With the 2022 NFL Draft over, it’s time for some movie rooms on this 12 months’s rookie class. I’ll attempt to get to all of the gamers and a few UDFAs over the following few weeks. There are clearly a million scouting profiles on the market so that is simply my opinion however I’ve tried to backup principally every part I’ve stated with movie clips. This is the ultimate one for a drafted player this 12 months, thanks for trying out these articles the previous few weeks! If you’ve gotten any concepts for articles over the rest of the offseason, be at liberty to remark beneath or tweet me. (Previously: Jordan Davis and Cam Jurgens and Nakobe Dean and Kyron Johnson.)
STRENGTHS
+ Good dimension and really fluid athlete. Pretty fast in a straight line and fluid on in/out breaking routes
He’s easy for a tight finish… Hence why I’m calling him a massive slot. You can see good quickness and velocity to his routes. I do not assume the Eagles have a comparable player on the roster actually which makes him useful. pic.twitter.com/csGa0BKgdn
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
I wager the Eagles preferred this one… They run this route a ton with Goedert and Hurts loves throwing exterior the numbers. Again, he is a easy route runner and you may see he is a fairly fluid athlete. pic.twitter.com/XesXiTaYKc
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Can discover house towards zone protection
It’s time for one ultimate Eagles draft thread… Grant Calcaterra you’re up. For a sixth spherical decide, he is enjoyable to observe! I’m undecided I’d name him a tight finish actually, he is a massive slot who can transfer and has some juice as a receiver from the slot or as an X. Has a good really feel for zone too pic.twitter.com/orxKeThvbs
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Good physique management and has the flexibility to excessive level the soccer and make robust catches
+ An actual menace within the redzone, particularly on fade routes
Another beautiful instance of him successful down the seam and beating the break up security protection. He’s large enough to seem like a tight finish however I ponder if groups will deal with him as a WR. You don’t desire him on a LB. He’ll create some mismatches on offense. pic.twitter.com/GJVr0Colm3
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Again, that is what he does properly. Split him out, get him on a linebacker/security and let him get vertical. He appears to be like like a correct crimson zone menace with good management and a massive body in addition to simply sufficient juice to get some separation. pic.twitter.com/QycmjxOD5d
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
You actually do see this very same play time and time once more, particularly on his older tape. Hurts throws a fairly good slot fade ball too… pic.twitter.com/N4ZiCvZQrV
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Can create matchup issues as a ‘big slot’
I hold saying it however this actually does seem like a massive WR working this route. He has the flexibility to separate towards man protection on in/out breaking routes the place he does not must decelerate a lot. pic.twitter.com/dRn94IhZad
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ Has the flexibility to stretch the seam and get excessive
This is his bread and butter. He can get vertical and has a massive catch radius. He’s useful at working these seam routes from the slot which have become actually distinguished just lately as defenses begin to play extra 2high. pic.twitter.com/SDdnQqIXCB
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
+ A prepared blocker, each in cross safety and as a run blocker
This play kind of sums his blocking as much as me… It’s a bit weak however he kind of simply does sufficient to not kill the play. He’s gonna must bulk as much as play extra of a conventional TE role. pic.twitter.com/IcGl59HQ1t
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
So what about his blocking? He’s not an inline blocker, does not have the ability and is not bodily or robust sufficient. But as a massive slot he does simply sufficient to keep up his blocks for lengthy sufficient and he’s a prepared blocker. You do see some good run blocks at instances. pic.twitter.com/FkKnpJTb01
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Here once more, he’s a prepared blocker and does sufficient to maintain for a lengthy sufficient time period. He’s not a nice blocker but it surely’s not a vital weak point contemplating how he’ll doubtless be used. pic.twitter.com/0ktWLsVsid
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
WEAKNESSES
– Not the very best palms. Catches together with his physique and never his palms an excessive amount of which causes him issues on the catch level
Onto some fast weaknesses… The concussion historical past is the massive crimson flag clearly however there are issues on movie too. He catches means an excessive amount of together with his physique and never his palms and it causes a few too many fairly dangerous drops. pic.twitter.com/cHVXlJmn7w
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
Again, a fairly robust drop however while you line up exterior as a TE you’ll most likely must make catches with our bodies round you and he could positively enhance on this space. pic.twitter.com/KZbK32s4Jc
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
– Probably by no means going to be a conventional inline tight finish resulting from his lack of energy when blocking
– Slow coming again to the ball which implies he has to push off a lot and will get referred to as for cross interference an excessive amount of
He’s fairly easy aspect to aspect however appears to be like fairly ugly with comeback routes the place he has to cease and are available again to the ball. It takes him a whereas and I think about NFL DBs might be leaping this sort of comeback all day… pic.twitter.com/57WLQvJygK
— Jonny Page (@JonnyPage9) June 16, 2022
– The concussions are clearly a large drawback and a massive motive why he fell to the sixth
OVERALL
Well… this was a enjoyable one to write down. I clearly didn’t have large expectations contemplating Grant Calcaterra was a 6th spherical tight finish, however the movie is definitely fairly enjoyable! The Eagles appear to be capturing for prime upside guys within the late spherical and in free company this 12 months and I’m on board. We all know the medical historical past and who is aware of how lengthy he performs within the league, however I’d reasonably take a probability on a excessive upside man than at all times taking a strong particular teamer who can’t do a let else.
The most up-to-date movie is just not that good if we’re being trustworthy. The concussions have clearly taken a toll on him as a player and there may be completely no assure that he’ll ever be pretty much as good as he as soon as was. The movie beneath Kyler Murray is fairly spectacular although. Obviously, it helps enjoying with an distinctive school quarterback, however he appeared like a respectable weapon who could play the role of a ‘big slot’ or break up tight finish. He has some good fairly reps on movie.
He was constantly requested to play the ‘X’ place and school coaches wouldn’t ask a tight finish to do this except they thought he had the flexibility to separate and win towards cornerbacks. You noticed that he had good physique management and the flexibility to go up and get it within the redzone. He can also be fairly quick and can fancy his probabilities towards linebackers if you will get him lined up on them.
He is a first rate and prepared blocker, however I don’t assume he’ll ever be an inline blocker on the subsequent degree. If he has a probability to make it, he must be a massive slot model tight who is principally a receiver. I don’t assume he’ll ever be a beginning tight finish (which is okay for a 6th spherical decide) however I feel he has a first rate shot of changing into a useful role player who could make a few catches right here and there and contribute within the crimson zone.
I do not know what his role on particular groups might be, however I feel he may have a first rate shot to make the roster. Jack Stoll is way more of a blocking tight finish, so I don’t assume he’s in direct competitors with him. Tyree Jackson is not going to be wholesome at first of the season, resulting from a torn ACL in January, so he is not going to be competing with him both. I feel he might be competing with Richard Rodgers and JJ Arcega-Whiteside and I feel if he exhibits some upside in the summertime, he ought to make the roster of those.
Overall, I feel all trendy NFL groups ought to merely purchase as many alternative ability gamers as attainable who can create matchup points. Adding one other potential part-time weapon within the 6th spherical could change into a nice decide if his concussion points don’t trigger any long-term issues.
