STRENGTHS
Troy reminds me a lot of Vikings Justin Jefferson. He has that same lanky build but is strong with the speed and the suddenness to run all the routes on the route tree. He can move the chains and also take the top off the defense. He has strong hands and the athletic agility to adjust to the ball in the air and make the difficult, acrobatic catches. Troy is taller than most defensive backs, and in the red zone, and when running deep routes, this gives him the advantage to make a play on the ball. His suddenness allows him to make cuts other long-legged receivers cannot make and helps him from rounding off routes not allowing defensive backs to get underneath him to make interceptions. Troy shows up in the big games and because of his long strides, speed, and size, can make the home run ball an option for a playcaller at any point in a game. Troy has all the ingredients needed to make an average quarterback, better than average and carry the passing game for the team that selects him. He is a potential franchise receiver.
CONCERNS
Well, he’s not perfect. He will have to work at securing the ball better on those low, “almost hitting the ground”, passes… using more hands than body, but I have no doubt he will improve. He also needs to be more physical on his short routes and use his long leg strides coming out of his breaks, to get those pesky defensive backs off of him. Troy also needs to bulk up to handle the physical defensive backs at the next level. All of these concerns are nitpicking a player who should overcome all of them once he gets to the next level.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.47
As I stated before Troy has the potential to become a franchise receiver. Nevertheless, because of all the talented receivers coming out in this draft, your guess is as good as mine as to what round Troy will be selected in. I suspect if there is a run on receivers Troy will be selected in the first round and if not, then the second round seems likely. Also, you have to accept the bias of the division he plays in. He is not playing in the SEC and there are some very good receivers in this draft from the SEC that could be rated higher because of that bias. This bias is not necessarily wrong, after all, the history of quality receivers coming out of the SEC dictates that it’s smart to rate those players a little higher on the draft boards than other receivers coming out in other divisions. Troy might not be rated as high as I have him rated but I will say this…I stand by this profile of stating that Troy will be a franchise receiver for the team that selects him once he gets on the field no matter what round he is selected in. That’s what the talent board is all about. If a player is selected in the 3rd round, his impact will be as if he was selected in the 1st round. That’s the 2-board system.
