Hey guys, welcome to my first ever look at a draft class, and of course we're going to look at my specialty, the receiving corp. We're going to look at Kansas City's wide receiver Arkhan Eldwyne II, Tijuana's wide receiver Viggo Squanch, and last but not least, my teammate and only tight end on the board, Portland's own Maxwell Macbeth. Let's get into this!
First up is Kansas City's Arkhan Eldwyne II @AzhekAhriman of the
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So what I like about Arkhan is that he's a big bodied receiver with the ability to run routes at a high level. He's fast with a good ability to cut, and this showed up not only in the numbers, but also on the tape at the University of Florida where he played as a premier wide receiver at a university with many legends to come out of it, including hall of fame wide receiver Michael Irvin.
He's shown that he can put up big numbers at a power house school, but the DSFL, and NSFL are entirely different animals. Arkhan hasn't exactly blown the stats out of the water though, this is despite having a quarterback who has a great amount of experience and is currently leading the league passing yards with 947 after four games. So what's going on here?
Well Arkhan has 9 catches on 12 targets, despite Strike throwing the ball 142 times! Now you guys might be thinking that Arkhan may perhaps have poor hands? Not really. He's caught 9 of 12 targets with only 2 drops. While that's not excellent, not every drop is at the receivers fault. You have to wonder if a pure pocket passer might have the accuracy to push 60% or higher completion. It is likely a reason for a drop.
The second issue is that he's behind Hans, a second year DSFL wide receiver, but I have a feeling things will change before the year is over. I feel that Arkhan will be a #2 or #1 for Kansas by the playoffs.
It's clear to see that veteran Mark Strike looks to Arkhan as a deep threat, averaging a rookie class leading 13.1 yards per catch and counting for 33% of Strikes touchdowns and being tied for the league's lead.
I don't want to shine sunshine all on Arkhan though, he has the tendency to sometimes stumble on a route, but I feel that he's simply adjusting to the DSFL and will progress as the year does. I'm expecting him to go in the last first round.
Strengths: Big bodied, solid route runner, experience in big games.
Weaknesses: Needs to sure up his hands, and work on his routes at a DSFL level.
Next up is Tijuana's
wide receiver Viggo Squanch @Durden.
Viggo is an interesting wide receiver, we all know Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard, but did you know Viggo did as well? Who knew!? Anyway Viggo is another route specialist with some length at 6'1'', though lankier than his fellow rookie Arkhan being 185 lbs to Arkhan's 6'2'' and 215 lbs. Where does that leave us?
Well Viggo is using his lack of bulk to burn opposing cornerbacks with impressive speed, especially for a DSFL rookie, he also has impressive hands, and decent route running ability. He's currently leading the class in yards, catches, yards per catch, and longest reception, which is a product of that speed. He's currently sitting as a solid number two on the depth chart, and like Arkhan I expect him to climb up by the end of the year.
What is holding production back? Well I don't want to bag on anyone, but the quarterback play hasn't been stellar. Pennington is a fellow first year quarterback, so some excuses can be made, but he has lineage moreso than any other first year DSFL quarterback that I've seen. He's near the bottom in yards, completion percentage, and quarterback rating. I have to believe that Viggo would be exceeding his current numbers on most other teams.
That's not to bag on Pennington, but he's certainly playing down to expectations.
Anyway, Viggo has all of the talent necessary to compete. Despite 5 dropped passes in his most recent game, against my Pythons, he had 8 uncatchable balls thrown his way. Despite a high number of drops as a whole, I wonder how much of those were truly catchable? Or is perhaps something going on mentally with Viggo?
I see Viggo going as a first to second rounder as well, with doubts that he is drafted before 4. Whatever is going on in Tijuana is not working for him and I think that it will hurt his draft stock.
Strengths: Speed, hands, route running.
Weaknesses: Mental game, lapses of judgement on routes.
Last but certainly not least is my teammate and only tight end Maxwell Macbeth @LattimoreIsland of
.
Now this guy is going to be tough to judge and compare to the other two. He's slower, less agile, and his hands have shown to catch sure-fire catches, but be less reliable on tough to catch balls. The combination of this is why we see a low yards per catch, sitting at 8.5, though being a reliable high-volume guy at 144 yards on 17 catches.
As I mentioned earlier about his hands, he has 7 total drops, a few pass break ups when targeted, and an interception when thrown his way. You've gotta wonder how hard is he fighting for the ball. Is the effort there? Or could it be the quarterback play? Well McCoy is settling into his first full year as starter and learning timing of routes and finding a connection can be tough.
Regardless, Macbeth has an identity issue to fix if he wants to be a receiving threat in the DSFL. He's got the talent, he just needs to focus. I'm not sure where to place him, I don't know if there's a high need for tight ends this draft and I could see him falling as deep as late second, which would be a steal for a guy who has as much potential as he does.
Strengths: Versatile, durable.
Weaknesses: Lacks focus, doesn't attack the ball.
