STRENGTHS
Deebo has outstanding size, speed, and overall talent to play football and be an impact player at a very high level. He can play inside in the slot or, play on the outside because of his size and speed. He shows decent hands when he wants to catch the ball and has good run after the catch skills to gain the needed yardage with excellent strength and power in his lower body to break tackles, when he wants too. Deebo can run good and smart routes and he will block if he feels it’s necessary. There is no doubt how much talent Deebo has and there is no argument that he has top fifteen talent but as I always say it takes more than talent to play in the NFL.
CONCERNS
If you turn on the film of the Clemson game this year you will see Deebo’s potential to impact at the next level. Than turn on just about any other game and you will see play that contradicts Deebo’s play in that Clemson game. You will see him not block, have alligator arms, dropping passes and in general not running routes unless he is the hot receiver. In general, not impacting they way he did in the Clemson game. I guess it’s possible that he didn’t want to get hurt but Deebo’s lack of strong hands to catch contested balls is disturbing and it makes me think he will also have a problem holding on to the ball when he runs with it.
TALENT BOARD ROUND 3.39
Deebo has the talent to be a franchise receiver but I’m not sure he has the mental strength to produce CONSISTENTLY. He seems to turn on the talent when he wants to and that is disturbing. All I can tell you is what I see on film, I can’t tell you why Deebo didn’t play every game with the same aggressiveness that he played in the Clemson game. Don’t get me wrong Deebo showed up in the other games but with less enthusiasm. He had good yardage and scored TB’s but it’s the lack of attention to details that was disturbing. His blocking was nowhere to be seen in those games and his route running when he wasn’t the hot receiver, was poor to say the least. He can line up anywhere in your offense and he can impact but what I see on film inconsistent consistent play, game in and game out. For me personally, I would struggle to select him early in this draft although his talent suggest that he should be. But that’s just me and I’m sure others will disagree but I wonder if Deebo himself, turned on the film and evaluate himself, if he would disagree with me? I’m not sure he would.
