re: Malachi Dupre was a 1st round talent

Dupre was a rather disappointing player - great length and vertical, but no real want or desire.

Obviously he was in a Les Miles offense, but often when he did get his opportunities he squandered them. Enough times to start to take notice of it. You can have all the athleticism and coaching in the world, but if the ball hits you in the hands you gotta catch it. Especially if it's not even contested.

Look at Jarvis Landry - dude had incredible hands and toughness. Two catches come to mind with him:

vs Arky '13 when he dove over the defender and snatched it from in front of him. Truly an exceptional play by Landry

and @ UGA '13 when he caught the ball with like 3 defenders within 5 yards of him, helmet comes off but still hung on to the ball.

You'll never see Dupre give that kind of effort