Draft Rewind 2016: Laquon Treadwell, Minnesota Vikings

What Ourlads NFL Scouting Services said about LAQUON TREADWELL: Mississippi, 6020 221 4.63. Junior entry. Three-year starter from Crete, IL. Second team All- America and first-team All-SEC. Ranks second in school history with 196 catches. A multiple alignment type receiver who is an impact pass catcher. Lines up mostly on the left side (85%), but plays in the slot (2.9%) and the right side (11.2%). Came back to play last fall after a severe lower leg injury suffered towards the end of his sophomore year. A physical, muscular, and strong receiver who is a solid route runner. He’s a big receiver who makes the contested catches and has good run after catch ability. A quicker than fast receiver who gets into and out of his breaks with no hesitation. Reactive and assertive in traffic. He can beat man coverage by winning at the ball. Adjusts well to the ball in flight. Drives back to the ball. Good in contested areas, slants, curls, across the middle. He can out-physical most defensive backs. You don’t hear much about Treadwell’s drops, but of the 211 total routes he ran he was targeted 35.1% of the time and he dropped the mail 9.5% of the time. The norm is 5.9%. Tracks the ball well overhead and follows the ball into his hands. Good concentration and focus in congested areas. Can take a big hit. A hand catcher who can pluck the low hard off-target pass. Finishes the play after his catch. The best thing he does is catch the ball when covered. A big target who can defeat the jam with strength. A big game receiver. Catches in the clutch. Can think and adjust on the run. An aggressive and competitive blocker. Has the ability to get open. Reacts well to a crowd. Has guts and concentration on the ball and will catch in a crowd. He’s open even when he’s covered. The thing he must do is dominate down and distance. If he’s Anquan Boldin, we’ll take him. Boldin ran in the high 4.6 to 4.7 range but he went in the second round. 2015 stats: 82-1153, 14.0 ypr, 11 TD. Medical exclusion at Combine. First/ second round. (A-33 3/8, H-9 1/2, VJ-33, SS-DNP).

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