There you have it folks, my top three receiving prospects for season 8. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter to receive a notification for the next outlook in a few weeks.
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First up is Kansas City's Arkhan Eldwyne II @AzhekAhriman of the
.So what I like about Arkhan is that he's a big bodied receiver with the ability to run routes at a high level. He's fast with a good ability to cut, and this showed up not only in the numbers, but also on the tape at the University of Florida where he played as a premier wide receiver at a university with many legends to come out of it, including hall of fame wide receiver Michael Irvin.
He's shown that he can put up big numbers at a power house school, but the DSFL, and NSFL are entirely different animals. Arkhan hasn't exactly blown the stats out of the water though, this is despite having a quarterback who has a great amount of experience and is currently leading the league passing yards with 947 after four games. So what's going on here?
Well Arkhan has 9 catches on 12 targets, despite Strike throwing the ball 142 times! Now you guys might be thinking that Arkhan may perhaps have poor hands? Not really. He's caught 9 of 12 targets with only 2 drops. While that's not excellent, not every drop is at the receivers fault. You have to wonder if a pure pocket passer might have the accuracy to push 60% or higher completion. It is likely a reason for a drop.
The second issue is that he's behind Hans, a second year DSFL wide receiver, but I have a feeling things will change before the year is over. I feel that Arkhan will be a #2 or #1 for Kansas by the playoffs.
It's clear to see that veteran Mark Strike looks to Arkhan as a deep threat, averaging a rookie class leading 13.1 yards per catch and counting for 33% of Strikes touchdowns and being tied for the league's lead.
I don't want to shine sunshine all on Arkhan though, he has the tendency to sometimes stumble on a route, but I feel that he's simply adjusting to the DSFL and will progress as the year does. I'm expecting him to go in the last first round.
Strengths: Big bodied, solid route runner, experience in big games.
Weaknesses: Needs to sure up his hands, and work on his routes at a DSFL level.
Next up is Tijuana's
wide receiver Viggo Squanch @Durden.Viggo is an interesting wide receiver, we all know Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard, but did you know Viggo did as well? Who knew!? Anyway Viggo is another route specialist with some length at 6'1'', though lankier than his fellow rookie Arkhan being 185 lbs to Arkhan's 6'2'' and 215 lbs. Where does that leave us?
Well Viggo is using his lack of bulk to burn opposing cornerbacks with impressive speed, especially for a DSFL rookie, he also has impressive hands, and decent route running ability. He's currently leading the class in yards, catches, yards per catch, and longest reception, which is a product of that speed. He's currently sitting as a solid number two on the depth chart, and like Arkhan I expect him to climb up by the end of the year.
What is holding production back? Well I don't want to bag on anyone, but the quarterback play hasn't been stellar. Pennington is a fellow first year quarterback, so some excuses can be made, but he has lineage moreso than any other first year DSFL quarterback that I've seen. He's near the bottom in yards, completion percentage, and quarterback rating. I have to believe that Viggo would be exceeding his current numbers on most other teams.
That's not to bag on Pennington, but he's certainly playing down to expectations.
Anyway, Viggo has all of the talent necessary to compete. Despite 5 dropped passes in his most recent game, against my Pythons, he had 8 uncatchable balls thrown his way. Despite a high number of drops as a whole, I wonder how much of those were truly catchable? Or is perhaps something going on mentally with Viggo?
I see Viggo going as a first to second rounder as well, with doubts that he is drafted before 4. Whatever is going on in Tijuana is not working for him and I think that it will hurt his draft stock.
Strengths: Speed, hands, route running.
Weaknesses: Mental game, lapses of judgement on routes.
Last but certainly not least is my teammate and only tight end Maxwell Macbeth @LattimoreIsland of
.Now this guy is going to be tough to judge and compare to the other two. He's slower, less agile, and his hands have shown to catch sure-fire catches, but be less reliable on tough to catch balls. The combination of this is why we see a low yards per catch, sitting at 8.5, though being a reliable high-volume guy at 144 yards on 17 catches.
As I mentioned earlier about his hands, he has 7 total drops, a few pass break ups when targeted, and an interception when thrown his way. You've gotta wonder how hard is he fighting for the ball. Is the effort there? Or could it be the quarterback play? Well McCoy is settling into his first full year as starter and learning timing of routes and finding a connection can be tough.
Regardless, Macbeth has an identity issue to fix if he wants to be a receiving threat in the DSFL. He's got the talent, he just needs to focus. I'm not sure where to place him, I don't know if there's a high need for tight ends this draft and I could see him falling as deep as late second, which would be a steal for a guy who has as much potential as he does.
Strengths: Versatile, durable.
Weaknesses: Lacks focus, doesn't attack the ball.
There you have it folks, my top three receiving prospects for season 8. Be sure to subscribe to my newsletter to receive a notification for the next outlook in a few weeks.
(Ready for Grading - 1,070 Words)
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