Category: Scouting Reports – 2015

Clive Walford Scouting Report

Scouting Reports - 2015
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Clive Walford TE Miami FL #46
Ht: 6’4″
Wt: 254

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Size/Athleticism: Adequate height and overall size but not elite in terms of his physical tools. Moderate athleticism, which limits his ability as a route runner. Shows great balance and vision as a runner after the catch.

Separation Skills: Lacks the speed to be a serious deep threat. Does not have the explosive ability to consistently create separation, but runs crisp routes and uses his size to shielder defenders as a possession receiver. Does a great job working the middle of the field, finding soft spots in the zone and the seam to run down the middle.

Ball Skills: Hands improved dramatically as a senior after struggling with drops early in his career. Has large hands, so it’s very realistic to expect his senior year improvement to be a lasting trait. Also has long arms and is reasonably quick in tight spaces, giving him a large catch radius. Does a nice job adjusting to poorly placed ball (had plenty of practice with Miami quarterbacks). Had some bad fumbles as a senior.

Blocking: Fights hard right through the whistle. Locks on to his assignment and finishes them off. Lacks dominant strength, but is a bend-but-don’t break blocker even at his worst.

Intangibles: Didn’t play football until his senior year of high school. Described as a vocal leader in the locker room.

Durability: Extremely durable until season-ending knee injury as a senior. Returned to play in Senior Bowl, which eases concerns.

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Clive Walford Chart

Overview: Walford is a low ceiling/high floor prospect. He doesn’t have the dominant size or the elite athleticism to be viewed as a game-changing weapon, but he does everything well and should be viewed as a three-down player. He compares favorably to Dwayne Allen as a prospect.

Maxx Williams Scouting Report

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Maxx Williams TE Minnesota #88
Ht: 6’4″
Wt: 250

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Size/Athleticism: Prototypical in-line tight end. Lacks speed to stretch the field but athletic enough to contribute as a receiver. Runs hard and can break tackles after the catch.

Separation Skills: Not capable of creating separation with athletic ability. Strictly a possession receiver who gets open by slipping off blocks. Sounds off his routes and needs to refine his technique to consistently break free at the next level.

Ball Skills: Great hands. Reliable on the easy ones and also makes some tough catches. Shows excellent body control along the sideline. Gets to the second level with ease and locks on to moving targets. Uses size to his advantage to box out defenders.

Blocking: Nasty in-line blocker. Works hard against bigger defensive ends. Fights through the whistle. Plays a little too hard at times and loses balance when lunging and slips off his block.

Intangibles: Father, Brian, was a first-round pick and played center for the Giants for a decade. Grandfather played quarterback at Notre Dame in the 1950s. Mother played volleyball at Minnesota.

Durability: Missed a game with a calf injury in 2014.

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Maxx Williams Chart

Overview: Looking for someone to fill the Rob Gronkowski role in your offense? Look no further than Williams. It’s unrealistic to expect him to reach Gronk’s level of production, but in terms of style, that’s the role he can play. He’s a true three-down, in-line tight end with the athleticism and reliable hands to contribute as a possession receiver. There’s a limit to the production you can expect from a receiver with his physical traits (in other words, he’s not Jimmy Graham) but there is immense value in a tight end capable of staying on the field in all situations and contributing in multiple ways.

Breshad Perriman Scouting Report

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Breshad Perriman WR Central Florida #11
Ht: 6’3″
Wt: 214

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Size/Athleticism: Impressive blend of size and athlete. Has the height and the frame to consistently win 50/50 balls. Capable of pick up yardage after the catch if given a seam, and also capable of breaking some tackles.

Separation Skills: Long strider who takes a few steps to build momentum, but has enough speed to make defenses respect his ability to go deep. Needs to use his strength to fight through press coverage. Got pushed around at times, but clearly has the strength and ability to refine his technique to eliminate that issues from his game. Quick footwork at the line of scrimmage to release from press coverage without needing to engage in physical contact. Sloppy routes when he isn’t the primary target.

Ball Skills: Consistently extends his arms to secure the ball away from his body. Clearly has the large hands to secure the ball quickly. Far too many focus drops. Seems to be late to pick up the ball in the air, and is late to react at times. When he does pick up the ball quickly, however, he has a large catch radius and is athletic enough to make difficult catches.

