With the 2022 NFL Draft over, it is time for some movie rooms on this 12 months’s rookie class. I’ll try to get to all of the gamers and a few UDFAs over the subsequent few weeks. There are clearly 1,000,000 scouting profiles on the market so that is simply my opinion however I’ve tried to backup mainly every part I’ve stated with movie clips. That is the ultimate one for a drafted participant this 12 months, thanks for trying out these articles the previous few weeks! In case you have any concepts for articles over the rest of the offseason, be happy to remark beneath or tweet me. (Beforehand: Jordan Davis and Cam Jurgens and Nakobe Dean and Kyron Johnson.)
STRENGTHS
+ Good dimension and really fluid athlete. Fairly fast in a straight line and fluid on in/out breaking routes
He is easy for a decent finish… Therefore why I am calling him an enormous slot. You may see good quickness and velocity to his routes. I do not suppose the Eagles have a comparable participant on the roster actually which makes him helpful. pic.twitter.com/csGa0BKgdn
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
I wager the Eagles preferred this one… They run this route a ton with Goedert and Hurts loves throwing exterior the numbers. Once more, he is a easy route runner and you’ll see he is a reasonably fluid athlete. pic.twitter.com/XesXiTaYKc
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Can discover house towards zone protection
It is time for one last Eagles draft thread… Grant Calcaterra you might be up. For a sixth spherical choose, he is enjoyable to observe! I ‘m undecided I ‘d name him a decent finish actually, he is an enormous slot who can transfer and has some juice as a receiver from the slot or as an X. He Has really feel for zone too pic.twitter.com/orxKeThvbs
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Good physique management and has the power to excessive level the soccer and make robust catches
+ An actual risk within the redzone, particularly on fade routes
One other pretty instance of him successful down the seam and beating the cut up security protection. He is large enough to seem like a decent finish however I ponder if groups will deal with him as a WR. You don’t need him on a LB. He’ll create some mismatches on offense. pic.twitter.com/GJVr0Colm3
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Once more, that is what he does properly. Break up him out, get him on a linebacker/security and let him get vertical. He seems like a correct crimson zone risk with good management and an enormous body in addition to simply sufficient juice to get some separation. pic.twitter.com/QycmjxOD5d
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
You actually do see this very same play time and time once more, particularly on his older tape. Hurts throws a reasonably good slot fade ball too… pic.twitter.com/N4ZiCvZQrV
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Can create matchup issues as a ‘large slot’
I maintain saying it however this actually does seem like an enormous WR working this route. He has the power to separate towards man protection on in/out breaking routes the place he would not must decelerate rather a lot. pic.twitter.com/dRn94IhZad
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Has the power to stretch the seam and get excessive
That is his bread and butter. He can get vertical and has an enormous catch radius. He is helpful at working these seam routes from the slot which have turn out to be actually distinguished not too long ago as defenses begin to play extra 2high. pic.twitter.com/SDdnQqIXCB
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ A keen blocker, each in move safety and as a run blocker
This play type of sums his blocking as much as me… It’s kind of weak however he type of simply does sufficient to not kill the play. He is gonna must bulk as much as play extra of a standard TE function. pic.twitter.com/IcGl59HQ1t
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
So what about his blocking? He is not an inline blocker, he does n’t have the facility and is n’t bodily or robust sufficient. However as an enormous slot he does simply sufficient to keep up his blocks for lengthy sufficient and he’s a keen blocker. You do see some good run blocks at instances. pic.twitter.com/FkKnpJTb01
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Right here once more, he’s a keen blocker and does sufficient to maintain for a protracted sufficient time frame. He is not an incredible blocker however it’s not a big weak spot contemplating how he’ll seemingly be used. pic.twitter.com/0ktWLsVsid
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
WEAKNESSES
– Not the very best arms. Catches together with his physique his and never his arms his an excessive amount of which causes him issues on the catch level
Onto some fast weaknesses… The concussion historical past is the massive crimson flag clearly however there are issues on movie too. He catches approach an excessive amount of together with his physique his and never his arms his and it causes a couple of too many fairly dangerous drops. pic.twitter.com/cHVXlJmn7w
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Once more, a reasonably robust drop however once you line up exterior as a TE you’ll in all probability have to make catches with our bodies round you and he may undoubtedly enhance on this space. pic.twitter.com/KZbK32s4Jc
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
– Most likely by no means going to be a standard inline tight finish attributable to his lack of energy when blocking
– Sluggish coming again to the ball which implies he has to push off rather a lot and will get known as for move interference an excessive amount of
He is fairly easy facet to facet however seems fairly ugly with comeback routes the place he has to cease and are available again to the ball. It takes him some time and I think about NFL DBs can be leaping this sort of comeback all day… pic.twitter.com/57WLQvJygK
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
– The concussions are clearly an enormous drawback and an enormous cause why he fell to the sixth
OVERALL
Nicely… this was a enjoyable one to put in writing. I clearly did not have big expectations contemplating Grant Calcaterra was a 6th spherical tight finish, however the movie is definitely fairly enjoyable! The Eagles appear to be taking pictures for prime upside guys within the late spherical and in free company this 12 months and I’m on board. Everyone knows the medical historical past and who is aware of how lengthy he performs within the league, however I might slightly take an opportunity on a excessive upside man than all the time taking a strong particular teamer who cannot do a let else.
The newest movie will not be that good if we’re being trustworthy. The concussions have clearly taken a toll on him as a participant and there’s completely no assure that he’ll ever be pretty much as good as he as soon as was. The movie underneath Kyler Murray is fairly spectacular although. Clearly, it helps enjoying with an distinctive faculty quarterback, however he appeared like a official weapon who may play the function of a ‘large slot’ or cut up tight finish. He has some good fairly reps on movie.
He was persistently requested to play the ‘X’ place and faculty coaches wouldn’t ask a decent finish to try this except they thought he had the power to separate and win towards cornerbacks. You noticed that he had good physique management and the power to go up and get it within the redzone. He’s additionally fairly quick and can fancy his probabilities his towards linebackers if you will get him lined up on them.
He’s an honest and keen blocker, however I do not suppose he’ll ever be an inline blocker on the subsequent stage. If he has an opportunity to make it, he must be an enormous slot model tight who is especially a receiver. I do not suppose he’ll ever be a beginning tight finish (which is okay for a 6th spherical choose) however I believe he has an honest shot of turning into a helpful function participant who could make a couple of catches right here and there and contribute within the crimson zone.
I don’t know what his function on particular groups can be, however I believe he could have an honest shot to make the roster. Jack Stoll is way more of a blocking tight finish, so I do not suppose he’s in direct competitors with him. Tyree Jackson is not going to be wholesome at first of the season, attributable to a torn ACL in January, so he is not going to be competing with him both. I believe he can be competing with Richard Rodgers and JJ Arcega-Whiteside and I believe if he reveals some upside in the summertime, he ought to make the roster of those.
General, I believe all fashionable NFL groups ought to merely purchase as many various ability gamers as potential who can create matchup points. Including one other potential part-time weapon within the 6th spherical may change into an incredible choose if his concussion points don’t trigger any long-term issues.