Welcome Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

[Charge!]

Jenkins Gone!

[Formula 21]

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...

Hard to not get Da Woody over this pick too.

[Parcells]

This guy breaks ankles, he looks like LT after the catch. Jukes DBs out of their jocks. He is a Chris Olave clone. Same height, same weight, same speed. All Olave has done in two seasons is catch 159 passes for 2165 yds and 9 TDs, catching passes from subpar QBs. Trust Harbaugh to know who in this draft class is going to succeed in the NFL. Jim moved up to take this guy over his best WR at Michigan. Trust he knows the talent.

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Olave would be a pretty solid outcome for this pick, but that is actually a high end comp I can buy more than someone like Kupp. I will be curious if he can win outside.

[AKFlyFisher]

There you go being a negative Nancy because you gall to voice his deficiencies.

He has deficiencies for sure. He is not great at tracking the ball. He is more of a slot receiver that finds soft spots in the zone. He has an injury history. But no player is perfect. He does things that Nabers, MH Jr and some of the others cannot do. He has elite, and I mean elite, route running and understanding of the game. The Alabama game folks are talking about is an interesting one. Watch the tape. There was definitely holding that was not getting called. Furthermore, Georgia's QB missed him a lot, when he got open -- no doubt not able to read the defense well. His blocking, interestingly, was actually quite good. I think Cosell knows WR.

[jamrock]

Nice job picking white WR comps. In fact, you picked the three best white wide receivers of the last two decades. I’m glad you’d settle for a four time All Pro (Welker) or one of the most prolific post-season receivers of all time and a Super Bowl MVP. Yes, I too would be happy if he ends up matching any of those three, which essentially be a top fifth percentile outcome for what he could be. Odds are that aside from being white, he won’t sniff one of these players.

Blame Greg Cosell. He made the Kupp comp. I'll own Edelman and Welker as McConkey is a small guy who apparently runs great routes and has great hands and likely plays in the slot for us. So those guys seem like good comps that I e envied NE for having repeatedly.

[SAY OW 55]

Chris Ouave? Chris Ouave? Dude was a monster at Ohio state. I didn’t see that outa him.

let’s see what he becomes. Maybe he can become a number 1 receiver. I don’t know. Let’s see what he is.

[powderblueboy]

maybe bama had a great pass rush, that forced QB's to throw too early?.... lost of factors..... Herbert will now have time..... Max Crosby will stoill be dancing with our 2 OT's depending on which side they choose to try?

and both bama CB's are not fast... they have great technique and a great pass rush!

It didn't help that the Bama corners were constantly on his hip pocket after his breaks.

I hear he was banged up in 2023.

[AKFlyFisher]

Justin Jefferson was also the #2 receiver at LSU. Same for Olave at OSU. I agree with the concerns, but we’ve seen multiple players buck that trend in recent years.

If you watch the film, I am not sure that saying Bowers is the #1 receiver is right. I think McConkey's route running actually made life easier for Bowers.

[Formula 21]

The true experts know what we got here. Cousins, RGIII. These guy know talent and subtlety when they see it.

[Charge!]

This guy breaks ankles, he looks like LT after the catch. Jukes DBs out of their jocks. He is a Chris Olave clone. Same height, same weight, same speed. All Olave has done in two seasons is catch 159 passes for 2165 yds and 9 TDs, catching passes from subpar QBs. Trust Harbaugh to know who in this draft class is going to succeed in the NFL. Jim moved up to take this guy over his best WR at Michigan. Trust he knows the talent.

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Awesome!!!... he is no less then 4th best WR in draft! =)

[Velo]

He is not great at tracking the ball.

What is your source for this? I just watched his highlights and he's great at tracking the deep ball.

[Velo]

We didn't get Bowers, but we got his teammate.

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