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TYLER JOHNSON, WR, MINNESOTA: NO. 38I watched Tyler Johnson's film and gave him a second-round grade. I think he has strong hands and great athleticism for the slot. He has flashes of quality route-running that just need to be pruned from the weeds of some ill-advised, multi-step releases and stems that take too much time and offer too little separation. He is a WR2 or WR3 in the mold of Mohamed Sanu or Robert Woods.
But it is impossible to ignore how Johnson has handled the pre-draft process. He did not make the Senior Bowl, elected to pass over the Shrine Bowl and delayed his testing at the combine and his pro day was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is nothing to stand on beside his tape.
Even for a player with a second-round grade, no other background information scares me. His character concerns are essentially media leaks from area scouts. The simple reality is that of Kelvin Harmon last year: I may like him a lot but if a team doesn't draft him until Day 3, it's an uphill battle to even get the snaps necessary to show off the traits I believe he has. Harmon played well last year but is still a depth option for the Washington Redskins as he earns the trust and targets of a second- or third-round pick. The future will likely be much the same for Johnson.

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You won't find anybody higher on Laviska Shenault Jr. than I am. There tends to be a wide receiver in every draft I'm much higher on than most. Chris Godwin, out of the 2017 class, has been good. James Washington, drafted in 2018, looks promising. While the jury is still out on 2019 second-round pick J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.
Let's address the medical red flag in the room: Shenault played through pelvic bone inflammation the entire 2019 season and missed multiple games for the second consecutive year. The nagging injury affected his pre-draft process, and he eventually decided to get core muscle surgery following the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. It put him on a good recovery timeline for minicamps but prevented him for participating in Colorado’s pro day. Shenault tried to gut it out at the combine and failed, pulling up after one hampered 40-yard dash.
No one has seen a fully healthy Shenault since 2018. While the 2019 film is still really good, the 2018 film is the real story. He was a dominant three-level player who broke more tackles than a running back, offered a deep threat rare for players over 215 pounds and ran enough of a route tree to separate and win with timing.
Like many who play several different roles for their offense, Shenault needs time, experience and polish. He needs to learn the receiver position to its fullest and take regular reps there to hone his instincts and blossom into an X-receiver. The potential is there, and if Shenault is healthy enough, I'm willing to take the gamble.

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DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES, WR, MICHIGANDonovan Peoples-Jones received a considerable amount of hype entering Michigan. Peoples-Jones was as a 5-star recruit but now tagged with what scouts call a "five-star sticker," given to prospects who were once highly touted recruits but whose output never matched the hype.
Peoples-Jones was WR1 at Michigan where he only topped 600 yards once during the 2018 season. He also recorded career-highs in catches (47), receiving yards (612) and touchdowns (eight) that year. There's plenty of blame to go around as to why Peoples-Jones didn't produce like a high-end option and his best days may be ahead of him after the uphill battle Michigan’s offense faced.

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https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/wid...draft-2020

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https://thedraftnetwork.com/articles/nfl...ivers-2020

Take the Minnesota Vikings as an example. They traded Stefon Diggs this offseason and have a clear void in their receiver room. The Vikings own picks Nos. 22 and 25 in the first round, which would put them in the wheelhouse for either Jefferson or any other number of talented receivers. But why draft Jefferson, a first-round talent, when the drop off from him to say Florida's Van Jefferson is significantly less than the drop off from (as an example) TCU cornerback Jeff Gladney and the corners who will be available when Minnesota comes on the board in the second round? Assuming teams value Gladney and Jefferson equally.

This x 100

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@"BarrNone55" said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1246464434178084866

If Reagor made it to 58 its hard to imagine better value, highly doubt he’ll last that long. 

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