Ladd McConkey WR Georgia

[Lone Bolt]

Absolutely love this player...hard to not get DeJean and Newton...but if we were not getting a top 3 receiver, this kid is a pretty slick consolation prize for you wr guys...

[Fleet 1]

[Bolt-O]

[SuperChargedRodney37]

My thoughts.

Nice little receiver ..... no physicality or length, can't track the football well.
Chiefs will erase him.

Bad pick for early 2nd.

Absolutely a bad pick. Traded up for that. Not elite at anything and is strictly a chain moving slot receiver in the NFL. This offense is going to struggle to score enough points to keep up with the Dynasty. It’s going to take them 15 plays to score and Mahomes will take 2 minutes to score with Hollywood and Worthy.

[21&500]

Who doesn't love Laddy?
but ya we left a lot of beef on the table.

I suspect Laddy will be a fan favorite when he makes clutch catches for 1st downs.

[electricgold]

Got a WR super talented and a deep threat! Just what we needed...

[jamrock]

Greg Cosell- The best there is, imo...

https://www.the33rdteam.com/ladd-mcconkey-nfl-draft-2024-combine-results-scouting-report-for-los-angeles-chargers-wr/

LADD MCCONKEY 2024 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

STRENGTHS:

• Smooth, fluid, loose-hipped, shifty wide receiver with extensive experience lining up outside and in the slot.
• Short-area burst and quickness is immediately evident. No wasted motion or steps in and out of cuts.
• Shows excellent short-area quickness to defeat press coverage and get into vertical stem without disruption.
• Knows how to use vertical stem to attack corners to get them off their spot and/or get their bodies turned.
• Shows the athletic ability and body control to stop and change direction with few steps and then short-area burst.
• Has natural quickness as a route runner with burst and accelerating speed to run by and get on top of corners.
• Outstanding stop-start ability. In and out of breaks with sudden burst and quickness. Separation generator.
• Flashes body control and soft hands to make back shoulder catches from the outside and on slot fades.
• Elusive run-after-catch traits with lateral quickness to make defenders miss in space. Shows fluid shiftiness.

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WEAKNESSES:

• None

NFL TRANSITION:


The more tape I watched of McConkey, the more I like him as a player and like his projection and transition to the next level. McConkey has extensive experience lining up outside and the slot, in addition to being featured as a motion-movement receiver in Georgia’s offense under two offensive coordinators. There is no question he can be deployed in multiple locations within the formation in an NFL offense.

McConkey consistently shows refined, subtle, disciplined route-running traits with a high-level feel for using his vertical stem to attack and set up corners to get them off their spot and get their bodies turned so he could defeat their leverage. There is no wasted motion or steps in McConkey’s route running, and he shows outstanding short-area quickness and burst to defeat press coverage and into his breaks through the top of his route stem, generating needed separation.

What consistently stands out is his ability to stop and change direction with few steps, a trait often overlooked when evaluating receivers and their transition to the NFL. The more I evaluated McConkey, the more I thought of Cooper Kupp when he came out of Eastern Washington — a refined route runner with an innate feel for breaking down corners and finding voids in zone coverage. (Remember, Kupp was a small school receiver who ran a 4.62-second 40-yard fash with a 1.62-second 10-yard split at the combine.)

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Kupp would be a HR obviously. If he's a Julian Edelman or Wes Welker I'll be happy

[Jack Burton]

Greg Cosell- The best there is, imo...

https://www.the33rdteam.com/ladd-mcconkey-nfl-draft-2024-combine-results-scouting-report-for-los-angeles-chargers-wr/

LADD MCCONKEY 2024 NFL DRAFT SCOUTING REPORT

STRENGTHS:

• Smooth, fluid, loose-hipped, shifty wide receiver with extensive experience lining up outside and in the slot.
• Short-area burst and quickness is immediately evident. No wasted motion or steps in and out of cuts.
• Shows excellent short-area quickness to defeat press coverage and get into vertical stem without disruption.
• Knows how to use vertical stem to attack corners to get them off their spot and/or get their bodies turned.
• Shows the athletic ability and body control to stop and change direction with few steps and then short-area burst.
• Has natural quickness as a route runner with burst and accelerating speed to run by and get on top of corners.
• Outstanding stop-start ability. In and out of breaks with sudden burst and quickness. Separation generator.
• Flashes body control and soft hands to make back shoulder catches from the outside and on slot fades.
• Elusive run-after-catch traits with lateral quickness to make defenders miss in space. Shows fluid shiftiness.

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WEAKNESSES:

• None

NFL TRANSITION:


The more tape I watched of McConkey, the more I like him as a player and like his projection and transition to the next level. McConkey has extensive experience lining up outside and the slot, in addition to being featured as a motion-movement receiver in Georgia’s offense under two offensive coordinators. There is no question he can be deployed in multiple locations within the formation in an NFL offense.

McConkey consistently shows refined, subtle, disciplined route-running traits with a high-level feel for using his vertical stem to attack and set up corners to get them off their spot and get their bodies turned so he could defeat their leverage. There is no wasted motion or steps in McConkey’s route running, and he shows outstanding short-area quickness and burst to defeat press coverage and into his breaks through the top of his route stem, generating needed separation.

What consistently stands out is his ability to stop and change direction with few steps, a trait often overlooked when evaluating receivers and their transition to the NFL. The more I evaluated McConkey, the more I thought of Cooper Kupp when he came out of Eastern Washington — a refined route runner with an innate feel for breaking down corners and finding voids in zone coverage. (Remember, Kupp was a small school receiver who ran a 4.62-second 40-yard fash with a 1.62-second 10-yard split at the combine.)

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Uh oh. Cooper Krupp comparison.
Folks who don’t like this pick aren’t going to like this write up..

[21&500]

Was Joe afraid Ladd would get drafted by Washington or Arizona?

[blueman]

Happier with Ladd than I would be with Bowers.

[Parcells]

My thoughts.

Nice little receiver ..... no physicality or length, can't track the football well.
Chiefs will erase him.

Bad pick for early 2nd.

You missed the fact that he’s already got injury concerns. This is getting cute. He’s a nice addition to a solid receiver room. He’s the wrong guy to take when you currently have one of the worse receiving rooms in the NFL.

I think that prior to this pick we had a bottom five WR room. After this pick that doesn’t change.

[blueman]

McConkey is a solid #3, possibly #2 receiver. Unfortunately, he's now our #1 receiver.

Right now they can literally line up any of our top three WRs in any spot, which is kinda weird.