Auburn peeps--Anthony Schwartz?

I always liked him a lot. He's a track guy, but he doesn't play like a soft straight line runner. He runs hard and is willing to stick his nose into things.

He's got better hands than you would think. Catches most everything close to him, but never really made any circus catches like Seth Williams. His speed is legit. Lateral agility is lacking, but he's someone who can absolutely blow by people if they aren't giving him cushion. Unfortunately he mostly ran go routes and bubble screens for us. The few times he ran comebacks and drags he was able to make teams pay for playing so far over the top.

He had brick for hands his first two years, but proved this year he could catch a ball in traffic. He was misused most of his career in Gus's Offense, he mainly ran the flag or post pattern. In any other offense they would have used his speed across the middle with a LB or Safety as a defender. I think he will be one of the steals of the draft.

It's why the NFL draft is such a crapshoot
You have no idea how a player can fit and be productive in a NFL system depending on how that player is used
In college, players are in so many different offenses and defenses
All it takes is one fit and NFL coaches are trained to get players that fit their system and can execute
Just because a player goes to no name U doesn't mean he can't carve out a roll in the right NFL system
Majority of scouting is going find that diamond in the rough or a player on a terrible team and project him to a NFL roster
Sometimes the top teams hide those player's real weaknesses that never show up on tape

Have serious doubts.

Was very surprised when he left, because I didn’t think he’d grade as well as he did. Feel like people think they’re getting the next Tyreek Hill but I don’t think so.

Dude is lightning. I said last year before the IB that I was more afraid of him and Tank than anybody else on AU’s offense. Raw speed kills but dude was coached by Gus & Co. Could have possibly been another Jaylen Waddle with some decent coaching and a legit offensive scheme.

Hope he does well but I'll be surprised if so

I think you will be pleased with this addition. His speed is legit and he improved each year. He definitely wanted to prove that he was a football player, not a track guy playing football. He's still pretty raw. Gus' system was not the best for developing or using receivers, but I think you will see a hard worker. He has tremendous straight line speed, but not a lot of wiggle. Still, defenses will have to respect the speed at all times.

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always liked him a lot. He's a track guy, but he doesn't play like a soft straight line runner. He runs hard and is willing to stick his nose into things.

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Glad he’s gone. He always seemed to be a threat to break off a long touchdown. I always thought he was underutilized at auburn.