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Apr 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM

ritz126
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Originally posted by NYniner85:

The general thought around this year's WR class is that it's a "pick your flavor" group at the position. What exactly are those flavors and which prospects sort into each bucket?

I took a look at the 20 wide receivers inside the top 120 on the consensus board and tried to sort… pic.twitter.com/MXHvJF4GdA
— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) April 15, 2026

this is a great article. I agree which is why i feel some analyst will complain during draft some players are going to be "reaches" but it really depends on what you want at WR this year

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Apr 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM

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BMoore56
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They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

Apr 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM

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Kolohe
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Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Apr 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM

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Hysterikal
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Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

24 and 25 is going to be the normal age of rookies in the future cause of NIL

Apr 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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Ezekiel38
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Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

Apr 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM

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BMoore56
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Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

Was just going to say that. Dude is fast

Apr 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM

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Kolohe
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Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

He doesn't play like 4.31 at all if you watch him. I knew someone would bring up his Combine numbers. lol

Apr 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM

#743

Ezekiel38
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Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

He doesn't play like 4.31 at all if you watch him. I knew someone would bring up his Combine numbers. lol

Im not saying he plays to 4.31. I think he plays much slower than that.

But to say he doesnt have much speed is incorrect.

Ive watched his YouTube vids and didn't like what I saw and didn't see 4.31 speed but he's not Juaun Jennings lol

Apr 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM

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adrianlesnar
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Hes projected late day 3 to udfa, so id be stoked if he developed into a juaun Jennings lol

Apr 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM

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Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

He doesn't play like 4.31 at all if you watch him. I knew someone would bring up his Combine numbers. lol

Im not saying he plays to 4.31. I think he plays much slower than that.

But to say he doesnt have much speed is incorrect.

Ive watched his YouTube vids and didn't like what I saw and didn't see 4.31 speed but he's not Juaun Jennings lol

Yah that's actually what I meant, my bad. He doesn't play fast or show breakaway speed from what I saw.

Apr 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM

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I think one of the things that puts a WR in Kyle's doghouse is blocking. Whether it is a willingness to block or the ability to block his man.

Apr 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM

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Originally posted by WildBill:
I think one of the things that puts a WR in Kyle's doghouse is blocking. Whether it is a willingness to block or the ability to block his man.

Deebo used to quit on a lot of blocks his entire career. I think Kyle overlooks certain things if you're productive elsewhere though and Deebo was, until he wasn't.

Apr 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM

#748

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Originally posted by Nastastical:

Originally posted by WildBill:
I think one of the things that puts a WR in Kyle's doghouse is blocking. Whether it is a willingness to block or the ability to block his man.

Deebo used to quit on a lot of blocks his entire career. I think Kyle overlooks certain things if you're productive elsewhere though and Deebo was, until he wasn't.

Kyle overlooked a lot with Deebo. It was very odd since he's normally so tough on WRs.

Apr 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM

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Interesting blocking grades. Boston is a straight killer; KC is one of the worst blockers in the draft.

2025 ranks in PFF run blocking grade among 276 qualified Power Four wide receivers:

3. Denzel Boston
27. Carnell Tate
31. Omar Cooper
41. Antonio Williams
45. Chris Bell
50. Zachariah Branch
55. Makai Lemon
68. Malachi Fields
103. Elijah Sarratt
130. Germie Bernard
140. Jordyn…
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) March 12, 2026

[ Edited by Heroism on Apr 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM ]

Apr 17, 2026 at 2:14 AM

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NYniner85
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Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by Ezekiel38:

Originally posted by Kolohe:

Originally posted by BMoore56:
They Met with Jeff Caldwell. Dude is old for a rookie wr lol

He reminds me a lot like Jauan Jennings. Tall lanky WR with not much speed.

Ummm .. Caldwell ran a 4.31 40 at the combine ... yeah not much speed.

He doesn't play like 4.31 at all if you watch him. I knew someone would bring up his Combine numbers. lol

He's an athletic freak

https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/jeff-caldwell

he just doesn't know how to play the position lol.