College Football Notebook: Wide Receiver
As part of our growing college football coverage, I will be sharing some of my personal scouting notes on some of the 2016 wide receiver prospects throughout the football offseason. I hope this gives fans a chance to see what we see when we’re scouting players, and gives you an opportunity to join in.
Today I will be sharing my notes on three of the up and coming wide receiver across college football: Mike Williams, D’haquille Williams, and De’Runnya Wilson. These are the exact words out of my personal scouting notebook I take when I watch tape on each of these players. Hope you enjoy!
Mike Williams – Clemson, Junior
- 6’4, 210 lbs
- Born in South Carolina
- 2014 Stats – 57 rec, 1030 yards, six touchdowns
- Missed game vs Georgia Tech, 2014
- Second Team All-ACC by media
- GAME WATCHED – BOSTON COLLEGE, 2014
- Lines up on the outside
- Good route running
- Excellent blocker
- Attacks the ball every time
- Used mainly on vertical routes
- Run after the catch questionable
D’haquille Williams – Auburn, Senior
- 6’2, 224lbs
- From Louisiana
- Played Junior College at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Missed back to back games in 2014
- Suspended for the 2014 Outback Bowl for several missed practices
- Social Media Issues
- GAME WATCHED – ARKANSAS, 2014
- Mainly plays in the slot
- Good speed
- Nice breakaway ability
- Good catch and run
- Effective blocker
- Fights for yards
- Hard to bring down
- Ball security issues
- Tries to do too much
De’Runnya Wilson – Mississippi St, Junior
- Arrested on second degree marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges
- 6’5, 225 lbs
- Missed two games, no reception in a third game
- 2014 STATS – 47 rec, 680 yards, nine touchdowns
- Expected to be teams best wide receiver in 2015
- Plays multiple spots
- Good vertical speed
- Didn’t try to breakup a potential interception
- Very effective blocker
- Vertical receiver
- Ball control is excellent
- Turns head on deep touchdowns
- Fights for yards
- Doesn’t get open in the redzone
(h/t to our friends at Draft Breakdown)