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NFL Draft Player Evaluation: Markus Wheaton, Wide Receiver, Oregon State University

Posted on by Davis Mattek
Markus Wheaton

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…

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NFL Draft Player Evaluation: Marquess Wilson, Wide Receiver, Washington State University

Posted on by Davis Mattek
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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…

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