Why Sammy Watkins needs a great combine in order to be drafted high

GoldsonAges · 2014-01-11T01:15:25Z

Hello everyone.What I have done here is a statistical breakdown of what makes a WR special in todays game. I have broken everything down according to height and weight. Looking at the top receivers in yardage I noticed a pattern. Take a look at the top WRs in yardage; (weight rounded to nearest 5) combine results 10/20/40 yard dash in red Josh Gordon 6'3" 225Antonio Brown 5'10" 185 1.47/2.56/4.37Megatron 6'5" 235Demarius Thomas 6'3"230AJ Green 6'4"210Alshon Jeffery 6'3" 215Andre Johnson 6'3" 230Pierre Garcon 6' 215. 1.5/2.56/4.42]DeSean Jackson 5'10" 175. 1.53/2.52/4.35Jordy Nelson 6'3" 220Brandon Marshall 6'4" 230Eric Decker 6'3" 215Dez Bryant 6'2' 220Vincent Jackson 6'5" 230Jimmy Graham- TEA clear pattern has developed while studying these top-15 receivers. Only four of the top 15 are under 6'3" tall. Amongst those players three out of the four have elite timed speed, with the only exception being Dez Bryant. Dez is 6'2".The data shows that the most successful NFL WR are 6'3" or taller. Outside of that range, a player has a small chance of cracking the elite top 15. Amongst those who do make it to the highest level in the NFL yet do not possess ideal size, 75% of those players possess elite speed in some category of the 10/20/40 times. There is only one player in the top 15 who is not ideal size and does not have elite speed. Dez Bryant, who is 6'2" and nearly does meet the height requirement of 6'3".This is a statistical look at why Sammy Watkins needs to have elite timed speed at the combine if he is going to be considered a legitimate candidate to be drafted early in the first round. When you also consider that the 6'3" or taller WR makes up a smaller percentage of the WRs who enter the NFL every year the statistics become even more impressive. Just based on sheer numbers, WRs who are under 6'3" should have a better chance than those over 6'3" of making this list. But they don't and it's not even close. Run Sammy run!

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don't care what he runs in the 40I've watched him burn everyone on the field.

Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 12:28 am

Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I really doubt that Lovie will draft him so I've given up hope there. Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 1:43 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest Sammy ran a 4.27 at Clemson this June. I'm sure he will be close to that at the combine Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 9:00 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest http://www.tigernet.com/update/football/3-Clemson-WRs-run-fast-unofficial-40-times-11387 Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 9:01 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I'm guessing he runs a 4.3 Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 9:30 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest I really doubt that Lovie will draft him so I've given up hope there. I'm starting to get that feeling as well. And I'll be ready with my kicking leg and a baby. Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 11:11 am Anonymous (@Anonymous) Posts: 0 Cabin Boy Guest http://www.tigernet.com/update/football/3-Clemson-WRs-run-fast-unofficial-40-times-11387 Yeah I'd fire the stop watch operator in Clemson if I had 3 guys run under a 4.3 on grass. That is so improbable as to make me laugh. Posted : Jan. 11, 2014 11:45 am

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Why Sammy Watkins needs a great combine in order to be drafted high

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