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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The problem is that Harris isn't an early separation, short area guy either. And he's not a downfield specialist.
So I thought I was being diplomatic in calling him a 'contested catch' guy because ultimately I don't see him being particularly adept at...anything. He's just there.
I don't think I'd have him in my top 10 WRs. I just can't see why I should like him more than someone like Tory Horton or Kyle Williams. Those are 3rd and 4th round guys by most and that's about how I see Harris.
Admittedly, I can be dogmatic especially when it comes to WRs, but it's served me well more often than it hasn't. I just don't see a guy that does anything particularly well.
I think you can get away with that at a lot of positions but I just don't see it at WR. I'd take a RB with no standout traits but who does everything at a reasonably solid level. But at WR I need to see SOMETHING you do specifically well. In Harris I see a guy who's not particularly fast, not particularly physical, not particularly polished and doesn't run exceptional routes.
He's game. He's willing to put his body out there to take a hit and make a catch. He's willing to block. I guess you could argue that he doesn't look a ton different than Rice did coming out, but I just liked what I saw in Rice quite a bit more than Harris.
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My personal opinion is that you nailed the Rice comp. He is a slightly taller, slightly slower version of Rice. Not too much slower, though. I thought Rice showed marginally better quickness in his breaks and stuff.
Honestly, the biggest concern for me wouldn't be projecting his impact, it'd be his availability. You can't play from the tub.