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WR Marvin Mims, Oklahoma
You can copy and paste a whole lot of the Skyy Moore draft profile and apply it to Marvin Mims. This is not a small receiver, but he is smaller. But he has great route running talents that win separation frequently (albeit against Big 12 defenses...), and he seems to be a very intelligent receiver that can find space in zones. And holy smokes, the highlights: you'd think this guy was Odell Beckham Jr. with a handful of his top end plays, which are highly athletic and phenomenal.
Where he separates himself from Skyy is that he should be able to run a deeper tree. He's not so much a Skyy replacement as much as he is an Marques Valdez-Scantling replacement. I'm guessing he should run a 4.4, so while he doesn't reach MVS's top end speed, he's plenty fast and will have better routes, consistency, and hands.
He makes a ton of sense to me on the second day. He's farther along than Moore was as a prospect, but he's still going to need to grow into the offense for a year. MVS becomes a clear cut following the 2023 season ($14m cap hit, $12m in cap savings and only $2m in dead), and by then Mims could ascend into that role full time.
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