2020 Senior Bowl WRs

By: Ed Hunt

 

Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR, Liberty

Height: 6’4

Weight: 220 pounds

Class: Senior

From Dallas, Georgia

Syracuse (2019)

-gets jammed at the line

-uses his size to shield the defender

-outside receiver

-big target

-not a particularly sharp route runner

-likes to get open in the underneath

-very good catch radius

Idaho State (2018)

-team captain

-can high point the ball

-excellent red zone target

-played almost exclusively on the outside

-not much of a deep threat

-hard to tackle after the catch

-doesn’t exactly have burner speed after the catch

-gets the 50-50 balls. Seen him take on double coverage in Idaho Game

Five Takeaways:

-Big target who can come up with 50-50 balls

-outside receiver

-uses his size to shield the defender from the ball

-gets jammed at the LOS

-not the sharpest route runner

 

Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC

-played on the outside

-decent route runner

-gets off the LOS well

-decent blocker

-can high point the ball

-tall receiver

 

Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor

-good run blocker

-lackluster route runner

-good catch radius

-able to come up with 50-50 balls

-no trouble getting off line of scrimmage

 

Kalija Lipscomb, WR, Vanderbilt

-good open field runner

-doesn’t get jammed at the LOS

-decent blocker

-played out the outside

-needs to become a more advanced route runner

 

Collin Johnson, WR, Texas

-good blocker

-needs better ball security with the catch

-vertical threat

-decent height

-wasn’t asked to run a full route tree at Texas

 

Van Jefferson, WR, Florida

-average route runner

-average blocker

-lines up in the slot and on the outside

-wasn’t getting separation

-seems like Florida’s offense relied on short passes and not getting him the ball

 

Bryan Edwards, WR, South Carolina

-used on jet sweeps

-reliable catcher

-average route runner

-did a lot of quick slants/best fit is in a west coast offense

-is a decent vertical threat

 

Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas

-good red zone threat

-used on screens

-used a lot in the slot

-I’m not as impressed with his YAC for what he is

-Can come up with the catch in traffic

 

Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame

-used in the slot and the outside

-struggles getting off the line of scrimmage

-average route runner

-fights for tough yards after the catch

-wasn’t getting separation

 

Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State

-used on screens

-would like to see better YAC

-used in the slot but sometimes on the outside

-reliable hands

-not a great route runner