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Topic subjectJustin Hunter, Tennessee (6'4, 200)
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2129549, Justin Hunter, Tennessee (6'4, 200)
Posted by will_5198, Mon Feb-11-13 01:37 PM
Very comparable to Malcom Floyd; both are tall, leggy deep threats who dominate on jump balls. Some receivers win downfield because they run past everyone, whereas Hunter uses incredible leaping ability and wingspan to achieve the same result (ones who do both are top ten picks). When he boxes out and extends, he's unguardable down the sideline.

Too bad he's not a natural hands-catcher otherwise. He traps a lot of passes into his chest or on his hip, and doesn't position his hands properly as targets. He also had a ton of drops this past season, usually on third down or anytime he needed to do something important. Might be an aberration (missed most of his sophomore year with an ACL tear, and played with the fun-slinging Bray). Might not.

Aside from his inconsistent hands, he's also limited by his body type on intermediate routes. Straight-line, stilted runner with route cuts that are somewhat exaggerated. He can lose one defender after the catch, but lacks explosive change-of-direction and is an easy tackle.

Since he's only started 17 games, combined with another year removed from surgery, there's a ton of upside. His lack of YAC potential caps his potential as a number one, but he should find his niche as a secondary, downfield option -- if he irons out the inconsistencies. Second round.