'Why Jordan Addison?'
Height & Weight
5'11 -- 173lbs
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Ascension grade
Pro-bowl ceiling
57.48 -- WR#3
High-end traits (80th percentile & up)
Release variation & separation quickness
Transitional capabilities
Early acceleration
Top-end speed
Positional versatility
Three level effectiveness
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Low-end traits (30th percentile & down)
Play strength
Stylistic comparison
Darnell Mooney meshed with Diontae Johnson
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Projected role comparison
Secondary receiver with three-level contribution (Jahan Dotson)
What sticks out when you initially watch Addison is how easily he gets on the hip of cornerbacks in his vertical tree.
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His 10.85 in the 100m is on full display here.
Good timing on double moves with the fluidity during the re-acceleration phase to create big-play opportunities.
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Will immediately bring a strong vertical presence to an NFL passing attack.
As much as he wins on the third level of a defense, his presence as a threat on schemed touches is there as well. Not overly abrupt, or sudden as a mover, but he wins with timing in open space.
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Think of how Philadelphia uses DeVonta Smith in the screen game -- intellect > size.
See this again -- quick screen with tackle coming boundary side.
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Able to bend path subtly to the numbers, and negate contact.
Timing -- Timing -- Timing
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Addison is a finesse receiver through and through, relying on precision to win in contested catch situations.
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Patient when the ball is in flight with the body control to finish plays.
Expectations & Range of outcomes
Realistically, we are looking at a Wide Receiver slightly behind the top tier of those 1B-type players -- Smith, Waddle, Higgins. Has the three-level functionality to have boom weeks against poor defenses with the ability to be a weekly safety net for an offense.
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This class has a lot of those guys who are likely more "2's than 1's," but that does not mean he should lack value.
Landing spot depending, I would take him around 1.08 in my Rookie Drafts as my third/fourth receiver off the board.
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