After further review of the 2022 class, I came across three other prospects who showed well using Jax’s Anatomy and my own process. Although players like Pickens are getting more (deserved) attention now that more dynasty gamers have done some due diligence, these players are still too low on many boards (or non-existent).
George Pickens
Fresh off a Natty, George Pickens enters the NFL Draft as an overlooked prospect in fantasy circles at the moment. It could be due to a previous ACL injury that have some concerns with his health record. His recent athletic testing numbers clearly show that he’s well beyond that injury. Pickens is a 21-year-old smooth operator who produced at an early age and shouldn’t be faded. The former Bulldog is a beast in the red zone with his physicality, awareness, and securing passes at high points. His speed masks some inefficient releases and wasted movement in his routes, but he can improve with time. Admittedly, Pickens doesn’t score well when applying Jax’s Anatomy but he also suffered a season-ending injury which definitely throws off his production numbers.
I spoke with my brother-in-arms, Blake Hampton, recently about Pickens and without giving away the results from Blake’s model, let’s just say Pickens player comps are ridiculous. Make sure to follow Blake and join our Patreon to get all of his model insights and results coming real soon.
George Pickens, a 6’3” WR with soft hands and a breakout age that puts him in the 97th percentile. This 2022 Draft class is bringing back the big WR pic.twitter.com/By9Z8mxhlR
— Tommy Mo (@2on1FFB) January 11, 2022
Isaiah Weston
If you’re looking for a sleepy, small school box-checker, then Isaiah Weston is a prospect you need to dive into. But bare with me… he is an older prospect at 24 (yikes!). With that said, his production numbers are off the charts although he played at Northern Iowa. Okay, so Weston isn’t really that sexy but don’t be mistaken, Weston isn’t a player you’re looking at in the third round of rookie drafts. Depending on how things shake out over the next few weeks and the draft, he could be a nice value in the fourth round. He’s currently going undrafted in rookie mocks. Expect that to change after his Pro Day performance as he posted a 9.99 RAS score which is good for #3 all-time among wide receivers. For now, bookmark the name, and hope he finds himself in a situation where he can shine early as an undrafted free agent. Christian Watson has been flying up draft boards after blowing up the Combine and Weston is a late-round pivot/dart throw.
Charlie Kolar
The tight end out of Iowa State had scouts buzzing at his Pro Day as he showed off his athleticism and blocking. Kolar is a two-time All-American so his production has always been there but the respect hasn’t necessarily followed. As we all know, tight ends take forever to develop in the NFL but those who are athletic and can block tend to have earlier opportunities. From an Anatomy standpoint, Kolar is another box-checker, barely missing in the yards per reception category with 13.7 (where the threshold is 14). He is another older prospect but this isn’t much of a concern given the position.
One guy NFL scouts are higher on than media is Iowa State’s Charlie Kolar. TE coaches from Falcons, Eagles, Giants, Saints, Cards, and Titans were at @CycloneFB pro-day today. Looked noticeably different this year from junior tape in terms of bend & fluidity. Nice look here: pic.twitter.com/5dkKX7S2Xb
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) March 22, 2022
