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Originally Posted by kccrow
Yep lol...
He's a "Decoy" despite being 6th in the NCAA in receiving yards and 4th in TDs. Of the 5 ahead of him in yards, two aren't in the draft, and two of the other 3 are going in the top 10 (Nabers, Odunze). He was also 24th in receptions. Only 6 other draft prospects were ahead of him.
Meanwhile, Mr. Alpha finished 60th in the NCAA in yards, tied for 12th in TDs, and finished tied for 83rd in receptions. His decoy teammate finished ahead of him in yards at 31st and well ahead in receptions at tied for 29th.
So Mr Alpha wasn't even an alpha amongst his collegiate peers. But the supposed decoy actually was.
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This is a really strange argument for Franklin.
I don't care about just reading college production as a predictor for NFL success.
The analytics bros LOVE that shit. And when it doesn't work they can change their formula to "draft capital"! How convenient to never be wrong on a player.
Parris Campbell was the slot focal at Ohio State with Terry McLaurin on the same team.
Parris did get drafted higher. It was a BIG mistake.
In his final year at Ohio State Parris had 90 catches for 1063 yards and 12 TD's.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...ampbell-1.html
Terry McLaurin was the better WR and better pro prospect but he had only 35 catches for 701 yards and 11 TD's.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...claurin-1.html
Just because Frankin was made a focal in college doesn't mean he will be one in the NFL.
If we are talking Adonai Mitchell and Troy Franklin, one has the skillset to be an NFL target hog and impact player, one does not. Franklin's traits do not line up with being an impact player at the next level.
Look at the traits. Look at how they work in combination and then how that will work at the next level.
Franklin has one + NFL trait, straight line speed. He does not have + Hands, Route Running, or ability to catch the ball in tight spaces. His acceleration is not special either.
Adonai has +Size/Power, + Hands, and +Route Running. In combination it will give him the opportunity to be a #1 NFL WR and eat 10+ targets a game.
Teams now pay 25+ million for that.
What Franklin does I can grab a vertical speed decoy for 5 million a year in FA.
If he was an elite vertical 2 then you pay more like 12-15 million. But I don't see that upside either.