STRENGTHS
Andy might be one of the best offensive weapons in this draft. He is a strong, powerful runner who catches everything thrown to him like an alligator snapping a bird out of midair in one fell swoop. He runs excellent routes with the explosion to separate out of his breaks like a smoke bomb leaving his defender confused in what direction Andy is going to take out of his break. Andy CATCHES THE BALL. He doesn’t drop balls, balls don’t ricochet off his hands into other defenders’ hands. He has a big catch radius, high and low, with the ability to adjust to the ball in the air and the feet to make sure he catches the ball in bounds. Andy can run those fly sweeps and still take the ball between the tackles to make third down yardage if need be. He was dominating in the passing game, in every game he has played in this year and at every level. He is not just receiver…Andy is an offensive weapon.
CONCERNS
Some teams are worried that Andy is too small…suckers.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 1.43
NFL Teams better learn quickly that “checking the boxes” is a dumb way of evaluating players for the next level. It might make it easy for GM’s to justify why they passed on talented players and help to keep their jobs until it dawns on the person who hired them that they just are not doing the job right. I don’t give a dam about your boxes. I don’t care if the receiver is 6’2” 220 lbs and can run a 4.50 in the 40-yard dash. What I care about is CAN HE CATCH THE BALL, anytime, anywhere, under any conditions and when he has a spider like defendant climbing all over his back. That is my priority when evaluating any receiver. You want a guy who can run a 4.30 in the forty…I’ll take the kid who can catch the ball. You want a 6’6” guy in then red zone…I’ll take the kid who can catch the ball. Andy catches the ball, he happens to be fast and quick but his best attribute is that he catches the ball. He’s not tall but he caught 7 TD’s in 2016, 10 TD’s in 2017 and 13TD’s in 2018. That means everyone in the stadium knew the ball was going to Andy in the red zone and he still produced. Against the University of Georgia, he caught the ball (without any drops), 15 times for 210 yards and 2 TD’s. Anyone who has seen him play automatically thinks he will be a good slot receiver but for me I’m thinking this kid is a better version of Former Bills WR/ST Steve Tasker who was much more than a slot receiver…he was an offensive weapon. I call him Andy (The Pirate) Isabela because like a shifty pirate, he will sneak up on your defense and steal the game away with a play you least expected.
