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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I'm your host,

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Corey Evans. I am back from my vacation. Took that

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All right, Rookie wide receiver player Comps. I'm gonna discuss

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it with two different perspectives, which is the theme here.

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If you've been listening to quarterback and running back style

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players that I think are similar in terms of how

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they approach and play the position and that skill set

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actually what I'm seeing on film from said prospects. Let's

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go ahead and kick it off with mackay Lemon out

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of USC. He is twenty one twenty two in June

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five to eleven one nine two, so does fit that

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association of being a quote unquote slot receiver only, but

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if you look at his skill set, he could be

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moved as a chess piece and very versatile in terms

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of his alignment from college to the pro level style.

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The most common comparison he receives is Amana Saint Brown.

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I'm not saying I don't see it, but I think

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that Amara is a unicorn, one of one, unique elite,

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top tier talent, where Lemon has a lot to prove

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in order to even come close to that sort of status.

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So the Lemon comps that I see in terms of

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player style is Wandale Robinson meets Randall Cobb meets Luther A. Bergen,

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which are still three solid, if not above average comparisons

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or range of outcomes for McKay Lemon to fulfill. Now,

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Lemon did have an odd NFL COMBI showing and if

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you watched his press conferences or speaking to reporters, you

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know what I mean. It was odd behavior and he

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was looking at the camera weird and almost as if

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he was trying to act cool or tough. I hope

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that that's not his personality traits and he becomes a

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liability to NFL team. But purely based on talent and

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skill set, Lemon, in my opinion, is locked in as

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the first round pick. Could be wide receiver one or

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two overall in the draft, possibly three. It seems like

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v big three are going to be Carnal Tate, Lemon himself,

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and Jordan Tyson. We'll see how that shakes out here

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in about two weeks. In terms of skill set, what

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I've seen from kayle Lemon on tape, he moves more

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like a running back then a wide receiver have to

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catch because he's a stocky five eleven one two. In

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terms of his build, he is a slot machine. Yet

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I don't think that he is necessarily tied to the slot.

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As I mentioned, he's elusive. He also brings a physical

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approach to the position after the catch, like Pookinakua. That

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is not a cop. It's just simply stylistically what I'm seeing.

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He's used that being Lemon on screens, swing routes, and

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even on the outside. He has top tier ball skills,

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natural instincts, very fluid as a rout runner. But Kayle

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Lemon is locked in as a first round pick and

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should be accordingly as well, a top three receiver in

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rookie draft selected. Not much to dismiss or have in

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terms of red flags and his profile outside of I

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think we need to pump the brakes on the Omino

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Saint Brown comparisons. It's the most common comparison that I've seen. Again,

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it's not that outsee the USC parallel and the alignment

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versatility with slot or screens out wide, et cetera. It's

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just the body frame is in apples to apples. Instead,

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I see Mkayle Lemon as more of a Wandale Robinson,

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Randall Cobb Burden Blend of tools. Up next is Omar

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Cooper Junior out of Indiana. He's been a post combine

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riser twenty two will be twenty three in December. Six

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feet one ninety nine ideal build for today's big slot

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and or hybrid x Z receiver for Cooper. His stock

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has been in the rise, of course because of Fernanda

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Mendoza and the rapport that those two have built at Indiana,

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but also it was a breakout campaign for Cooper Junior

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in twenty twenty five. The style I see a more

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polished version of George Pickens. Let's not forget George Pickens

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became an alpha with Dallas, but there were some years

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there were Pittsburgh that were head scratching. Even though he

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was a sound prospect of Georgia, he was not necessarily

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refined for the pro game. I see the opposite for

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Cooper Junior. He is polished and reminds me a lot

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of George Pickens with that long, lanky frame inside outside

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threat and then it meets Amari Cooper Omar. Cooper Junior

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reminds me of Marik Cooper, just based on his almost

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hunched over catch and run style and if you watch

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the you know what I mean. And of course, like

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the Marik Cooper, Cooper Junior is a big play threat

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waiting to happen. The skill set. The notes I've had

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here are from watching his film Versatile. He is explosive

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after the catch, he improvises a run after catch specialist,

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excellent body control on downfield either one on one or

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zone can test the catches from the sideline. Cooper Junior

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has glu for hands, a smooth route runner. He was

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a full time slot wide receiver twenty five, but previously

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played outside, which is why I think that he can

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be versatile enough to contribute on all downs and be

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a starter in the NFL. Cooper Junior is viewed mostly

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as a Day two pick, so a rounds two or three,

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and I would guess are assume based on all of

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his praise and hype. Round two seems accurate, but don't

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be shocked because he had plenty of top thirty visits.

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If Cooper Junior slides into the back end of the

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first round. And although he's not in the same conversation

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as Carnel Tate, Jordan Tyson, or mackay Lemon, Cooper Junior,

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at least in my prejeft breakings over on Patreon is

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line top five widseever prospect in this year's class, and

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I am very high on his ability to be either

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at worst a wide receiver two or push for wid

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receiver one status on an NFL team. He's that talented

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and the ceiling is that high. Chris Bell out of

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Louisville is up next. He is twenty one twenty two

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in June. He's sliding a bit under the radar because

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of a torn acl late in twenty twenty five that

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derailed his draft stock and didn't put his stats on

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par with his peers in this year's crop six two

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two twenty two. So your prototypical X body frame here

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for the wide opposition his style, I see and Klon

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Bolden's athleticism, that bowling ball mentality and going to bounce

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off opposing linebackers and DB's safeties to accumulate other Jephic

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catch meets does Bryant's ball skills and body positioning. Chris

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Bell is a fascinating prospect that again I don't believe

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is receiving enough attention here in the pre draft process.

