit today's
molder scheme. But Bolden and Bryant, those toolboxes are what
I saw the most on tape. But Bell himself, in
terms of skill set, big play threat, that's obvious. He
thrives in intermediate routes where he's able to showcase his concentration, separation,
and yard of the catch abilities, and he has notable
build up speed postcatch. He's not going to wow you
with a straight line speed, but there is acceleration and
burst that he sort of gains as he heads downhill,
and it's what reminds me of a Kwon Bolden. Bolden
was known for his ability to improvise after the catch
and accumulate that yardage after contact, and I see a
similar at least path in the NFL for Chris Bell.
Now again, the torn ACL late in twenty twenty five
is what has pushed him out of consents his first
round sederation into more day two. So like an Omar
Cooper junior asque prospect here, Chris Bell, though, was going
to be I believe a value in rookie drafts for
dins purposes, probably based on early ADP results second round,
but make no mistake that if Chris Bell lands on
the right system we could be looking at a top
three to five our receiver and we look back and
reflect on this class in a few years, So don't
sleep on Chris Bell's potential. The talent is to be
a one, of course, at peak value ceiling in today's NFL.
But at worst we're talking at least a complimentary wide
receiver two or three who's not receiving the same attention
as the bread and butter best prospects at wide receiver
in this year's class. Time for a quick break. I'll
be back with two more rookie wide receiver player comps.
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B right back after a short break, Let's now talk
about Antonio Williams out of Clemson. He's twenty one, twenty
two in July five to eleven eight seven, so similar
to the build of Mackay Lemon. However, on tape, Williams
looks taller and larger, so the skill sets are a
bit different. When it comes to the style of in
twenty Williams, I see Khalil Shakir with more size, meets
the tall frame and large catch radius and big strides
of Jamison Williams, and then Josh downs with perhaps more
upside or what we wanted Josh Dowens to be. So
Shakir Jamison, Josh Dollins morphed In the one is how
I would describe in twenty Williams, and then the skill
set of Williams. He is truly an offensive chess piece.
The versatility is run pass catch. He's done at all
with Clemson. He lines up all of the formation and
can be used specifically from fantasy and PPR situations as
a receiver and rusher. He plays larger than his and
I re alluded to that, and he's a run after
the catch crew. You put the ball in his hands
and he is going to make something happen. Therefore, all
it's going to take is Landing in his scheme with
an offensive mind that allows the utilization from Clemson to proceed.
Over the NFL, We're going to see more of the
same for Williams in that capacity if a team utilizes
him similarly. Now, of course, the issue is again size
five eleven, one eighty seven. Is he fit more than
being a slot weapon in the NFL? That mains it
be seen. Even so, Antony Williams is someone that I
am higher on meconsensus, and it would not surprise me
at all if he sneaks into Day two, ideally round two,
if not round three, it's still really solid for his
draft status. And then finally, one of the larger risers
in terms of pre draft hype, it is, of course
ted Hurst out of Jogger States. He's twenty one from
twenty two in July. Small school prospect, but big time
skill set here six four to two oh six. The
style I see is t Higgins, that body frame, the
the ball skills, the instincts meets Michael Pittman, the possession traits,
and I do think that ted Hurst is more of
a possession wide out than given credit for and then
the ball tracking. This is simply from a ball track perspective.
So picture a wide receiver running downfield and then looking
for ways to find it over his shoulder or coming
back to football. I see some reminiscence of Jamark Chase.
That's about it. I don't want to go out of
control with that comparison, but the way that ted Hurst
tracks the ball downfield reminds me of Jamar Chase and
the adjustments that he made downfield. Nothing else but more.
T Higgins meets Michael Pittman for an accurate assessment of
what Hurst might be in the best case scenario. Now
a skill set, it is true he has wives, everyone traits,
and all the scouts that you've listened to or read
about I believe being true. In terms of that assessment
or outlook for Hurst, He's a catch and run monster,
large catch radius, good contact balance. If you don't want
to break the bank on selecting a wide receiver in
your key draft, come the early to mid first round,
but you have a late first round pick or an
early to mid second, ted Hurst is going to be
your wide receiver to select. Now, of course, if he
ends up being a second or third round pick in
real life. We could see a huge swing in ADP
come Dynasty Draft time, but for the time being, Tedhurst
is not being associated with a Day one pick. He
could sneak into Day two, but more likely than now
we're talking about a fringed Day two or Day three prospect,
and unless an NFL team is one hundred sold on
him as a small school prospect that has considerable skills
to the pro level, and I do believe that is
a case. Tedhurst is fun to watch on film, his
stats back it up, and he's arguably one of the
best catch and run receivers in this year's class. Thanks
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