Senior Bowl Winners: Jake Haener, Jayden Reed among the top performers in Mobile - The Athletic
Most NFL front offices use all-star games to cross-check reports and get fresh eyes on specific position groups, but the Senior Bowl is also the first scouting event of the draft cycle a lot of coaches attend — and we know how important first impressions are.
He also caught the ball consistently using his 10-inch hands (biggest among all eight running backs in Mobile), which was important to see, because he wasn’t a high-volume target in college (48 career catches).His top-end speed is awesome, but even more impressive were the different ways he created separation: subtle hesitation, body fakes and a skilled throttle to tempo corners off his route path.Another receiver who stood out: Stanford ’s Michael Wilson, whose projection is complicated by the fact that he’s missed more games than he has played over the past three years due to injuries.His dominance as a run blocker was expected because of his grip strength and distribution of power, and he used his massive mitts (11 1/4-inch hands) to latch, drive and spring holes for the ball carrier.With the body of a basketball small forward, McDonald is underpowered, but he is a bendy athlete with crazy length (35-inch arms) and stride quickness, which expands the ways he can dress down offensive tackles.