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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
With Rice it was his first gear and body control that I really loved along with his willingness to be physical.
I see the willingness with Harris but I don't see the 1st gear out of the cuts (and as I said when Rice timed, I was floored by his poor time; I really saw more deep speed than the stopwatch showed). With Harris the body control is good but I viewed Rice as College Elite and NFL premier. Like really damn good from day 1. I see Harris as a step below that -- simply good for a college player. And I don't see the deep speed I saw with Rice (that the stopwatch didn't support).
Said it for years that I'm a traits/measurables whore with WRs. I really can't shy away from the label and wouldn't if I could. And with Harris I see a collection of solid traits that just don't look like they add up to a genuine top 60ish prospect. Back of 3? Sure -- take a shot. But he was too productive out of an SEC program for that. And there are teams that won't be bothered as much by the average short-area quickness.
So in the end I just won't get him. And I'd be fine with that. Not because I dislike him in a vacuum, but because there are going to be guys I like more.
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I've been a measurables whore as well. I'm starting, VERY slowly, to learn my lesson after love affairs with Phillip Dorsett, Will Fuller, Parris Campbell, and Jaylin Hyatt. Who did I put in my mock? Dymere Miller, another Dorsett carbon. It's a bleepin disease man. I love Jaylin Noel as well, no surprise.
I was high on Rice and I desperately for us to move up to take Brian Thomas, so we're getting somewhere.
All things told, if you held a gun to my head and said pick a WR in any round, ignoring other needs, that you think will be available at our pick, I'd actually take Emeka Egbuka in round 1 with strong consideration for Jayden Higgins. So, maybe, there's hope.