WIDE RECEIVERS
Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio St
Emeka is a long-striding receiver with excellent, quiet hands, very much like the Buccaneers Mike Edwards, and the Jaguars Brian Thomas. His long strides give him deceiving speed to make yards after the catch. Emeka has the agility and body control to make the difficult catch. He also has the lateral agility to run excellent routes and a High football IQ to read defenses on the run. Emeka runs precise routes and with his long strides can separate easily. Because of his excellent route running, and ability to separate, Emeka can play any one of the receiver positions. He can move the chains or go deep, and with his quiet hands, can catch the deep ball with ease. Emeka has the size needed to take the pounding to the next level. He does a solid job blocking and looks to be a good teammate and that is very important for a receiver not to be a diva. I think the most impressive aspect of Emeka's overall talents is his ability to be in sync with his quarterback on down and distant situations. He still has to prove that he can come up with the contested catch in the red zone but that is nitpicking. Emeka should be an excellent receiver for his team. Talent Grade: 1.83
Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona
Tetairoa has the length that a lot of receivers lack and this helps him dramatically. He has good, strong hands to catch the ball and is one of the most consistent, and crafty route runners that I have seen coming out in any draft. Tetairoa has those smooth long strides and quiet hands that allow him to catch anything thrown his way. He has a high football IQ that allows him to stay in sync with his quarterback when a play breaks down. Tetairoa is not fast and he is not quick so running his forty at the combine would not be smart because there is too much attention on the forty time, and his speed will be the biggest issue for a lot of teams to judge him by. My guess is if he runs in the 4.6 range he will sneak into the 1st round but anything close to 4.7 or over, will drop him into a later round. Nevertheless, his speed, or lack of it, should not affect his production on the field if he is matched up with a franchise quarterback. All Tetairoa needs to do is build the trust of the quarterback and playcaller to be an impact receiver for the team that selects him. His length, quiet hands, crafty route running, and high football IQ, will make him a quarterback’s favorite target, and that’s all that matters when it comes to a receiver impacting. Talent Grade: 2.19
Luther Burden III WR Missouri
Luther has the potential to be an excellent slot receiver because of his quickness to elude tacklers after the catch. He does a good job in the slot, finding those soft spots in a zone and showing his numbers to the quarterback for easy receptions. Luther should be excellent on special teams returning punts. He has good hands and does a good job adjusting to the ball in the air. His quickness and High Football IQ will make him a “security blanket” type of receiver when plays break down giving his quarterback and offensive play-caller the ability to call any type of play knowing Luther is on the field. Luther is more quick than fast and that will affect teams thinking about his ability to play on the outside and gain separation unless he becomes more of a technician running routes. Nevertheless, inside the red zone, he is strong enough and smart enough to be a weapon in the slot or lined up wide, using his quickness to gain the needed separation to score touchdowns. Talent Grade; 2.50