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RB Devin Singletary, NYG (2 Viewers)
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SInce day one the NFL has always had stud players from small schools.
TONS of HBCU athletes starred/Hall of Fame careers.
Singletary is a stud, a great combo of speed/elusiveness/power. He'll have no problems in the NFL.
Alfred Morris a Florida Atlantic alum
TONS of HBCU athletes starred/Hall of Fame careers.
Singletary is a stud, a great combo of speed/elusiveness/power. He'll have no problems in the NFL.
Alfred Morris a Florida Atlantic alum
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JohnnyU
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I agree about Singetary, but listing Morris as Florida Atlantic alum isn’t saying much.
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Gandalf
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Gandalf
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Whoever goes to KC early will be in the 1.01 conversation for sure. My broader point was Pittsburgh isn’t aching for an RB like KC/Philly/Baltimore are
Gandalf
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Aching, possibly not. But are they sold on Conner? He did well, but is probably just a guy.
I think this is true, but any of those 4 teams (could add Indy but I don't think they take a back high enough to get him) would be really good spots.
ZWK
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Devin Singletary had 6 receptions and 4 dropped passes this year (source: PFF draft guide). 15 targets, 4 drops, 6 receptions, 36 yards. Small sample size, but yikes.
On the plus side, he was better over his previous 2 seasons with a 22/180/0.5 per season receiving average (I don't know the number of drops).
On the plus side, he was better over his previous 2 seasons with a 22/180/0.5 per season receiving average (I don't know the number of drops).
bostonfred
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Surprised that we aren't hearing more discussion around this guy.
Before the combine he was getting a lot of talk as arguably the top rb overall, despite being on the small side.
After the combine he was left for dead. 4.66 40 and 7.32 3 cone drill.
His film looks awesome. He played with a turnstile offensive line and managed to set records. He's got vision, elusiveness and post contact balance, and he will lower his shoulder to hit a defender.
But his combine would have been questionable for a big back. For someone his size that was a major disappointment.
He was compared to LeSean McCoy a lot, and to frank gore. Now he's playing with both of them.
A favorable comp might be devonta freeman whose 4.58 and 7.11 3 cone were slow for a similarly sized back. Singletary was worse in both.
He looks really good at football. Maybe he just sucks at track. Maybe he would have done better at his pro day, where he injured himself on his first attempt at the 40. Or maybe he's slow and only played well against bad competition.
Brandon Beane clearly liked him, taking him in the early third at the beginning of a run on RBs. Damien Harris was the next back drafted, and Jace Sternberger was taken one pick after singletary when the bills had a need at tight end.
This was arguably the best landing spot for a rookie after oakland - McCoy and Gore are at or near the end, the bills drafted a top o lineman and use the outside zone run blocking that singletary would prefer, and they have a mobile qb with a big arm and some fast receivers to keep defenses back. If he's successful as a rookie, he may have a path to long term playing time.
Right now he's going somewhere in the late teens to early 20s in a mediocre draft class, and the other top backs in that range are behind much younger players like gurley and Michel.
Curious to see what other people think about this guy.
Before the combine he was getting a lot of talk as arguably the top rb overall, despite being on the small side.
After the combine he was left for dead. 4.66 40 and 7.32 3 cone drill.
His film looks awesome. He played with a turnstile offensive line and managed to set records. He's got vision, elusiveness and post contact balance, and he will lower his shoulder to hit a defender.
But his combine would have been questionable for a big back. For someone his size that was a major disappointment.
He was compared to LeSean McCoy a lot, and to frank gore. Now he's playing with both of them.
A favorable comp might be devonta freeman whose 4.58 and 7.11 3 cone were slow for a similarly sized back. Singletary was worse in both.
He looks really good at football. Maybe he just sucks at track. Maybe he would have done better at his pro day, where he injured himself on his first attempt at the 40. Or maybe he's slow and only played well against bad competition.
Brandon Beane clearly liked him, taking him in the early third at the beginning of a run on RBs. Damien Harris was the next back drafted, and Jace Sternberger was taken one pick after singletary when the bills had a need at tight end.
This was arguably the best landing spot for a rookie after oakland - McCoy and Gore are at or near the end, the bills drafted a top o lineman and use the outside zone run blocking that singletary would prefer, and they have a mobile qb with a big arm and some fast receivers to keep defenses back. If he's successful as a rookie, he may have a path to long term playing time.
Right now he's going somewhere in the late teens to early 20s in a mediocre draft class, and the other top backs in that range are behind much younger players like gurley and Michel.
Curious to see what other people think about this guy.
