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Film Review Notes

Able to watch the latest film. A big-bodied, traditional X-type receiver who wins with physicality, size, and ball skills. A strong player with the ball in his hands who is difficult to bring down in space due to his leg drive and power. Consistently dominant at the catch point, he has a strong hit rate on 50-50 balls and contested catch opportunities due to his length and body control for his size. He's able to really attack the football and pull it down with his strong hands. Does and excellent job of body positioning in order to box out defenders at the catch point as well. Love that he shows off his physicality and effort on the defensive side of the ball as well. Plays tough, is a willing tackler, and has ball production on defense. The overall athleticism could use some improvement, especially when it comes to his suddenness, top-end speed, and fluidity at the top of his routes. Would really like to see more nuance from him as a route runner and think his lack of burst and looseness plays a big part in that. In the open field, he lacks ideal elusiveness and primarily pulls through tacklers in space rather than making defenders miss. He also has natural downfield ball tracking, but lacks the top-end speed to separate from defenders vertically. Will need to develop more long speed and savviness as a route runner in order to become more than a contested catch option at the next level.