STRENGTHS
Noah reminds me a lot of Panthers WR Devin Funchess who is not a tight end. Noah truthfully is not a Tight End either. He shows excellent hands to catch the ball and uses his big body shielding his opponents to make catches. He is used as an “on the move” receiver, out of the backfield like a H-Back, as well as in the slot and outside but he is not used to block very much and I don’t ever see him in a three-point stance on the line blocking at all. He shows long speed down the field and because of his soft hands can catch the deep ball. Noah has good overall athletic talent, size and speed to go along with those soft hands to attract many teams in this draft to believe he can be a red zone weapon and a touchdown maker for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
He doesn’t block, he doesn’t really run all the receiver routes either. He is used on the move and off the line, mostly because he is not quick enough off the line of scrimmage to get into his routes. Truthfully calling him or listing him as a Tight End is a joke. At best he’s a big body move or slot receiver. Noah does a decent job running routes against zone coverages but as far as having the mental toughness against single coverage and fighting for the ball with a defensive back all over him, that is yet to be determined.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 4.11
Noah is not my type of receiver because he lacks the quickness to run routes at the skill level, he will need for the next level. Yes, he can make some plays and score some touchdowns but there are too many pure receivers who can play special teams and BLOCK that can do that also. Noah has talent but I’m not convince within his first contract that his impact will match that talent. So, for me I let others do all the work and see where he is at after his first contract is up. Noah has talent but its talent that has to be paired up with the right offensive system, quarterback and offensive coordinator.
