Green Bay Packers ຈະຊື້ຂາຍກັບ USC Wideout Drake London ບໍ?

USC wideout Drake London was named the Pac-10 Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2021.

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ຫມາຍເຫດ: ຮ່າງ NFL ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນວັນທີ 28 ເດືອນເມສາແລະ Green Bay Packers ມີ 22^nd ແລະ 28^th ເລືອກໃນຮອບທໍາອິດ. ໃນລະຫວ່າງນີ້ແລະຈາກນັ້ນ, ຂ້ອຍຈະກວດເບິ່ງຜູ້ຫຼິ້ນ 20 ຄົນທີ່ Packers ສາມາດເລືອກໄດ້ດ້ວຍທາງເລືອກເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ.

Today, we look at USC wide receiver Drake London.

DRAKE LONDON, WR, USC

ຜິວຫນັງ

London was a football and basketball star at Moorpark High School (Calif.). He even suited up for two games for the Trojans’ basketball team in the 2019-20 season.

It became clear, though, that football could be London’s meal ticket and he shined during his three seasons on the gridiron.

As a true freshman in 2019, London caught 39 passes for 567 yards (14.5) and five touchdowns. In the COVID-shortened 2020 season, London caught 33 passes for 502 yards and three TDs in just six games.

London then had a huge junior year in which he led the Trojans in receptions (88), receiving yards (1,084) and receiving touchdowns (seven) despite playing just eight games. London missed the end of the season with a fractured right ankle, but was still named the Pac-10s Offensive Player of the Year and a third-team all-American.

While London put together plenty of good film for NFL scouts to evaluate, he didn’t run the 40-yard dash, do the vertical jump or the broad jump during the pre-draft process due to his ankle injury. London also didn’t do the bench press.

Whether that turns some teams off remains to be seen.

ມາດຕະການ

ລະດັບຄວາມສູງ: 6-4

ນ້ໍາຫນັກ: 219

ຂ່າວ Bench: -

ເສັ້ນທາງ 40-yard: -

ເຕັ້ນໄປຫາຕັ້ງ: -

ເຕັ້ນໄປຫາຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງ: -

ອາວຸດ: 33 "

ມື: ວັນທີ 9 3/8”

ບົດລາຍງານກ່ຽວກັບ SCOUTING

London compares favorably to Tampa Bay standout Mike Evans or ex-Packer Jordy Nelson. He lacks top-end speed, but is a big possession receiver who can overpower defensive backs and dominates 50-50 balls.

London has been productive working from outside or in the slot. He has terrific body control and agility for a big receiver.

London is extremely creative in and out of his routes and clever enough to gain separation on intermediate routes. He’ll never have elite separation at the top of his routes, but his strength and physicality will make him a weapon on deep balls, as well.

London has been exceptional tracking deep balls. And his run after the catch ability is better than most bigger receivers.

London is below average as a run blocker and he could struggle with smaller corners crowding and re-directing him. Overall, though, London has the physical gifts to develop into a No. 1 receiver sooner rather than later.

ໂປແກຼມ PACKERS

Green Bay ຊື້ຂາຍ Pro Bowl wideout Davante Adams ກັບ Las Vegas ໃນເດືອນແລ້ວນີ້ແລະໃນປັດຈຸບັນໄດ້ໂຕ້ຖຽງວ່າການເກັບກໍາຜູ້ຮັບທີ່ບໍ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນບານເຕະ.

Allen Lazard was undrafted coming out of Iowa State due to a lack of explosiveness — something that certainly hasn’t changed. Sammy Watkins, signed off the street last week, had career lows in receptions (27), yards (394) and touchdowns (one) in 2021.

Randall Cobb, set to enter his 12^th ລະດູການ, ບໍ່ໄດ້ຫຼິ້ນຫນຶ່ງປີເຕັມນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ 2015. ແລະ Amari Rodgers ມີຄວາມຫນ້າຢ້ານເປັນມືໃຫມ່ໃນປີ 2021.

ນັ້ນຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າຄວາມຮ້ອນແມ່ນຢູ່ໃນຜູ້ຈັດການທົ່ວໄປຂອງ Packers Brian Gutekunst ເພື່ອຊອກຫາສອງຜູ້ປະກອບສ່ວນທັນທີໃນຮ່າງນີ້.

Gutekunst might have to trade up five to 10 spots to land a player like London. But he certainly has the firepower to do so with two first round picks and four in the top-59.

There’s also a chance London — who hasn’t done many of the pre-draft athletic tests — could fall to Green Bay at No. 22.

ພວກເຂົາເວົ້າວ່າມັນ

ESPN’s Mel Kiper on London: ““Now he got hurt late October with the ankle. Until then, he was un-coverable. He had 15 catches, 13 catches, 12 catches in just individual games — 88 catches in the eight games he played. He played power forward, basketball background. Only had one drop in the four or five games I looked at this year before he was injured.”

London on not running the 40-yard dash at his pro day: “Everybody has six to eight weeks, couple months to really train for (the 40-yard dash). I was just trying to get back running at the end of the day. The tape is out there, you’ve seen it. Just trying to go out there and prove that I’m back to where I’m at was the biggest thing.”

Former USC coach Donte Williams on London: “In those eight games he played (in 2021), that’s someone you see in those eight games, all the awards you can think of, he deserves. Whether it’s the Biletnikoff, whether it’s first-team All-American, the things he did for this team and this university, he was about to put up probably one of the best statistical seasons any receiver has ever put up in college football. And that’s saying a lot.”

NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah on London: “London is a jumbo-sized wideout with a rare catch radius and outstanding toughness. He has lined up outside and in the slot. He doesn’t have ideal speed, but he’s very quick off the line and at the top of his route. He is a nuanced route runner, and it’s impressive to see how quickly he can get in and out of breaks at his size.”