Johnny Wilson

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1	Johnny Wilson	Florida State	4-Star Recruit (92)	RS Junior
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3	Positional Rank	Grade	Height	Weight	2023 PFF Grade
4	15	Early 4th	6'6	231	76.0
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6	Year	Targets	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns
7	2023	70	41	617	2
8	2022	76	43	897	5
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10	Year	Wide Snaps	Slot Snaps	Catch Percentage	Yards / Reception
11	2023	250	24	58.57%	15.05
12	2022	250	41	56.58%	20.86
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14	Overview:
15	Strengths:	Notes:
16	Blocking	He may transition to tight end in the NFL.
17	Boundary Windows	Whether he is running a fade, comeback, or go route, he provides large windows with his massive catch radius and separation at the catch point.
18	Positional Versatility	Wilson has the skill set to play as an outside receiver, in the slot, and even in-line when necessary.
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20	Weaknesses:	Notes:
21	Catch Reliability	He has some ridiculous extended catches throughout his tape, but drops too many easy targets.
22	Lateral Release	His linear release package has nuance, but he lacks the twitch and is too large to create immediate separation when breaking laterally off the line.
23	Route Tree	He may always be limited to more simple routes given his attributes and weight he has to carry.
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25	Film
26	Game	Takeaways				Notes:
27	Clemson (09/23/2023) Statline: 5-94-0	Surprisingly good linear acceleration for size. Good pivot initial deceleration step and technique, but required more steps to complete motion due to size. Missed contested catch. Doesn't vary route speed too significantly on most routes, although he does on some later in the game, and does not pull away near the catch point. Good initial upper body shiftiness at the top of many routes. Weapon across the middle with absurd size. He makes cornerbacks look like children. Top end speed appears lackluster. Very small route tree, which may or may not be a fault of his own. Does not often create own separation after the first couple steps of the route, so off-coverage typically locks him down. Dropstep, but typically efficient. Good hands catch over the middle. Physical receiver before ever getting the ball in his hands. Surprising that they aren't really using him in the slot. Seemingly sure hands. Ridiculous catch down the sideline. Very athletic for size, but expectedly not twitchy.				Probably will be used in the slot more in the NFL. Late 3rd round grade so far. Tape is early day three at best, but bumped up for being such a unicorn type of player.
28	Duke (10/21/2023) Statline: 5-58-0	Great deceleration with hip drop from full speed on comeback route. Excellent blocker. Unique rip to get open reminiscent of a edge rush move. Linear run after catch. Still an excellent blocker. Drifting well in zone. Enough wiggle to rotate hips on more linear releases. Excellent hands catch. Unguardable frame over the middle. It's so odd that they do not use him more in the slot. Injured on catch over the middle.				Early 4th overall grade.
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30	Attributes		Grade / 100	Notes
31	Separation	Short	53	Can turn corner's hips at the line, but does not use that often to create additional short area separation.
32		Medium	67	Creates good separation on linear boundary routes and paces well over the middle against zone.
33		Deep	50	Does not pull away from corners often beyond 20-yards.
34	Release	Stance	91	Good balance distribution, but occasionally dropsteps or false steps. Impressively little countermovement on some reps at his size.
35		Acceleration	72	Great linear acceleration for 6'7. He would be excellent at running seam routes as a tight end. Lacks lateral burst.
36		Footwork	84	Has some refined releases for his stature.
37	Hands	Catch reliability	58	Drops too many passes.
38		Catch radius	99	Only uniquely built tight ends rival his catch radius.
39		Contested catch	90	While his back shoulder throw is nearly unstoppable and he almost always gets to the ball first, his hands are not reliable enough to consistently finish the play.
40	RAC	Athleticism	80	Makes contorted catches and is rather shifty with nearly outlier height, good coordination, and decent burst.
41		Agility	70	Surprisingly elusive.
42		Contact balance	74	Can be difficult to bring down.
43	Blocking	Technique	99	Excellent technique regarding positioning, grip, hand usage, drive, and overall efficacy.
44	Blocking	Willingness	94	Could be just a bit more aggressive.
45	Coverage	Press	81	Can create space against press coverage on linear boundary routes, and does not get slowed at the line.
46	Coverage	Off	87	Wilson is always a threat to make a play on the ball using his frame to his advantage when defenders need to close in from off or zone coverage.
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48	Final Scouting Report
49	Johnny Wilson is a monstrous outside wide receiver standing at 6'6, 231lbs. He almost exclusively played outside wide receiver at Florida State despite his build, and has a surprisingly diverse release package against press coverage. He understands how to break across the hips of his opposition, who are then forced to flip their hips instead of making contact because of the size differential. The windows he creates down the sideline are very large with excellent snap down footwork as well as the ability to go up and get it within a mile of his frame. He has some of the most impressive outstretched receptions this season that literally no other receiver in all of college football could have made from his position at the catch point. He is a true unicorn player who could be used around the field as a mismatch if he lands on a team with a clever play caller. The issue with being a unicorn is finding a home position in the NFL. He is too linear to be a full time X receiver, too slender to be an in-line blocker, and too slight to stay healthy catching balls in traffic over the middle of the field. While he sits well in zone coverage and is a clear red zone threat, Wilson's skill set leaves him best suited as a supplemental receiving option who can come in on package plays and have special assignments. He is a great blocker for a wide receiver and may see the slot more often than he did in college. While Wilson is a rare specimen with the ability to make plays at the next level, he may not ever assume a traditional role. This leaves him with an early day three grade. Some teams may fall in love with what he has to offer and some teams may take him off of their boards entirely, but his utilization will be absolutely crucial for his career trajectory. Wilson may be a linear player who might not ever become an every down wide receiver or tight end, but he will be an exciting player regardless who could help any offense if utilized to his strengths.
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51	Playstyle
52	Best Route	Comeback. Wilson's snap down from top speed is beyond impressive, and his frame helps with any rep where he does not separate. He consistently beats off-man coverage with his boundary comeback.
53	Worst Route	Slant. He can rotate defenders hips on subtle line moves when running linear routes, but lacks the twitch and hip control to break laterally. His best routes over the middle are more linear.
54	Pro Comparison	Plaxico Burress. Burress has much more reliable hands, is a thousand times more aggressive, and was a much better prospect coming out, but Johnny Wilson should hold a similar role in an offense as Plaxico Burress did if he can become more consistent when it comes to high pointing a football.
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