The Rookie Scouting Portfolio (RSP)

Category: Wide Receiver

  • Senior Bowl: North Squad WRs Day 1

    Senior Bowl: North Squad WRs Day 1

    Every NFL team that conducts a Senior Bowl practice has a different style and process. The Oakland Raiders began and ended with special teams and utilized a lot of scrimmaging in a variety of 1-on-1, 5-on-7, and 11-on-11 situations. The drills I tend to get the most from feature wide receivers and the Raiders practice…

  • Walk on the Wild Side: Sunday Night in Mobile

    Just wrapping up a Senior Bowl preview with Jene Bramel for the New York Times Fifth Down and I wanted to share two videos of players I’ll be watching closely this week: Oregon State receiver Markus Wheaton and Louisiana Tech pass catcher Quinton Patton. Check out the thank you at the end of this post…

  • Futures at Football Outsiders: WR Martel Moore, NIU

    Futures at Football Outsiders: WR Martel Moore, NIU

    Futures: Northern Illinois WR Martel Moore By Matt Waldman Sleeper. It might be my favorite word. If by some infinitesimal chance — or twisted act of fate — I somehow wind up on stage at Pace University’s New York City Campus and I’m sitting across the table from James Lipton, ‘Sleeper’ would be my answer.…

  • No-Huddle Series: WR Darius Johnson, SMU

    No-Huddle Series: WR Darius Johnson, SMU

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  • Futures: WR Marquess Wilson

    Futures: WR Marquess Wilson

    Futures: WR Marquess Wilson by Matt Waldman This week’s Futures is about more than Marquess Wilson. It’s about the dynamics of power within college football programs and the risks that come with questioning their authority. For most of us outside the situation, it’s about being willing to reserve judgment about a player’s decisions when we may never…

  • Influenced by Excellence: Demaryius Thomas

    Influenced by Excellence: Demaryius Thomas

    By Nathan Miller Twelve games into the 2012 season, the Denver Broncos appear to be a more legitimate contender than a year ago. By record, they are two wins improved.  By observation, it appears to be much more. They are division champions, and clicking on a Manning-led offense that is significantly different in style and…

  • Juron Criner: “Trust Me”

    Juron Criner: “Trust Me”

    Raiders receiver Juron Criner made a play this weekend against the Saints that was typical, if not easier, than what he did at Arizona. I think he could continue to earn time in the starting lineup this year. He has Cris Carter-like hands and body control. Big shoes to fill, but he’s worthy of the…

  • Justin Hunter: Focus is a Skill

    Justin Hunter: Focus is a Skill

    Much is expected of the great football prospect. Especially when one of them is a rising junior with the NFL-ready physique, the athleticism, and the budding technical skill to win battles with NFL defensive backs like Eric Berry during summer workouts. Potential like that is seductive to anyone who watches it. More than anything, potential…

  • WR Justin Hunter: Unvarnished Moss

    WR Justin Hunter: Unvarnished Moss

    If you attempt to keep up he’ll run by you. If you try to get in his way he’ll run around you. And in those cases you succeed in sticking close, he’ll leap over you. Tennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter is a 6-4, 200 lb., gazelle in pads. There are only two players that I…

  • Futures: West Virginia WR Tavon Austin

    Evaluating players is a long process. It doesn’t end when an analyst watches a few games of a prospect. I want you to keep this in mind as you read this take or any take that I provide of a player before his college career has ended. My methodology of evaluation is as detailed as…