#2 WR draft prospect in Big Ten
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...top-100-big-board-justin-herbert-in-top-five/
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...top-100-big-board-justin-herbert-in-top-five/
#2 WR draft prospect in Big Ten
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...top-100-big-board-justin-herbert-in-top-five/
This guy doesn't have Carter Coughlin in the top 100, while the other guy has him #16. Dink.
Who has Coughlin 16 overall?
#2 WR draft prospect in Big Ten
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...top-100-big-board-justin-herbert-in-top-five/
I bet he is a 4.5-4.6 guy, which may scare some, but his vertical has to be top 99%. Dude can go up and get it.
I'm with you. His foot speed shouldn't be an issue. His ability to beat his man for the ball will be his greatest asset in where he ends up in the draft.
It will be though. If he could run a 4.4-4.5, he would already be in the NFL. He has 4.6-4.7 40 speed, and you can see it in some of the highlights where he gets run down from behind.
The NFL has proven time and again that measurables are more important than production. TJ is a great college WR, but his speed is what will hurt him the most at the next level.
It will be though. If he could run a 4.4-4.5, he would already be in the NFL. He has 4.6-4.7 40 speed, and you can see it in some of the highlights where he gets run down from behind.
The NFL has proven time and again that measurables are more important than production. TJ is a great college WR, but his speed is what will hurt him the most at the next level.
It will be though. If he could run a 4.4-4.5, he would already be in the NFL. He has 4.6-4.7 40 speed, and you can see it in some of the highlights where he gets run down from behind.
The NFL has proven time and again that measurables are more important than production. TJ is a great college WR, but his speed is what will hurt him the most at the next level.
Agree that the part in bold might hurt him in terms of the draft but don't agree that it will necessarily hurt him in the league. There are lots of receivers thriving in the NFL without ideal measurables. <b>The Vikings have 2 great examples of those guys in Thielen and Diggs.</b>
If TJ can get drafted in the top 3 rounds that will put him in a great position to be a priority player for the team that picks him which in turn improves his odds of making the roster.
It will be though. If he could run a 4.4-4.5, he would already be in the NFL. He has 4.6-4.7 40 speed, and you can see it in some of the highlights where he gets run down from behind.
The NFL has proven time and again that measurables are more important than production. TJ is a great college WR, but his speed is what will hurt him the most at the next level.
I don’t know how fast Tyler Johnson is but if he can run a 4.4-4.5 40 at the combine he should be a late number one to no less a second round pick. The guy is an athlete and playmaker. He makes the spectacular catches. Perhaps he loses focus on some of those easy drops and hopefully it’s something that practice and hard work can fix. Maybe he can get with cris carter or Larry Fitzgerald this summer.
I’m not really an NFL guy, but isn’t Thielen wicked fast?
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Idk about wicked fast, but both Thielen and Diggs are fast. Roughly 4.4 guys.
I’m not really an NFL guy, but isn’t Thielen wicked fast?
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Agree that the part in bold might hurt him in terms of the draft but don't agree that it will necessarily hurt him in the league. There are lots of receivers thriving in the NFL without ideal measurables. The Vikings have 2 great examples of those guys in Thielen and Diggs.
If TJ can get drafted in the top 3 rounds that will put him in a great position to be a priority player for the team that picks him which in turn improves his odds of making the roster.
Was referring to the NFL's obsession with measurables (speed being a big part of that). The example of Thielen (undrafted free agent) and Diggs (5th round) are <b>prime examples of really good receivers that were not drafted highly for one reason or another.
In TJ's case, he might get downgraded some on draft day because he lacks that high end top speed but that doesn't mean he won't succeed in the NFL. </b>A more comparable local example might be Eric Decker. No one would ever consider Decker to be a burner but he was a 3rd round draft pick and had a very solid NFL career before finally hanging it up. I could see TJ follow a very similar path to the one Decker had.
TJ is more comparable to David Cobb, just at the WR position. Super productive, but lacks the speed to be drafted in the top rounds. TJ will get his shot though.
I disagree on Thielen and Diggs. As others have mentioned, Thielen and Diggs were both 4.45 40 guys. Thielen was just a late bloomer who really developed as he got older. Diggs was a 5* recruit and the 8th ranked player in the country. He's always had the speed and athleticism, he just couldn't stay healthy.
TJ is more comparable to David Cobb, just at the WR position. Super productive, but lacks the speed to be drafted in the top rounds. TJ will get his shot though.