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Of course, these are older comps. Bolden meets does Bryant,

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but it's what I've seen on film. I couldn't find

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any recent or existing player comps that are in today's

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NFL for Chris Bell. Not saying he isn't fit today's

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molder scheme. But Bolden and Bryant, those toolboxes are what

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I saw the most on tape. But Bell himself, in

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terms of skill set, big play threat, that's obvious. He

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thrives in intermediate routes where he's able to showcase his concentration, separation,

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and yard of the catch abilities, and he has notable

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build up speed postcatch. He's not going to wow you

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with a straight line speed, but there is acceleration and

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burst that he sort of gains as he heads downhill,

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and it's what reminds me of a Kwon Bolden. Bolden

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was known for his ability to improvise after the catch

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and accumulate that yardage after contact, and I see a

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similar at least path in the NFL for Chris Bell.

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Now again, the torn ACL late in twenty twenty five

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is what has pushed him out of consents his first

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round sederation into more day two. So like an Omar

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Cooper junior asque prospect here, Chris Bell, though, was going

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to be I believe a value in rookie drafts for

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dins purposes, probably based on early ADP results second round,

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but make no mistake that if Chris Bell lands on

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the right system we could be looking at a top

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three to five our receiver and we look back and

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reflect on this class in a few years, So don't

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sleep on Chris Bell's potential. The talent is to be

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a one, of course, at peak value ceiling in today's NFL.

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But at worst we're talking at least a complimentary wide

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receiver two or three who's not receiving the same attention

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as the bread and butter best prospects at wide receiver

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in this year's class. Time for a quick break. I'll

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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

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about Antonio Williams out of Clemson. He's twenty one, twenty

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two in July five to eleven eight seven, so similar

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to the build of Mackay Lemon. However, on tape, Williams

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looks taller and larger, so the skill sets are a

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bit different. When it comes to the style of in

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twenty Williams, I see Khalil Shakir with more size, meets

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the tall frame and large catch radius and big strides

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of Jamison Williams, and then Josh downs with perhaps more

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upside or what we wanted Josh Dowens to be. So

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Shakir Jamison, Josh Dollins morphed In the one is how

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I would describe in twenty Williams, and then the skill

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set of Williams. He is truly an offensive chess piece.

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The versatility is run pass catch. He's done at all

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with Clemson. He lines up all of the formation and

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can be used specifically from fantasy and PPR situations as

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a receiver and rusher. He plays larger than his and

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I re alluded to that, and he's a run after

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the catch crew. You put the ball in his hands

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and he is going to make something happen. Therefore, all

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it's going to take is Landing in his scheme with

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an offensive mind that allows the utilization from Clemson to proceed.

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Over the NFL, We're going to see more of the

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same for Williams in that capacity if a team utilizes

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him similarly. Now, of course, the issue is again size

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five eleven, one eighty seven. Is he fit more than

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being a slot weapon in the NFL? That mains it

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be seen. Even so, Antony Williams is someone that I

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am higher on meconsensus, and it would not surprise me

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at all if he sneaks into Day two, ideally round two,

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if not round three, it's still really solid for his

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draft status. And then finally, one of the larger risers

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in terms of pre draft hype, it is, of course

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ted Hurst out of Jogger States. He's twenty one from

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twenty two in July. Small school prospect, but big time

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skill set here six four to two oh six. The

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style I see is t Higgins, that body frame, the

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the ball skills, the instincts meets Michael Pittman, the possession traits,

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and I do think that ted Hurst is more of

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a possession wide out than given credit for and then

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the ball tracking. This is simply from a ball track perspective.

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So picture a wide receiver running downfield and then looking

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for ways to find it over his shoulder or coming

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back to football. I see some reminiscence of Jamark Chase.

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That's about it. I don't want to go out of

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control with that comparison, but the way that ted Hurst

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tracks the ball downfield reminds me of Jamar Chase and

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the adjustments that he made downfield. Nothing else but more.

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T Higgins meets Michael Pittman for an accurate assessment of

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what Hurst might be in the best case scenario. Now

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a skill set, it is true he has wives, everyone traits,

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and all the scouts that you've listened to or read

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about I believe being true. In terms of that assessment

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or outlook for Hurst, He's a catch and run monster,

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large catch radius, good contact balance. If you don't want

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to break the bank on selecting a wide receiver in

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your key draft, come the early to mid first round,

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but you have a late first round pick or an

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early to mid second, ted Hurst is going to be

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your wide receiver to select. Now, of course, if he

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ends up being a second or third round pick in

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real life. We could see a huge swing in ADP

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come Dynasty Draft time, but for the time being, Tedhurst

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is not being associated with a Day one pick. He

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could sneak into Day two, but more likely than now

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we're talking about a fringed Day two or Day three prospect,

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and unless an NFL team is one hundred sold on

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him as a small school prospect that has considerable skills

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to the pro level, and I do believe that is

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a case. Tedhurst is fun to watch on film, his

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stats back it up, and he's arguably one of the

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best catch and run receivers in this year's class. Thanks

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for listening. If you're enjoyed my Rookie Wide Receiver Player

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Comps episode, I will conclude this series next week with

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my Rookie tight End Player Comps show. If you enjoyed

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this content or anything that I've published as your history

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of a listener, please take a few moments drop a

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five star on Apple or Spotify. Helps me out a

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lot as a one man show independent podcast host in

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this industry. Thanks again, until next time, This is the

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dynas you drinking out. Hope you all enjoy the week

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and I will talk to you soon see ya