Rookie WRs:
@T43597 has mentioned Jaxon smith-njigba, Addison & Hyatt/Mingo
Jaxon Smith-Njigba:
He'll be in my squad but not necessarily on-field.
He was at Ohio State with G Wilson and Olave and Wilson has said that J S-N is the best of the three. He's also impressed Geno Smith in training camp. And, as
@T43597 says, will play slot.
But: I wonder how many targets he'll get.
Seattle averaged 33.8 passes per game last year. Assuming that stays the same they will be shared between Metcalf, lockett, Fant, J S-N, Walker and new pass=catching RB Charbonnet.
Of course, if he is targeted a lot he'll be off the bench and on-field.
Jordan Addison:
He'll probably start on-field for me.
Minnesota throw the ball a lot - 42 attempts per game last year. Addison will never be the no.1 while Jefferson is fit but he's a good chance to be equal #2 pass catcher with Hockenson.
He's replacing Thielen who averaged 6.3 targets last year.
Jalin Hyatt:
I'm unsure as to whether he'll be in my squad. He's apparently fast, very fast, but that's about it. From what I've read he needs space to operate but his route running and separation are poor. He doesn't win against man or press coverage. And he's not strong - get a hand on him and he's done.
Plus: the Giants run the ball as often as they pass: 30.6 per game for each last year; he played slot in college and the Giants also have Parris Campbell, Sterling Shepard, Wan'Dale Robinson and Jamison Crowder who can/do play slot.
Jonathan Mingo:
Another I'm unsure about. His college career wasn't great: PFF didn't rank his last college year highly (around 40th for receiving an yards per route run). He apparently is strong, a good route runner and contested catch but with neither break-away speed nor long spped when he's clear.
On the Carolina depth chart he's behind new-signing Thielen, D J Chark and T Marshall as WR and probably also behind TE Hurst as a pass-catcher.
Zay Flowers:
Likely to be in my squad and on-field.
Last season Baltimore only averaged 28.7 pass attempts to 30.9 carries per game. That's not promising for a pass-catcher - low pass attempts plus less than 60 possessions per game - that's low.
But Baltimore has a new OC, Todd Monken, who reportedly likes to pass the ball and prefers a faster paced, higher volume offence. Which is good new for pass-catchers.
Flowers may only be WR3 on the Baltimore depth chart and probable pass-catcher #4 behind O B-J, Bateman and Andrews.
But Bateman is on the PUP list; O B-J is woefully out of match-fitness having played no games last year and only 8,6 and 7 in the previous three years.
So Flowers, who can play inside and outside, may end up de facto pass-catcher #2
That's all for now.
