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The draft to some of us is 24/7/ eternity.
Justin Blackmon
In the last two seasons, Blackmon has proved to be one of the top wide receivers in the country. In 2010 he caught 111 passes for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns. With a game to play this year, he has 113 catches for 1,336 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Blackmon is a 4th year junior, having redshirted in 2008 his true freshman year. He was not a highly recruited player coming out of high school. He was rated as a three-star player with offers from places like Colorado, Missouri and Northern Iowa as well as Oklahoma State. Though he still has another year of eligibility, it’s almost a forgone conclusion that he will enter the draft. He came very close to coming out last year.
Blackmon has excellent receiver size at about 6-1 and 215. He looks taller because he is so long. He is a fluid athlete with excellent flexibility and body control but only average speed. After watching four tapes yesterday, I would estimate his play speed at no better than 4.6. On tape you don’t see him pull away from people on deeper routes. It’s a combination of the offense he plays in, his body control and his route running ability that make him as productive as he is. Though he has some concentration drops, he has excellent hands and almost rare ability to adjust to the ball. He has very good leaping ability and will consistently go up and snatch the ball at its high point both in traffic or when free. While he is not a burner, he uses his body control and length to get open even when a defender is close by. He is a very good runner after the catch using his strength and natural run instincts to get yardage. As a blocker, he is willing and at times shows he can be a big hitter.
Overall, the player in the league I would compare Blackman to is Anquan Boldin. They have a similar skill set coming out of college. Blackmon is probably a bit faster than Boldin as Anquan struggled to break 4.7 when timed. Still, football character, instincts, route running ability and hands will make him a productive possession receiver in the NFL. Comparing Blackmon to Notre Dame’s Michael Floyd, I would say Floyd will run faster and is a more physical player but Blackmon has a little better body control. Before I watched the tape, I would have thought Blackmon was the better prospect because of his production but now I would have to go with Floyd.
Some links.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/scouting_department.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/sco ... tment.html</a>.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.optimumscouting.com/draft/static/top-100-prospects.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.optimumscouting.com/draft/st ... pects.html</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2011/12/06/nfl-draft-order-derby-say-goodbye-to-barkley-and-griffin-as-dolphins-drop-from-5th-to-9th/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedaily ... th-to-9th/</a>
This was has info about the order of the draft..
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2011/12/2012-nfl-mock-draft-baylor-qb-robert.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nationalfootballauthority.co ... obert.html</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.sidelinescouting.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.sidelinescouting.com/</a>
I have a bunch of these going out to 2017......Yes some ppl predict for Juniors in HS.
Justin Blackmon
In the last two seasons, Blackmon has proved to be one of the top wide receivers in the country. In 2010 he caught 111 passes for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns. With a game to play this year, he has 113 catches for 1,336 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Blackmon is a 4th year junior, having redshirted in 2008 his true freshman year. He was not a highly recruited player coming out of high school. He was rated as a three-star player with offers from places like Colorado, Missouri and Northern Iowa as well as Oklahoma State. Though he still has another year of eligibility, it’s almost a forgone conclusion that he will enter the draft. He came very close to coming out last year.
Blackmon has excellent receiver size at about 6-1 and 215. He looks taller because he is so long. He is a fluid athlete with excellent flexibility and body control but only average speed. After watching four tapes yesterday, I would estimate his play speed at no better than 4.6. On tape you don’t see him pull away from people on deeper routes. It’s a combination of the offense he plays in, his body control and his route running ability that make him as productive as he is. Though he has some concentration drops, he has excellent hands and almost rare ability to adjust to the ball. He has very good leaping ability and will consistently go up and snatch the ball at its high point both in traffic or when free. While he is not a burner, he uses his body control and length to get open even when a defender is close by. He is a very good runner after the catch using his strength and natural run instincts to get yardage. As a blocker, he is willing and at times shows he can be a big hitter.
Overall, the player in the league I would compare Blackman to is Anquan Boldin. They have a similar skill set coming out of college. Blackmon is probably a bit faster than Boldin as Anquan struggled to break 4.7 when timed. Still, football character, instincts, route running ability and hands will make him a productive possession receiver in the NFL. Comparing Blackmon to Notre Dame’s Michael Floyd, I would say Floyd will run faster and is a more physical player but Blackmon has a little better body control. Before I watched the tape, I would have thought Blackmon was the better prospect because of his production but now I would have to go with Floyd.
Some links.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/scouting_department.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/sco ... tment.html</a>.
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.optimumscouting.com/draft/static/top-100-prospects.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.optimumscouting.com/draft/st ... pects.html</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2011/12/06/nfl-draft-order-derby-say-goodbye-to-barkley-and-griffin-as-dolphins-drop-from-5th-to-9th/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedaily ... th-to-9th/</a>
This was has info about the order of the draft..
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2011/12/2012-nfl-mock-draft-baylor-qb-robert.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nationalfootballauthority.co ... obert.html</a>
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.sidelinescouting.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.sidelinescouting.com/</a>
I have a bunch of these going out to 2017......Yes some ppl predict for Juniors in HS.
