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Nelson Agholor puts on show in USC win over California:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000427936/article/nelson-agholor-puts-on-show-in-usc-win-over-california
Sources Tell Us: What we're hearing about top NFL prospects
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000419864/article/sources-tell-us-what-were-hearing-about-top-nfl-prospects
Excerpt:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000427936/article/nelson-agholor-puts-on-show-in-usc-win-over-california
Sources Tell Us: What we're hearing about top NFL prospects
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000419864/article/sources-tell-us-what-were-hearing-about-top-nfl-prospects
Excerpt:
Rotoworld:The scoop: USC WR Nelson Agholor reminds an NFC scout of a young Reggie Wayne in the way he runs routes and gets in and out of cuts. One concern the scout expressed about Agholor was field awareness. He stepped out of bounds a yard short of the first-down marker on 4th-and-2 late in the fourth quarter against Utah. It would have sealed the game for USC had he stayed inbounds. Also, earlier in the game on a third-down pass he didn't run a route deep enough and he caught the ball a yard short of the first down.
The skinny: The comparison to Wayne is apt. Agholor has really worked to make the transition from playing running back in high school to becoming a top-flight wideout in college. The field awareness issues are part of the learning process. Those are things that can be cleaned up. USC loves his work ethic and thinks he's going to keep getting better.
Nelson Agholor - WR - Trojans
CBS Sports' Rob Rang observed that USC junior WR Nelson Agholor "changes direction fluidly," which allows him to gain yards after he catches the ball.
That same acceleration and ability to change directions also suits Agholor well as a punt returner. He has the vision and patience to set up blocks when returning the ball. Rang was most impressed by a play that got called back on a hold. "Agholor took a quick screen from [quarterback Cody] Kessler, made a Cal defender miss and exploded down the left sideline...weav[ing] his way through traffic for a 78-yard touchdown [that got called back]." Agholor had 216 yards receiving in the contest, marking back-to-back 200+ yard games. He has four straight with 100 or more yards. He hasn't officially declared for the draft, but it was reported by TFY Draft Insider's Tony Pauline that according to his sources, "odds are high" that the junior declares.
Source: CBS Sports
Nov 14 - 6:56 PM
NFL.com's Bucky Brooks observed that USC junior WR Nelson Agholor showed off superior "route-running, ball skills and run-after-catch ability" in posting 216 yards against Cal.
Brooks called Agholor's performances earlier in the year a "mixed bag," but has been all-in on the receiver as of late. That'll happen when a prospect puts up back-to-back 200-yard receiving games. According to Brooks, Agholor's game is still "ascending." This bodes well for the receiver's prospects, as "scouts plac[e] a heavy emphasis on the way a prospect finishes the season." Agholor is also a skilled returner, which will help his stock with teams that might not necessarily view him as a No.1 receiver.
Source: NFL.com
Nov 17 - 10:38 PM
Entering the season, TFY Draft Insider Tony Pauline had an initial low grade on USC junior WR Nelson Agholor, but notes that he has proven him wrong.
"Entering the season I gave Agholor a very low grade and have been proven wrong. The dynamic receiver has impressed scouts all season long and he turned in a career performance against Cal last week with 16 receptions for 216-yards and 2-scores," Pauline writes. Agholor has now had back-to-back 200+ yard games and also has four straight with 100 or more yards. Pauline notes that Agholor is a "terrific timing receiver who creates after the catch and has a nose for the end zone,"and Agholor "is expected to enter the draft and fits into the initial 80 picks."
Source: TFY Draft Insider
Nov 17 - 3:29 PM
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