With the 2022 NFL Draft over, it is time for some movie rooms on this 12 months’s rookie class. I’ll attempt to get to all of the gamers and a few UDFAs over the following few weeks. There are clearly one million scouting profiles on the market so that is simply my opinion however I’ve tried to backup principally all the pieces I’ve stated with movie clips. That is the ultimate one for a drafted participant this 12 months, thanks for testing these articles the previous few weeks! When you have any concepts for articles over the rest of the offseason, be at liberty to remark beneath or tweet me. (Beforehand: Jordan Davis and Cam Jurgens and Nakobe Dean and Kyron Johnson.)
STRENGTHS
+ Good measurement and really fluid athlete. Fairly fast in a straight line and fluid on in/out breaking routes
He is clean for a good finish… Therefore why I am calling him an enormous slot. You may see good quickness and velocity to his routes. I do not assume 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 favored this one… They run this route a ton with Goedert and Hurts loves throwing outdoors the numbers. Once more, he is a clean route runner and you may see he is a reasonably fluid athlete. pic.twitter.com/XesXiTaYKc
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Can discover area towards zone protection
It is time for one ultimate Eagles draft thread… Grant Calcaterra you’re up. For a sixth spherical decide, he is enjoyable to observe! I ‘m undecided I ‘d name him a good 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 a superb really feel for zone too pic.twitter.com/orxKeThvbs
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Good physique management and has the flexibility to excessive level the soccer and make robust catches
+ An actual risk within the redzone, particularly on fade routes
One other beautiful instance of him profitable down the seam and beating the cut up security protection. He is large enough to appear like a good finish however I’m wondering 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. Cut up him out, get him on a linebacker/security and let him get vertical. He appears to be like like a correct purple 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 ‘massive slot’
I hold saying it however this actually does appear like an enormous WR operating this route. He has the flexibility to separate towards man protection on in/out breaking routes the place he does not should decelerate so much. pic.twitter.com/dRn94IhZad
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Has the flexibility 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 operating these seam routes from the slot which have turn into actually distinguished just lately as defenses begin to play extra 2high. pic.twitter.com/SDdnQqIXCB
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ A prepared blocker, each in go safety and as a run blocker
This play type of sums his blocking as much as me… It is a bit weak however he type of simply does sufficient to not kill the play. He is gonna should 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 isn’t an inline blocker, he does n’t have the facility and is n’t bodily or sturdy sufficient. However as an enormous slot he does simply sufficient to keep up his blocks for lengthy sufficient and he’s a prepared blocker. You do see some good run blocks at occasions. pic.twitter.com/FkKnpJTb01
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Right here once more, he’s a prepared blocker and does sufficient to maintain for an extended sufficient time frame. He isn’t an amazing blocker nevertheless it’s not a major weak spot contemplating how he’ll seemingly be used. pic.twitter.com/0ktWLsVsid
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
WEAKNESSES
– Not one of the 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 large purple flag clearly however there are issues on movie too. He catches method an excessive amount of together with his physique his and never his arms his and it causes a number of too many fairly unhealthy drops. pic.twitter.com/cHVXlJmn7w
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Once more, a reasonably robust drop however while you line up outdoors as a TE you’ll most likely 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 as a result of his lack of energy when blocking
– Sluggish coming again to the ball which implies he has to push off so much and will get known as for go interference an excessive amount of
He is fairly clean aspect to aspect however appears to be like 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 such a 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 top 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 quite take an opportunity on a excessive upside man than all the time taking a stable particular teamer who cannot do a let else.
The newest movie is just not that good if we’re being trustworthy. The concussions have clearly taken a toll on him as a participant and there may be completely no assure that he’ll ever be nearly as good as he as soon as was. The movie below Kyler Murray is fairly spectacular although. Clearly, it helps taking part in with an distinctive school quarterback, however he appeared like a authentic weapon who may play the function of a ‘massive slot’ or cut up tight finish. He has some good fairly reps on movie.
He was persistently requested to play the ‘X’ place and school coaches wouldn’t ask a good finish to do this until they thought he had the flexibility to separate and win towards cornerbacks. You noticed that he had good physique management and the flexibility to go up and get it within the redzone. He’s additionally fairly quick and can fancy his probabilities his towards linebackers if you may get him lined up on them.
He’s a good and prepared blocker, however I do not assume 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 principally a receiver. I do not assume he’ll ever be a beginning tight finish (which is ok for a 6th spherical decide) however I feel he has a good shot of changing into a helpful function participant who could make a number of catches right here and there and contribute within the purple zone.
I don’t know what his function on particular groups can be, however I feel he may have a good shot to make the roster. Jack Stoll is far more of a blocking tight finish, so I do not assume he’s in direct competitors with him. Tyree Jackson won’t be wholesome at first of the season, as a result of a torn ACL in January, so he won’t be competing with him both. I feel he can be competing with Richard Rodgers and JJ Arcega-Whiteside and I feel if he exhibits some upside in the summertime, he ought to make the roster of those.
General, I feel all fashionable NFL groups ought to merely purchase as many alternative talent gamers as doable who can create matchup points. Including one other potential part-time weapon within the 6th spherical may change into an amazing decide if his concussion points don’t trigger any long-term issues.