Welcome to the Jets Arian Smith(WR) - 4th Round Pick

I don’t like it at all. 24 years old, weak hands at the point of catch contact.

Let’s see how the Jets bring them along. If they try to use him like some all around receiver, I think he’ll struggle. If they put him out there and tell him to run deep in single coverage, I could see a couple home run plays because he can fucking fly.

 

He can fly but if he can’t actually catch a ball he’s less than worthless

 

You can tell this is going to be Lions part deux here.

focus on building the line like the Lions did. Have a stable of RB’s…maybe Allen or Davis become the “main” back and use Hall as your Gibbs like guy.

get a TE similarly to Hock who can work routes and get open, so you draft Taylor.

Find your speed demon at WR…Smith is a track star with long speed like Jamo…while the warts with the hands are warranted, if he can improve the hands and get him space, watch out.

 

I hope this pans out, but I would’ve preferred Jaylen Royals.

 

I love how Jon Gruden says (paraphrase), "I love this guy. He can't catch, but I love him."

We have a long history of drafting receivers that can't catch and they never work out. You can't teach a guy how to catch. Like speed, it's either a talent you have or you don't have.

 

was just going to say this. Royal has more production in his pinky than Arian does in his entire college career. Hopefully he can prove me wrong

 

he's a great kid and super hard worker.

with that, Jalen Royal is a far more polished WR, was thought to be a 2nd-3rd round talent. He got hurt this year but was putting up monster #'s before getting hurt.

 

I've seen too many track stars that can't catch. Bad pick, especially with Royals on the board. Best case scenario is he is the next Dedric Ward, but I wouldn't count on it. This is the kind of guy you take in the sixth round.

 

Yup, least he is talented but injury problems killed him

 

usually those guys don’t know how to run routes neither. He’s fine in that aspect. He knows how to get open. I expect them to mold him into their own Jamo for this offense, especially with a guy who knows what to do to get said guy the football.

 

I haven't seen any of this kids game tape yet. So I don't have a solid opinion but I'm not a super big fan of drafting someone with a catching problem, who's job is to primarily catch. That is a legitimate concern as a fan to have I think.

Still hopeful. Gotta stick with my new sunshiner theme here. Oof.

 

I think Fred Biletnikoff may have some leftover stick em, let’s give him some.


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Typical Jets draft pick, a project.

 

This is good and bad. Mostly bad though. If he is injury prone, that's not going away. I don't know - after 1st two picks a lot of head scratchers. Let's hope they know what they are doing, but most of the picks are against consensus. Which usually don't end well. Hard to get excited about this one.

 

Our WR isn't injury prone it was one the other poster mentioned, Royals I think his name was.

Though, you are right out 4th pick is not exciting at all.
Hopefully he will prove us all wrong.

 

No, Arian Smith IS injury prone: https://x.com/RichCimini/status/1916171174310015274
"Dealt with a lot of injuries in his first 3 years: fractured wrist (surgery), torn meniscus, broken fibula (surgery); high-ankle sprain/torn ligament."

I like the fact he is fast, but the drops are a problem plus injuries, and he is older guy as well.

Maybe given he was only a starter for one year he can still improve. A big projection. Fingers crossed.

 

No, he's definitely injury prone. A large number of injuries and surgery.

In addition, struggles to catch and doesn't have size.

Seems like a Stephen Hill downgrade.

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Ah I hadn't read that, though we were talking of the other lad.
The pick gets worse and worse.