Davis Mattek and Coleman Kelly break down and every 2013 NFL Team’s draft and assign grades, as well as projecting all of the offense skill position players for fantasy football 2013. Sports Wunderkind Royals Preview with Josh Duggan
With the 27th pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans take DeAndre Hopkins. My number 1 ranked wide receiver, Hopkins is a red zone beast who’s going to complement Andre Johnson very well. Although he has average size (6’1″, 214) and below average speed (25th ranked Height-adjusted Speed Score in this class), Hopkins demonstrated his excellence against the toughest competition in college over the last two years. Despite his average athleticism, Hopkins routinely got open at will against NFL caliber corners and tough defenses. With Kevin Walter getting…
The draft stock of Markus Wheaton has undergone a relatively dramatic shift over the last month. As high as the 4th wide receiver on DraftBreakdown’s board, 9th on the NFLDraftScout ranks, 7th by Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller, and 9th by CBS Sports. On the podcast where Coleman and I discussed WR rankings, I made mention of the fact that after a slight viewing, I wasn’t all that impressed. After some prodding, I decided to see if I was missing something. Strengths -Runs one of the…
With the overwhelmingly positive response to the top 5 NFL Draft TE’s and WR sports podcast that Coleman and I did on Wednesday, we decided that a second edition featuring all of the 2013 NFL Draft running backs would be in order. Inside, we discuss Johnathan Franklin, Eddie Lacy, Miguel Maysonet, Andre Ellington, Christine Micheal and all of the other relevant players. As always, leave your comments below or contact us on twitter. Sports Wunderkind NFL Draft Running Back’s Podcast
Next in line of the Sports Wunderkind Player Evaluations is the troubled Marquess Wilson. Strengths -Great height/speed combination. -Ball tracking ability on longer throws -Snatches the ball out of the air on crossing routes -Surprising agility for a taller player Weaknesses -Very, very inconsistent hands, especially in traffic. -Some questions about attitude/intangibles -Not as efficient in the redzone as you’d want someone his size to be -Gets pushed off his route and quits fighting on longer routes Metric Evaluation The maddening quality of Wilson’s game…