You're that high on Waddle huh?
my notes so far - but to me he's clearly far better than Ruggs who went 1st last year, clearly better than Jeudy who went 2nd last year and probably better than Lamb too (who I thought was the best WR in the 2020 class but went 3rd)
- 5’10 180lbs
- Coming off an ankle injury (break?) that required surgery – looked rough attempting to come back for the national championship but good sign that he was cleared already – but will need medical teams to sign off on the ankle
- Plays the game with a jetpack strapped to his back
- Explosive and quick cuts – acceleration is outrageous but also is able to conserve momentum so well through his cuts
- As a route runner there’s some inefficiency in his breaks (too many steps/rounds off sometimes) but mostly the cuts are sharp, he eats up cushion so fast that he’ll make defenders 5 yards away from him fall over just because of his stem – good with his releases creating space to win leverage - ultimately he’s a very efficient separator with some nice details in his route running (but with room to improve) – has a good understanding of how to manipulate zone coverage too
- Very few reps against press
- But he’s just incredibly explosive changing direction and changing speed
- Surprisingly big catch radius – and can jump out the gym – not scared of contact and looks for extra yards
- YAC ability is insane – weaving running style in and out of blocks – great balance – a genuine threat to house it whenever the ball’s in his hands (shows up as an amazing returner too) – his ability to read and setup blocks is high – and he absolutely obliterates angles
- Good hands
- Stretches the field both vertically and horizontally and threatens every level of the defence
- Elite speed and quickness but his short area explosion looks to be very special, great at the catch point too
- He was routinely drawing extra attention from defences and still beats those double coverages
- Sometimes lazy when the play’s away or when asked to block