Lindy Sports Saints Draft Picks

Brandin Cooks

Strengths: Special athlete with explosive feet and natural burst - springs in his legs. Fluid body control with excellent start and stop moves, open field vision and patient hesitation to elude defenders - joystick moves with loose hips and joints. Top acceleration with speed to burn - electric after the catch.
Quick hands to adjust and pluck with very good coordination to look the ball into his mitts. Quick footwork to set up his routes and fool defenders - has worked hard to fine tune this area. Works hard to max out his frame.
Strong football character. Tough individual, has never missed a game at any level. Experience on special teams as a return man - became full time punt returner in 2013.

Weaknesses: Lacks ideal size with below average height and length for the position. Limited strength, muscle and overall growth potential. Struggles with physical defenders and doesn't have ideal body strength - will be overwhelmed in man coverage.
Looks to avoid contact and would much rather escape out of bounds or go around defenses. Needs to secure the ball through the process to eliminate drops and fumbles.

Compare to - Tavon Austin - Cooks is a slightly bigger, not as fast version of Austin due to explosive feet, open field moves and natural athleticism that makes him a home run threat whenever he touches the ball.


Stanley Jean-Baptiste

Strengths: Excellent height and length for the position. Strong initial jam to reroute receivers in press coverage. Often asked to play off-man principles, as well showing the patience to allow receivers to get near him before beginning his turning motion. Breaks quickly on short route. Uses his long arms and strong hands to get to the ball. Good eye-hand coordination and leaping ability. Can rip free from blockers when he extends his arms. Surprisingly fluid hips for his size. Capable of changing direction to maintain tight coverage. Good ball skills to extend and pluck the ball outside of his frame.

Weaknesses: Not nearly as physical as his size suggests, especially when tackling. Frequently relies on ducking his head and swiping at receivers' legs. Could be viewed by some as a safety convert but hasn't played the position before and will need to develop more physicality and reliability as an open field tackler. Fluid changing direction but very susceptible to double moves. Doesnt possess ideal initial burst and only has speed running in a straight line.


Khairi Fortt 6-2 240lbs 40yd: 4.67

Strengths: Lean muscular frame with long arms. Reads and recognizes the run. Has an explosive first step downhill. Gets up to speed rapidly with top-end speed to run down plays to the opposite side. Fluid and explosive laterally. With hips square to the line of scrimmage, he's able to turn to cut off runs to the outside edge. Reads the action quickly with gap discipline and patience to allow the play to develop before committing. Takes on blockers with aggression. Demonstrates nimble feet to maintain footing when combatting cut blocks. Fluid backpedal when asked to drop into coverage and the quick hips to turn and run with receivers and tight ends vertically. Tracks the ball well over his shoulder. Elite acceleration and second gear to chase down speedy ballcarriers, even 20-30 yards downfield. Flashes pass rush ability and could play inside or outside.

Weaknesses: Lowers his head as a tackler and will whiff in the open field. Takes aggressive angles to the outside, and will find himself behind the play. Has a tendency to freeze when dropping into zone, locking onto the quarterback and losing peripheral awareness. Throws himself at ballcarriers when in space and pursuing from off angles, seeming more concerned with the big hit than finishing the play. Despite his aggression and ability to play through contact, has not been a big finisher behind the line of scrimmage while at Cal.


I'll do Cooks and the other guys when i get the time and edit this post have all of them on here