Your WR list is very interesting. I am surprised you have Mims at 2. Aren’t you concerned about his route running considering his limited route tree at Baylor?
not at all - ive seen enough routes that he wont be limited in the NFL - even most nfl receivers dont run what you would regard as a full route tree and mims's route tree is pretty various - add onto that the clear improvement even from the end of the season to the senior bowl (and then even the senior bowl to the combine etc.) you can look at his releases and route nuance each year of his career and see a marked and distinct improvement every year and we're basically seeing the same thing this offseason
he's got a great catch radius, brilliant hands, high end speed and pretty amazing short area suddenness for someone his size - add to that the fact that he's physical at the snap, through the route and all the way through the catch point and you've already got the make-up of someone who's going to be successful
now add onto that the fact that he might be the best blocker at receiver ive seen come out since i started scouting receivers (circa 2014) and you've got a recipe for a receiver that will see the field early and often
by all accounts he aced the combine interviews too
i genuinely think people are too low on him - ive wanted to continue putting him higher and higher on my board each time i readjust but never felt like i could break that top 3 group but i honestly think he's a better prospect than maybe every receiver in this class except lamb
i have 2 things id like to see mims improve at - 1) he gives up his chest a little too much vs press sometimes - partly i think he backs himself to just run through the contact but nfl corners will be stronger and more accurate with their punches - he's clearly already got better at that since the end of the season but continued development is required 2) he sometimes telegraphs what he's doing with his route just before his break which gives the corner a chance to break early but that's a nuance that is definitely improvable and especially as he has the athletic traits to make it work at least to begin
but you could legitimately say he's up at the top of the class in multiple aspects - hands, catch radius, ball tracking, playing through contact, blocking
you could make an argument he's the best in the class at all those categories and then add in all the athletic elements