SomersetHawk
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Pie Romania":gw5y3o0j said:Don't know that anyone has mentioned him here, but Im looking for opinions on Dezmin Lewis from Central Arkansas. Projected in the mid rounds, measured in at the Senior Bowl at 6'3.5" and 215lbs. From what I have seen, he attacks the ball in the air. Almost gave me a Dez Bryant type of vibe in that regard. Haven't seen enough to be definitive with an opinion though.
I think there was a thread on him and Devante Davis a little while back but it didn't get too much attention.
I like what little I've seen of Lewis, looks to have really solid hands and does well with some pretty poor quarterback play by the looks of it. Physically impressive, made a great catch at the Senior Bowl, love a guy who can display the ability to go up and get it multiple times. Still hard to form too much of an opinion on a guy who there's not much tape on.
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Smellyman":gw5y3o0j said:Sweeps are a requirement for NFL receivers?
I don't know how he will be in the NFL, but he is very strong with very good speed downfield. Corners just bounce off him and like all prospects how does that transition to NFL corners. The drops are a little overblown. He caught over 100 so he didn't drop many.
If he runs a 4.4 or 4.5 I can see him shooting up the charts. He was a basketball player in JC(won a dunk contest) and was very raw as a WR and just got better and better.
Also, he was good enough that Urban Meyer tried to steal him late from WSU.
Ha, no. He just appears to get a fair few yards that way at college. My main issue was with his catching (despite you saying it's overblown), not only does he drop plenty of catchable balls (his UW game tape just went up on draftbreakdown and there's even more drops), but for a guy with that frame and athletic ability you want to see him taking advantage of it, boxing guys out, going up and plucking balls out of the air.
I saw his measurements disappointed in the Senior Bowl. He came in shorter than advertised, with short arms and tiny hands. Maybe that's part of his drop issues? That said Paul Richardson displayed fantastic hands despite being the same size (though P-rich had longer arms despite being shorter).
I can see why Urban Meyer would have liked him. An impressive athlete who does the things he's asked to with success. I'm asking too much in wanting to see more rounded ability, because we'd be talking about a first round pick if so.