Friday, January 14, 2011
Scouting Report: AJ Green
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Eric
AJ GREEN: WIDE RECEIVER, GEORGIA
Height: 6' 4" Weight: 205 lbs.
AJ Green is head and shoulders above the rest of the Wide Receivers in this year's draft class. He has been called by some the best WR prospect since Randy Moss, personally I think he's the best since Calvin Johnson and he's just as good as Johnson was coming out of college. He was a man amongst boys in the SEC, the toughest conference in the NCAA. Despite being suspended for part of the 2010 season he came right in and dominated, all while having mediocre QB play. Green hasn't had a good QB at Georgia since Stafford left and has still put up dominant numbers.
Position Specific Traits
Seperation Skills: Green has a good first step for a WR his size. He gets off of the line very quick. He can get up to full speed very fast and he's a long strider with that 6' 4" size, that makes him look like he's not moving very fast, but it's deceptive as he's very fast. Does a good job getting in and out of his cuts. Green can easily get seperation with man coverage and does a good job finding the soft spots in the zone. Can use some work on his route running, but that will come with more experience.
Ball Skills: Green has excellent hands and does a good job using them to catch the ball out away from his body. Does a good job using his size to go up and get the ball over smaller defenders, consistently wins jump balls one on one. Green has made some amazing circus catches at Georgia and makes them look easy. He had a one handed catch in his first game back last season that was one of the best I've ever seen and he made it look easy. He does a good job getting turned around to catch balls that are thrown behind him, excellent body control. Green does need to improve on using that big frame and long arms to shield defenders away from the ball when he is closely covered.
Size and Speed: Has excellent size at 6' 4" and good top end speed for his size. Could add some bulk to that long and wiry frame.
Intangibles: Green is well respected by his coaches and teammates. He was an above average student at Georgia. Known as a hard worker. There was some trouble with Green selling a game used jersey and that got him suspended this past season, but his character isn't much of a concern according to those who have been around him the past few years.
Summary: Green is an elite player coming out of this year's draft. He should be a top 5 pick and I wouldn't mind at all if the Bengals selected him this year. He is going to be impossible to cover one on one and if the Bengals take him that will free up either Jerome Simpson, Jordan Shipley, or Jermaine Gresham and possibly more than one as Simpson's skill set is going to require double teams and Gresham is a mismatch against any LB or Safety.
Height: 6' 4" Weight: 205 lbs.
AJ Green is head and shoulders above the rest of the Wide Receivers in this year's draft class. He has been called by some the best WR prospect since Randy Moss, personally I think he's the best since Calvin Johnson and he's just as good as Johnson was coming out of college. He was a man amongst boys in the SEC, the toughest conference in the NCAA. Despite being suspended for part of the 2010 season he came right in and dominated, all while having mediocre QB play. Green hasn't had a good QB at Georgia since Stafford left and has still put up dominant numbers.
Position Specific Traits
Seperation Skills: Green has a good first step for a WR his size. He gets off of the line very quick. He can get up to full speed very fast and he's a long strider with that 6' 4" size, that makes him look like he's not moving very fast, but it's deceptive as he's very fast. Does a good job getting in and out of his cuts. Green can easily get seperation with man coverage and does a good job finding the soft spots in the zone. Can use some work on his route running, but that will come with more experience.
Ball Skills: Green has excellent hands and does a good job using them to catch the ball out away from his body. Does a good job using his size to go up and get the ball over smaller defenders, consistently wins jump balls one on one. Green has made some amazing circus catches at Georgia and makes them look easy. He had a one handed catch in his first game back last season that was one of the best I've ever seen and he made it look easy. He does a good job getting turned around to catch balls that are thrown behind him, excellent body control. Green does need to improve on using that big frame and long arms to shield defenders away from the ball when he is closely covered.
Size and Speed: Has excellent size at 6' 4" and good top end speed for his size. Could add some bulk to that long and wiry frame.
Intangibles: Green is well respected by his coaches and teammates. He was an above average student at Georgia. Known as a hard worker. There was some trouble with Green selling a game used jersey and that got him suspended this past season, but his character isn't much of a concern according to those who have been around him the past few years.
Summary: Green is an elite player coming out of this year's draft. He should be a top 5 pick and I wouldn't mind at all if the Bengals selected him this year. He is going to be impossible to cover one on one and if the Bengals take him that will free up either Jerome Simpson, Jordan Shipley, or Jermaine Gresham and possibly more than one as Simpson's skill set is going to require double teams and Gresham is a mismatch against any LB or Safety.
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