Clinkscales compared him to Calvin Johnson from a height weight speed perspective... Love this pick. But as fans, lets not hold him to these expectations. He should make an immediate impact. Holmes, Hill, Kerley... Not too bad.
Better yet is that he was in an option offense and specializes in run blocking. That is huge for us, and he can stretch the field as well. I am very excited.
We creating a great core, we got a great staff with new position coaches 5 more picks, maybe more....draft is shaping up good
I love the pick. Hate that we had to give that fourth rounder up but I guess if you like a guy enough you have to do it.
Some info from NFLDraftScout.com: 04/19/12 - Make no mistake, Thomas was chosen in the first round by the Broncos (No. 22 overall) and Hill figures to get into the first round on April 26, because each is big, fast, and catches the ball well. But the downfield blocking ability of the two Tech players figured into the equation somewhere. Notable is that Hill caught just 43 passes his past two seasons. Thomas had 85 grabs his final two years. "It doesn't hurt," Hill said last month when asked about the blocking. "I think it helps to (dispel) some of the (diva) image that wide receivers have. It's something you have to want to do. The natural thing at the position is to want to catch passes. But here, if you don't block, you're not going to play. It's part of what you buy into when you come here. And I do think it makes an impression (on scouts)." In fact, at Hill's pro day workout, the scouts who gathered on the Tech campus were far more concerned about his route-running skills, since they were a bit difficult to discern given the offense in which he played. What they found was that Hill, who has blistering speed in the low 4.4 range, is quick in and out of his cuts. What the scouts already knew was that Hill is unselfish and willing to perform the "grunt" tasks that others might avoid. And, it seems, he's not the only such receiver this year. - Len Pasquarelli, The Sports Xchange 04/19/12 - Even with the prospect of having a second player in three years selected at the position in the first round, and the third in six drafts, no one is ready yet to anoint Georgia Tech as "Wide Receiver U." But it is more than unusual, especially with the offense that coach Paul Johnson operates, to have such success in placing pass-catchers in the early rounds of the draft. Calvin Johnson as the second overall choice in 2007? That one is certainly understandable, and has worked out swimmingly for the Detroit Lions. But Johnson played under Chan Gailey for the Yellow Jackets, and not in Paul Johnson's triple-option offense, which has finished no worse than fourth in the country in rushing yards since the coach arrived in 2008, and has ranked either first or second in each of the past three campaigns. The rush-heavy offense notwithstanding -- the run has accounted for nearly 73 percent of Tech's offense in Paul Jonson's four seasons, and more than three-quarters of the snaps, and the Yellow Jackets have averaged only 167.0 passes per year in that stretch -- Stephen Hill figures to be picked in the first round. Just as Demaryius Thomas was by Denver in 2010. Hill and Thomas are tremendous examples of NFL scouts projecting talent, no matter the college offense in which they played, to the league level. But they also are, in addition to being players who will help Johnson recruit receivers who might otherwise be reluctant to perform in such a ground-based attack, good examples of how downfield blocking can help to accentuate a wideout's total skill set. - Len Pasquarelli, The Sports Xchange
If they all stick the Jets now have 3 receivers who are all 6'4'' or taller in Hill, Schillens and Turner. It could create redzone nightmares for opponents.
Where are you coming up w/this idiotic stuff? Nobody is going anywhere. Rex and Tannenbaum have done an excellent job and are going nowhere.
Fast as hell, but not quite Megatron fast. Good size and toughness, but can't take the beating Megatron does. If they were on the same team he'd be Megatron's #2. Welcome to New York.
He ran a 4.28 40 at the combine..I think he is faster. Just looked it up and Johnson ran a 4.33. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Johnson
Somehow every last person that tries to poke holes in the Calvin Johnson comparison entirely omits the best point for their case. He doesn't jump as high. 39" versus 44".
Great post. Add Keller to #3 and that about sums it up. We saw in '09 and '10 what having a guy who elicits safety preoccupation does for opening up the short to intermediate offensive options. Really rooting for this kid, he seems like he has a great attitude. I can see him becoming a fan favorite.
That's okay, he went #2 overall. Hill isn't going to be all world like Calvin Johnson or Randy Moss at first. But he has insane potential in his own right. Calvin Johnson has the nickname Megatron for a reason. Dude shatters the normal conception of human boundaries.
