![]() ![]() He can use both power and footwork to beat the press, and that will truly serve him well at the next level.Ĭhase’s play strength translates after the catch as well, PFF charted him with 22 broken tackles after the catch, and that gives him the ability to turn slants and hitches into big plays due to his strength. That game is a perfect illustration of Chase’s upper-body strength and physical style of play. In a game that has become a bit of scouting lore because of the number of future first-round players, the 2019 contest between LSU and Alabama, you’ll get a chance to see Chase battle with a press coverage defender who would get drafted in the second round, Alabama’s Trevon Diggs. Strengths: In a draft that might not offer a ton of options in the X receiver mold, Chase’s experience facing and beating press coverage stands out. Devonta smith wingspan pro#Stat to Know: Back in 2019 Pro Football Focus charted Chase with 24 deep catches, which they termed as “the most we’ve seen in a college season.” Chase decided to opt-out last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He decided to stay close to home and play for LSU, and was part of one of the most prolific offenses in college football history. Chase originally decided to attend Mississippi, but changed course due to investigations of the school by the NCAA. For offensive tackles whose positional specificity is in question, we will include percentiles for both positions per PFF’s data.īio: A dual-threat athlete coming out of Archbishop Rummel High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Ja’Marr Chase had dozens of scholarship offers due to his success on the gridiron and in track and field. As there was no scouting combine in 2021, and pro day schedules vary, we may not have all testing information for all prospects at publication time. Kudos to Pro Football Focus, and their Pro Day Schedule and Results Tracker, for this. Note: The percentiles in parentheses listed next to pro day data are compared to all historical athletic testing (combine and pro day) at the respective position of the player. Whether the NFL values them high or not remains to be seen. Then the group clustered seventh through ninths are similar “offensive weapons,” but player who are likely going to be slot receivers only in the NFL. The player ranked fifth is one of the unicorns of the draft, a player on his own tier. The fourth player is a bit of a polarizing prospect, particularly after his pro day, so I might be higher on him than most. The top four are the “Big Four” in my mind, and honestly you can place them in any order you want. It is also helpful to think of these players in tiers. We also have a player who is considered the best at his position elsewhere, but is worthy of including among receivers. That leaves us with 14 receivers who I truly enjoyed watching, and wanted to make sure got their just due. Why? Because this is a tremendous class of prospects and I wanted to include everyone who I personally would feel comfortable drafting in the first two rounds. When it came to wide receivers, I needed to go past 11. In an homage to “This is Spinal Tap” we like to rank players, including draft prospects, in terms of our Top 11. Smith hails from Amite City, Louisiana, where he starred at Amite High Magnet School.Here at Touchdown Wire we tend to go to 11. He holds the SEC and Alabama career record for receiving touchdowns with 40 and has the most 200-plus yard receiving performances in Alabama history with four. Smith also returned a punt for a TD for the first time in his career, going 84 yards at Arkansas in the regular-season finale. ![]() He had six games with at least two TD receptions, three coming at LSU and two in the SEC title game. He recorded seven games with over 100 yards receiving (all with at least 144 yards), including 231 yards on eight catches at LSU, 203 against the Bulldogs (which included a season-high four TDs) and 184 yards against the Gators. He posted four games with 11 or more receptions, including a career-best and SEC title-game record 15 against Florida, 13 at Mississippi and 11 each against Georgia and Mississippi State. His 8.9 receptions per game tied for second best. Smith led the country with 98 receptions and 1,511 receiving yards while his 17 TD catches and 137.4 receiving yards per game were both second-best. Devonta smith wingspan mac#Smith, a fourth-year senior, was named the 2020 SEC Offensive Player of the Year while joining teammate Mac Jones in leading Alabama to the SEC title and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. The 6-1, 175-pounder is the first non-quarterback-or-running back to win the Heisman since cornerback Charles Woodson won in 1997. DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991. ![]()
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