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Topic subjectWR James Washington, Oklahoma State (6'0, 205)
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2635184, WR James Washington, Oklahoma State (6'0, 205)
Posted by will_5198, Tue Dec-26-17 05:05 PM
he's a weird guy to characterize, because the things he does well don't really complement each other. undersized for the outside, but his game is deep speed and his route tree is basically all X/Z routes. he's not that precise with those routes either (lazy head fakes and bad stems), so corners with length can jam him up.

alright, well there's plenty of smaller, deep threat receivers cashing NFL checks from the slot. ultimately yes, I see him playing there, but not without issues. his aforementioned route-running is going to get him in bottled up, as he doesn't find holes in shallow zones. inconsistent hands, so he's not your third-down man. also, he's surprisingly average after the catch -- definitely not a space-creator when surrounded in the open field.

so what does he do? for being smaller, he plays bigger than he is on long passes. elevates (his running back build keeps him from being knocked around), tracks, and puts his hands out at just the right moment. all his college highlights are basically that.

if a NFL defense puts a safety in off-coverage over him in cover four, he can burn that up. that's his ticket.