Redskins: 2020 NFL Combine risers and fallers at wide receiver
By Ian Cummings
2020 NFL Combine Fallers at WR
This list won’t be as long, but there were a few wide receivers who, in fact, did not help their stock. For those that had tape available, their physical limitations were already known. But to have their ceiling quantified is an additional blow to their potential at the next level. These prospects still have pathways to success in the NFL, but I wouldn’t spend a pick before Day 3 on a player from this list.
Fallers
- Ohio State WR K.J. Hill (6-foot-0, 196): 4.60 40-yard dash, 32.5-inch vertical, 114-inch broad jump
- Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus (6-foot-1, 202): 4.73 40-yard dash, 38.5-inch vertical, 124-inch broad jump
- Tennessee WR Jauan Jennings (6-foot-3, 215): 4.72 40-yard dash, 29-inch vertical, 119-inch broad jump
- Vanderbilt WR Kalija Lipscomb (6-foot-0, 207): 4.57 40-yard dash, 32-inch vertical, 127-inch broad jump
- Michigan State WR Cody White (6-foot-3, 217): 4.66 40-yard dash, 35-inch vertical, 120-inch broad jump
- Rhode Island WR Aaron Parker (6-foot-2, 209): 4.57 40-yard dash, 26.5-inch vertical, 112-inch broad jump
Hill is the most popular name on this list among Redskins fans, as he has a pre-existing connection with both Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin. Despite that, I’m not high on his upside. He has good nuance in his routes, as evidenced by his film, but he’s simply limited in too many respects for me to spend a pick before Round 5 or 6 on him. Quintez Cephus has more redeeming qualities with his vertical explosion, but his speed was exceptionally uninspiring as well.
It’s worth noting right now that athletic testing numbers are far from the end-all when it comes to a prospect’s evaluation. Various evaluators will weigh these numbers differently, and you’re bound to get three different opinions if you talk to three different people. For me, personally, these numbers are important, because even if you’ve seen it on tape, these numbers tell you what a prospect is capable of, physically, and they inform you of untapped upside where you might not have seen it before. Conversely, they also reinforce limitations that you may have been overlooking.
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The best thing to do, with the NFL Combine as context, is to go back to the tape, and see how these athletic parameters now work into a prospect’s game. The offensive linemen will be next to acquire context for their athletic traits. To get a primer on who to watch in today’s events, be sure to click the link above!