There is absolutely no doubt that Zay Flowers will be a consummate professional at the next level and money doesn’t phase him. He was approached by boosters from other schools in the 2022 offseason about leaving Boston College, reporting that he turned down six-figure offers. Where do we find kids like that? Flowers is a rare athlete with game-breaking ability and is going to stick around the NFL for a long time.
HT: 5096
WT: 177
Year: Super Junior
High School: University (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Rating: 3-star (0.8471)
Zay Flowers scouting notes
Pros:
- Possesses game-breaking speed. Incredible athlete.
- Excellent change of direction ability. Has a ridiculous cutback.
- Accelerates seamlessly and very well. Incredibly explosive.
- Solid route runner. Commands the rep every play.
- Ran a strong route tree at Boston College.
- Has an excellent release and gets off of multiple types of coverage.
- Very solid hands. Used in a vast variety of ways in the Boston College offense. Flowers has a good catch radius.
- Ridiculous deep threat. Speed and athleticism makes him easy to lose deep down field.
- Flowers is a serious RAC threat. Could make an immediate impact in the NFL with this ability. So difficult to bring down in the open field.
Cons:
- Lack of size may limit him to the slot, despite teams desires to work him on the boundary.
- Don’t see him consistently catch through contact.