Blocking: Adequate effort most of the time, but doesn’t dominate like he should with his size.

Intangibles: Didn’t always appear to be on the same page as his quarterback—something teams should look into to determine if it’s an issue with Perriman’s understanding of the playbook or just poor quarterback play.

Durability: Suffered a concussion in 2013.

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Breshad Perriman Chart

Overview: Perriman has everything you can’t teach. With his size and speed, he can develop into a legitimate No. 1 receiver and a dangerous target down the field. However, he’s too raw to earn a first-round grade. His routes are still sloppy and fails to quickly locate the ball and adjust, which leads to some drops due to his late reaction. All of these issues are fixable—he has the athleticism to dramatically improve his routes and his large hands and long arms give him potential to become a reliable pass-catcher—so teams will view him as a high-upside prospect, but he does have bust potential.

Josh Harper Scouting Report

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Josh Harper WR Fresno State #3
Ht: 6’1″
Wt: 185

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Size/Athleticism: Average tools across the board. Adequate height to compete for 50/50 balls. Enough speed to be used as a deep threat, but not enough to truly be dangerous. Not a threat after the catch unless he has a seam. Dances too much after the catch, limiting his YAC ability.

Separation Skills: Used on deep routes frequently, but lacks the speed to run away from NFL defensive backs. Routes are adequate, but he doesn’t have the refined routes and subtle fakes to help create small windows of separation which receivers with his limited skill set need.

Ball Skills: Very good body control when adjusting to passes. Extends his arms away from his body to snatch the ball from the air. Gets alligator arms when he senses a hit coming. Suffers from some focus drops, especially when working across the middle where he fears contact. Decent leaping ability to compete for jump balls but doesn’t always read the throw early enough to get into the best position to shield the defender.

Blocking: Works hard. Locks on to his assignment quickly. Technique is fairly consistent. Lacks dominant strength, but generally gets the job done.

Intangibles: Father played linebacker in the NFL. Brother played at Oregon and is an assistant coach with the Eagles.

Durability: Missed time in 2011 with a hamstring injury and sports hernia surgery. Suffered season-ending knee injury.

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Josh Harper Chart

Overview: What you see is what you get with Harper. He has reliable hands and projects as possession slot receiver at the next level. He needs to refine his routes in order to create separation, but he has the basic physical tools to handle the duties of a third or fourth option in the slot. His injury history and relatively slight frame add some red flags to the scouting report which could drop his stock on some boards.

Vince Mayle Scouting Report

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Vince Mayle WR Washington State #1
Ht: 6’3″
Wt: 219

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Size/Athleticism: Decent all-around athlete. Former basketball player. Has experience, even as a senior, playing on special teams coverage. Not a serious threat after the catch unless given an obvious seam.

Separation Skills: Speed is average at best. Lacks the acceleration to run away from defenders. Has the strength to battle through press coverage but does not have the speed to run away from anyone. Does not do a great job using size to his advantage. Opponents showed no respect for his speed. Utah allowed 5’10”, 160 pound Dominique Hatfield to play man press coverage on Mayle, clearly not worried about his ability to fight past and run away from the much smaller DB.

Ball Skills: Inconsistent tracking the ball and adjusting to it in the air. Does not consistently attack the ball in the air and tends to be too passive, letting smaller defensive backs make plays on the ball. Traps the ball against his body too often. Plays like he’s 6’0″ rather than 6’3″.

Blocking: Works hard and has the size to be effective.

Intangibles: Former JUCO basketball player. Took a year off in 2010.

Durability: No known issues.

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Vince Mayle Chart

Overview: [Pronounced may-lee]. Mayle’s size and athleticism are intriguing but he may simply lack the speed to play a role in the NFL. Seeing teams play much smaller defensive backs in man coverage at the LOS against Mayle shows the blatant lack of respect for his ability to create separation. He only has one year of starting experience and two years at the D-I level, so there may be reason to believe he can improve, but his biggest weaknesses are his physical traits. He’s a day three developmental prospect.