2020 NFL Draft
Scouting Blog / Wide Receiver Notes
Top 20
Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama (1)
-good moves in route running
-deep threat
-lined up in the slot and the outside
-good hands
-drew pass interference and holds against good competition
-willing blocker, but not a great open field blocker
-needs to highpoint the ball better
-feisty, but not speedy after the catch
Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson (2)
-didn’t run a full route tree at Clemson
-tall and speedy
-red zone target
-fits best as a “Z” receiver
-not a very willing blocker
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma (3)
-Needs to run routes better
-didn’t run a full route tree at Oklahoma
-very good YAC guy
-good hands
-can line him up on the outside and in the slot
Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama (4)
-excellent speed. Ran a 4.28 40
-great open field runner
-lined up in the slot and on the outside
-good route runner, has some upside in this department
-is a guy you can use in screens and motions
-is definitely the type that will get separation at the next level
Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado (5)
-Not a full route tree at Colorado
-can be used in a lot of gadgets and screens
-has a running back’s build and 6’0-6’1 height
-is a vertical threat
-is better in the slot, but can also play the outside
-I like his toughness
-Surgery and injury concerns hurt his draft stock
Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU (6)
-Good route runner, but sometimes needs to be sharper on his routes
-can line up in the slot and on the outside
-good effort as a blocker but is average at blocking
-sometimes has trouble coming up with 50-50 balls
-was the go-to guy at LSU since 2018 and had a great year in 2019
Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR, Liberty (7)
-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
Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor (8)
-good run blocker
-lackluster route runner
-good catch radius
-able to come up with 50-50 balls
-no trouble getting off line of scrimmage
Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU (9)
-great speed
-can be used a lot in quick slants and screens
-great runner after the catch
-played on the outside at TCU, but I think he is more of a slot guy in the NFL
-needs better hands
-ran a lot of simple routes at TCU
James Proche, WR, SMU (10)
-below average blocker
-good speed
-can be used on screens
-used a lot in the slot
-needs to cut better as a route runner
-I like how he hustles on every play
Collin Johnson, WR, Texas (11)
-good blocker
-needs better ball security with the catch
-vertical threat
-decent height
-wasn’t asked to run a full route tree at Texas
Michael Pittman Jr., WR, USC (12) (Underrated)
-played on the outside
-decent route runner
-gets off the LOS well
-decent blocker
-can highpoint the ball
-tall receiver
Van Jefferson, WR, Florida (13)
-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
-injured
Bryan Edwards, WR, South Carolina (14) (underrated)
-used on jet sweeps
-reliable catcher
-average route runner
-did a lot of quick slants/best fit is on a west coast offense
-is a decent vertical threat
Kalija Lipscomb, WR, Vanderbilt (15)
-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
KJ Hill, WR, Ohio State (16)
-lined up in the slot and on the outside
-simple route runner
-needs to pick up a defender in open field blocking
-average YAC guy
-very average route runner
-projects to be a slot guy at the next level
Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas (17)
-was at the senior bowl
-projects as a slot guy in the NFL
-has speed to separate
-needs to be sharper in his route running
-needs better hands
-has a good toe drag
-not afraid to go over the middle
Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota (18)
-more of a slot guy
-not afraid to go over the middle
-not a full route tree
-is a guy who can stretch the field for a slot guy
-used on jet sweeps
-good hands
Lynn Bowden Jr., WR, Kentucky (19)
-could play QB, WR, RB and PR
-mobile QB
-good agility to change direction
-has some potential to be a YAC guy
-must be a WR at next level with PR ability at 6’1
KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State (20)
-projects to be only a slot guy in the NFL
-5’9 height, is a little short
-shifty route runner in the slot
-gets separation with speed
-not much of a blocker
-trouble coming up with 50-50 balls
Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF (overrated)
-gets jammed at the LOS
-mostly an outside receiver
-isn’t a big blocker
-doesn’t move to the ball to catch it
-deep threat, has burner speed
Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame (overrated)
-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
Jeff Thomas, WR, Miami, FL (Sleeper)
-undersized and more suited for the slot
-4.3 speed
-below average run blocker
-lined up on the outside at Miami
-Miami quarterbacks weren’t getting him the ball
-average route runner
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
Omar Bayless, WR, Arkansas State
-tries to block, but needs to get more physical with it. Still flashes as a blocker
-more of an outside guy
-has a little trouble with his release off the line of scrimmage
-doesn’t have much quickness
-has the toughness to go over the middle
-average route runner
Quartney Davis, WR, Texas A&M
-plays on the outside and the slot
-decent YAC guy
-decent running the routes given to him, but needs to be sharper
-has some toughness
-not afraid to go over the middle
-decent speed
Binjimen Victor, WR, Ohio State
-doesn’t block much
-good speed
-played mostly on the outside
-decent release off the line of scrimmage
-decent route runner
-shine bowl participant
-6’4 height
