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Another Scouting site: Sidelineview's big board

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dos poptarts

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They've got their scouting reviews of lots of players (sortable). Most top 50 reports include video and timeline notes of good and bad play. There's still top players missing reports so I guess they'll get completed as the draft approaches.

 

ENJOY.

 

http://thesidelineview.com/big-board

 

Here's part of their Jordan Matthews report:

 

Pros
  • He. Can. Fly
  • Smooth
  • Plays the game at a much faster rate than the rest of the college players on the field
  • Excellent Route runner, precise
  • First three plays noted on South Carolina video, he lined up in 3 different WR positions
  • Gives effort blocking
  • Explosive runner after the catch - plenty of quick hitch and run in his career
  • High points the football
  • Solid hands - tends to body catch going across the middle on occasion
  • Downfield acceleration is obscene
Cons
  • Needs work on his double move - v. Houston 2013, he didn’t sell the stutter and go at all, couldn’t get open.
  • Understanding of coverages, needs to know when to settle down v. zone, sprint v. man
  • Wiry but can he get separation at the LOS against more physical corners?
  • Will push off downfield to high point the football
  • Catches the ball away from his body but lets ball get into his body at times.
  • Has a little hitch when exploding from the line of scrimmage that he got away with in college

Vanderbilt used him all over the field - Z, X, in the slot and even as a tight Y on occasion.  Either way, he’s got scary athleticism, body control and explosiveness.  He’s a lot like Houston Texans WR Deandre Hopkins was coming out of Clemson but Matthews is more polished in the finer things of the game.  The WR class is LOAD-ED so there’s no telling where he’ll land, but an NFL team will get an NFL ready player on day one.

 

 

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Going by his BPA, if all other teams stayed pat, we'd have:

1st - WR Jarvis Landry

2nd - CB EJ Gaines

3rd - OT Antonio Richardsons

4th - OT Morgan Moses

5th - S Terrence Brooks

6th - WR/RB Dri Archer

7th - TE Xavier Grimble

Well, Looked down the list a couple spots here and there, but never went up the board for any selection. I'd be ok with those selections.

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Going by his BPA, if all other teams stayed pat, we'd have:

1st - WR Jarvis Landry

2nd - CB EJ Gaines

3rd - OT Antonio Richardsons

4th - OT Morgan Moses

5th - S Terrence Brooks

6th - WR/RB Dri Archer

7th - TE Xavier Grimble

Well, Looked down the list a couple spots here and there, but never went up the board for any selection. I'd be ok with those selections.

I love EJ Gaines. Underrated CB in the draft this year. I see him as a riser after the combine.

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