Anyone else impressed with this Wylie kid?

[MHS831]

He isnt gonna last until the 6th if his medicals check out. I doubt he would be there in the 5th. He has had some injuries in the past but a very intriguing prospect. Would there be a way to work him into a scat back type role on some formations, chud could find some scary things to do with him.

4th round or he is gone, if medical checks out. Would spell doom for Armanti, which is OK.

[#1 Panthers Fan]

Dude is fast as hell. I like the kid. Hope the Panthers do aswell.

[Ivan The Awesome]

http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerRB.asp?id=3613

http://www.cfbstats.com/2011/player/96/1008443/puntreturn/split.html

Steve Smith, Utah, 2000 (Senior year) 5' 9" 185; 4.35-4.4

Punt returns: 43, 365 yards, 8.5 average

Receiving: 35, 743 yards, 21.2 average

Devon Wylie, Fresno State, 2011 (Senior Year) 5'9" 185; 4.35-4.40

Punt Returns: 29, 446, 15.6 average

Receiving: 56, 716 yards, 12.8 average

Exactly. It's also eerie that both of their names have 10 letters. O_O

[rayzor]

copy and paste from the other wylie thread...

i love the guy in the 5th or so. very good and quick receiver with good hands, very good KR man, very good gunner.

the dude has it all. i like his WR skills, but i like him more for being a ST ace, which we need.

been seeing a lot of things about him this weekend, but i've liked him for a few weeks now..

AaronAloysius New Prospect Video: Fresno State WR/PR Devon Wylie vs Nebraska: http://t.co/vRde7CWd #NFLDraft

ckparrot Truth: there truly are not a lot of receivers in this Draft that I would take above Devon Wylie, based purely on talent.

ckparrot Wylie isn't just some guy that caught my eye w/ good balance in Shrine practices but can't really run worth a damn. This is a real prospect.

[Ivan The Awesome]

copy and paste from the other wylie thread...

i love the guy in the 5th or so. very good and quick receiver with good hands, very good KR man, very good gunner.

the dude has it all. i like his WR skills, but i like him more for being a ST ace, which we need.

been seeing a lot of things about him this weekend, but i've liked him for a few weeks now..

Dare I say we better use our 4th on him...

[rayzor]

Dare I say we better use our 4th on him...

dream scneario for me is that we somehow get another 3rd or earlier pick and use the first 2 picks on defense (preferably DT and CB), our 3rd pick on either amini silatolu or mitchell schwartz and then a 4th on chris rainey and 5th on wylie.

that to me would be a thing of beauty. then replace mare with connor barth and draft the best punter with a late pick. kicker and punter upgraded and then rainey and wylie added as ST aces (rainey as a punt blocker and kick returner, wylie as a gunner and punt returner) and STs have been massively upgraded as a whole.

then pick up a FS (or CB converted to FS) from FA and the whole team is improved.

[Shermdog]

dream scneario for me is that we somehow get another 3rd or earlier pick and use the first 2 picks on defense (preferably DT and CB), our 3rd pick on either amini silatolu or mitchell schwartz and then a 4th on chris rainey and 5th on wylie.

that to me would be a thing of beauty. then replace mare with connor barth and draft the best punter with a late pick. kicker and punter upgraded and then rainey and wylie added as ST aces (rainey as a punt blocker and kick returner, wylie as a gunner and punt returner) and STs have been massively upgraded as a whole.

then pick up a FS (or CB converted to FS) from FA and the whole team is improved.

I am on board with that.

[bigdog10]

I think we have this guy on the roster already. His name is Kealoha Pilares

[rayzor]

I think we have this guy on the roster already. His name is Kealoha Pilares

meh...pilares is slower and a lot less dynamic than wylie with the ball in his hands. also wylie brings more to STs than as a returner. dudes a great gunner as well.

[MHS831]

I think fifth, even though he could be gone by then. I think we are going to grab a LB in the fourth--just a hunch. Wylie has a bit of an injury history, but I don't know more than that.

[Mother Grabber]

His average yds are significantly lower than Smiths, almost half. I would be interested to know if that is because he doesn't get much yac. If he gets tackled by the first defender who comes along, then he won't be much more than a 3rd receiver. 12.8 sounds like he doesn't make many big plays. Could be one who looks great in shorts, but is average in a game.

[DaCityKats]

meh...pilares is slower and a lot less dynamic than wylie with the ball in his hands. also wylie brings more to STs than as a returner. dudes a great gunner as well.

i give you the faster part, but Pilares is a pretty good gunner and ST player as well.

[rayzor]

i give you the faster part, but Pilares is a pretty good gunner and ST player as well.

he's fine, but wylie offers more all around.

[MHS831]

he's fine, but wylie offers more all around.

And we really need a punt returner. Pilares could not take that from AE.