05-02-2023, 12:12 PM
Favorite? Jones. Iosivas 2nd.
Our WE depth was poor. Irwin is OK, but isn't a threat. Taylor & Morgan are good special teams players & Morgan a good blocked. But they give you next to nada in the passing game. We suffered a ton when Boyd went down.
Jones is an immediate upgrade on Taylor. Led nation in receptions with 110 and had the lowest drop percentage of any drafted wideout (I believe). He is a polished route runner/zone buster who had big games vs Porter & Turner in the Big Ten. 12 for 153 & 1 TD vs PSU & 11 for 162 vs Michigan. Not as great vs Witherspoon & Illinois (4 for 66 and 1 TD). He also was a valuable kick return guy (more at Iowa) and Kiper rated the #2 return guy in the draft. He has 2 career return TDs (one punt, one KO). He posted a RAS score of 8.54 with great speed & agility scores and good explosion. The main knock being his size (hence a slot guy).
He should help year 1, though as a backup. He walks into WR4. He played outside & in the slot. Our 4 wide sets just got scarier, especially vs zone. He coukd struggle sime vs elite size/press coverage, but he won't see that much because he is WR4 and Chase is here.
Iosivas is more of a project, but has ELITE athleticism on day 1. 9.96 RAS with elite speed & explosion & great size & agility. Also a track guy. Heptathlete. 4th in USA in heptathlon and ran the fast 60 meters in heptathlon history. Has room to grow in football as time was split with track, not a football lifer. Team captain at Princeton. Hard worker, gotta be smart at Princeton.
There is some development that needs to happen, for sure. Not as physical or as good a blocker as Morgan. And Irwin is probably a more polished route runner. But I just think Iosivas is a shoe-in to make the team. He is the best deep speed/athlete in the WR room save for Chase. Smart. Hard working. Princeton IQ. No way I risk cutting him and exposing him to a waiver claim to keep Irwin or Morgan, both UDFA's. Irwin did not make the initial 53 last year or the year before & no one picked him up. Morgan did not in 2020.
Best pick? Turner or Murphy.
Our WE depth was poor. Irwin is OK, but isn't a threat. Taylor & Morgan are good special teams players & Morgan a good blocked. But they give you next to nada in the passing game. We suffered a ton when Boyd went down.
Jones is an immediate upgrade on Taylor. Led nation in receptions with 110 and had the lowest drop percentage of any drafted wideout (I believe). He is a polished route runner/zone buster who had big games vs Porter & Turner in the Big Ten. 12 for 153 & 1 TD vs PSU & 11 for 162 vs Michigan. Not as great vs Witherspoon & Illinois (4 for 66 and 1 TD). He also was a valuable kick return guy (more at Iowa) and Kiper rated the #2 return guy in the draft. He has 2 career return TDs (one punt, one KO). He posted a RAS score of 8.54 with great speed & agility scores and good explosion. The main knock being his size (hence a slot guy).
He should help year 1, though as a backup. He walks into WR4. He played outside & in the slot. Our 4 wide sets just got scarier, especially vs zone. He coukd struggle sime vs elite size/press coverage, but he won't see that much because he is WR4 and Chase is here.
Iosivas is more of a project, but has ELITE athleticism on day 1. 9.96 RAS with elite speed & explosion & great size & agility. Also a track guy. Heptathlete. 4th in USA in heptathlon and ran the fast 60 meters in heptathlon history. Has room to grow in football as time was split with track, not a football lifer. Team captain at Princeton. Hard worker, gotta be smart at Princeton.
There is some development that needs to happen, for sure. Not as physical or as good a blocker as Morgan. And Irwin is probably a more polished route runner. But I just think Iosivas is a shoe-in to make the team. He is the best deep speed/athlete in the WR room save for Chase. Smart. Hard working. Princeton IQ. No way I risk cutting him and exposing him to a waiver claim to keep Irwin or Morgan, both UDFA's. Irwin did not make the initial 53 last year or the year before & no one picked him up. Morgan did not in 2020.
Best pick? Turner or Murphy.
