Physical traits, speed, agility, explosiveness attributes of Top WRs (What's the formula?)

saint_drago said

Players like A.J. Jenkins would keep me up at night if I were in charge of a draft. Some players have all of the things you can measure but for whatever reason it never works out. Some players like Josh Reed and Troy Edwards were unstoppable in college but just average in the pros.

Playing WR in the NFL is difficult. The playbook is more complicated, the speed of the game is much faster, and some of the best athletes in the world are hounding you every single down. Corners have always been fast but now a lot of them are fast and big. It makes what MT is doing all the more impressive.

But as far as physical attributes go some of it has to do with the particular offense a team is running. Some players like a MT or Antonio Brown are transcendent talents that would excel in any scheme but some players like a Wes Welker are tailor made for a certain offense. SP seems to be looking for big bodied WRs who can make plays in traffic. If they can get some YAC then great but hands first.

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I agree. I usually read up on a player going back to their recruiting and especially any interviews where they talk about their work ethic, how they feel about blocking, route running, etc. I look for what coaches say about them as well, and especially in those areas. Then I watch some videos to see if what they say is on film. Sometime during the process, I will look at their measurables to see how everything adds up.

This is why I am high on Hogan. Physically he compares very favorable to some of the top WRs, then looking at this body of work in college, he performed. Now, he's on his 3rd team, but every article or interview I have seen with him has been really good insight into his work ethic. Now, given the opportunity, he got into games and was making key blocks on some of the best runs during the games he played in. I think this shows he is willing to put in the work and do anything to get into a game. This mindset and work ethic will go a long way in an SP offense.