Jalen Nailor
This Dynamic Beta is great at separating with good release, quickness, and his hands. Nailor doesn’t check all of the boxes using Jax’s Anatomy and much of this is attributed to injury history (26 games in 4 years). Injuries explain the shortcomings in production but could present red flags. Looking at advanced metrics, Nailor starts to distinguish himself amongst the top-end talent in this draft class and recent elite draftees. Nailor fares well when looking at Yards After Catch x ADOT and Contested Target Rates (0 – 19 Yds). Nailor is great at separating with good release, quickness, and his hands. With his suddenness and burst, Nailor is great after the catch. As his routes continue to develop, he will become even more dangerous. He is also an underrated blocker. Based on recent mock drafts, it is common to see Nailor slipping to the 4th round of rookie drafts (and many times not even being drafted).
Check out these metrics from @DevyEusuf:
💪 Yards After Catch x ADOT
👀 Contested Target Rates (0 – 19 Yds)
— ᴄʜᴀʟᴋ (@101chalk) March 30, 2022
Romeo Doubs
Doubs is a player who is being overlooked even with a solid production profile. He looks like an NFL receiver with solid footwork and an improved release. When the ball is in his hands, he is hard to take down. Doubs is great at tracking the ball and making contested catches at the high point. Aside from his Speed Score, where he misses in the Anatomy, it is by the slightest of margins. Don’t be fooled by his lackluster Speed Score either. The former Nevada wideout finished this past season with 444 deep yards (per PFF) after leading the FBS in that category in 2020. As in rookie drafts, Doubs will likely be overlooked which could make him a late-round gem.
A @tiltmoney favorite – Nevada WR Romeo Doubs
With inside-outside versatility, Doubs offers speed to be a deep threat, toughness crossing over the middle, nuance to get open in the short to intermediate, and body control on the sideline
— Kendall Mirsky (@MirskyKendall) March 19, 2022
Julius Chestnut
Chestnut is a small school deep sleeper and one of Blake Hampton’s favorites this year. He’ll probably hate me for sharing all of his guys in this series (White, Ingram, etc.). Although Chestnut hails from Sacred Heart University, he still led the FCS with 205 all-purpose yards per game and 171 rushing yards per game. You can ding him for the small school production but Chestnut racked up the accolades this past season – multiple first-team All-American nods, NEC Offensive Player of the Year, three-time NEC Player of the Week, a National Player of the Week, and finished third in voting for the Walter Payton Award in 2020. In terms of athleticism, Chestnut has the above-average burst you want in a physical short-yardage/goal line bruiser. Barring landing spot, I would consider taking Chestnut at the end of my rookie draft or as a free agent waiver pickup.
This man is different @JuliusChestnut pic.twitter.com/1OZkPoGxdx
— Tacopina Sports Management (@TacopinaSports) March 24, 2022
