Dezmin Lewis - Potential mid round WR?

sounds kinda like a Saintish pick. More...

STRENGTHS: Sports an athletic frame with good muscular development in his upper body. Savvy route-runner who varies his release and gait to create slivers of separation. Soft, natural hands to pluck the ball outside of his frame. Good awareness to avoid the first defender after the catch, showing some wiggle and a burst. Good recognition of the sideline to get a foot down in bounds. Smooth accelerator, though his top-end speed is a question. Good awareness as a downfield blocker, though he could show greater physicality in this area.
WEAKNESSES: Lacks explosiveness as a runner and leaper. Relies on deception to sneak deep rather than possessing the top-end speed to challenge over the top. Doesn't consistently use his size to his advantage, mistiming his leaps and pestering rather than controlling opponents as a downfield blocker. Lacks the shiftiness and acceleration to generate much yardage after the catch and does not have the speed to pull away.

The Good
Lewis possesses an NFL frame. He is a big, physical target with a wide catch radius. Lewis has long arms (32 6/8”), and catches with his hands and is not a body catcher. He attacks the football and loves to dominate opposing cornerbacks with his physicality. He knows how to time and attack the football at its highpoint and use his size to his advantage

The Bad
Lewis is not overly quick or elusive. Has build-up type of speed. His routes could be a lot crisper and he tends to round into his cuts instead of making a jolting motion to get separation. He dominated small school competition, although he did prove himself at the Senior Bowl against some of the best in the nation. He does not always look the ball in leading to unnecessary drops and he often relies too much on his size.

Looks like a great prospect.


I like these two guys as mid round picks too.....

Deontay Greenberry
6-3 / 198 lbs. / 4.4~40 / 37" vert.





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STRENGTHS: Tall body type with long arms to extend and pluck. Has the frame to add bulk and continue to develop physically. Balanced athlete with good speed off the line of scrimmage and in/out of his breaks.

Physical after the catch with the tough mentality to break tackles, using his stiff arm to never go down easy. Fearless over the middle and did most of his damage at Houston working inside zones. Athletic ballskills to make tough grabs look easy, including a number of one-handed catches or opposite shoulder receptions that most cannot finish.

Natural acceleration after the catch to get up to top speed quickly and look to create as a ballcarrier. Flexible lower body to make sharp cuts and not slow down when changing directions. Lined up inside and outside in Houston's spread offense, but moved almost exclusively to the slot as a sophomore. Productive college career as a three-year starter with over 200 catches and eight 100-yard receiving performances.

WEAKNESSES: Leaner than ideal right now with skinny arms and little muscle definition. Indecisive and lackluster route-running and needs to show better urgency and movements.

Sluggish in his breaks and doesn't consistently use burst in his patterns, allowing defenders to dictate his path and not doing enough to fool defenders or create separation. Mostly free release at Houston and rarely challenged at the line of scrimmage - physicality at the line by NFL defenders will be a tough adjustment.

Will make highlight grabs, but drops too many easy ones and his streaky focus is a red flag. Needs to improve his recognition skills to read coverages and help out his quarterback, especially on blitzes and hot routes.

Underwhelming blocker and struggles to sustain with poor technique and awareness, often appearing disinterested in this area. Lack of aggressiveness and intensity shows up too much on tape and in several areas. Durability not a large concern, but did miss a game in 2013 with an ankle injury.

COMPARES TO: Marquess Wilson, Chicago Bears - Greenberry hasn't had the off-field issues that Wilson had, but in regards to their natural ability and football skill-sets, they were cut from a similar cloth: tall, lanky and athletic with the ability to make "wow" catches, but the inconsistencies have been too much to overcome.


Tre McBride
6-0 / 210 lbs / 4.4~40 / 38" vert





STRENGTHS: Solidly built throughout with an athletic frame and good muscle definition for the position. Adequate body strength to shake off arm tackles and run through contact. Smooth release and gets into his route quickly, showing the quarterback his numbers to present a good-sized target. Smooth athleticism and quickness out of his breaks with sharp footwork to gear up naturally. Gets good depth and takes advantage of coverages, hiding and selling his path. Nice job finding soft zones and has some shake after the catch. Excellent tracking skills, using his body to gain position and attack with his soft hands. Knows where the sticks are with terrific field awareness before and after the catch. Experienced lining up inside and outside. Extensive special teams experience as both a kick returner (23.1 average) and punt returner (11.1) over his career. Tough and intelligent on the field and off ? was recruited by Harvard for academics out of high school. Accountable and responsible personality, coming from a military family ? his father spent 25 years in the Army after playing running back at Northeastern. Leaves school ranked second in career catches (196), third in 100-yard receiving performances (eight) and fifth in career receiving yards (2,653).

WEAKNESSES: Not a twitchy athlete and lacks explosive start/stop traits. Speed is good-enough, but not a track star and won?t run away from most defenders at the next level ? not a consistent vertical threat. Doesn?t have the suddenness to routinely create separation and needs to improve the tempo in his stem to better stick his cuts. Uses his body well, but lacks ideal power at the position to routinely win contested 50/50 balls. Needs to improve his technique, effort and competitiveness as a blocker. Minor durability concerns, missing some playing time early in 2014 with an ankle injury. Lacks ideal experience against top competition playing at the FCS level.

Yeah but how big are his hands?!?!?!?!

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Weak-armed quarterback forced him to learn to work back to the throw.

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He'll fit right in

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Aw, don't be like that!

I like Lewis and Greenberrey. They seem like 4/5th round picks. It would be awesome if one would be available in the 5th and we could focus our early rounders on mostly defense

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When is Greenberry projected to be taken?

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5th-6th round.

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We Dont have a 4th round pick right now.

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Yes that's correct. I was just stating where I think they will be picked. Hopefully they slide to us

How about this guy in the 7th or UDFA.
Deandre Smelter, WR, Georgia Tech.
6'2" 226lbs 4.42/40. Probably have to sit out a year due to a torn acl in December.

Nice find

Wow the twos assessments of him battling corners completely contradict one another.