bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Well all four of my dynasty/keeper rookie drafts are over...and there is a player I targeted in the fourth round of every league that I can stash on a taxi squad......
two of the leagues have infinite taxi.....so he's worth a super stash.
Daurice Fountain - WR - (Northern Iowa) Indianapolis Colts - 22nd pick in the 5th round (159 overall)
Picks I used on him - 4.11/ 4.04/4.07
Taken by the colts before Deon Cain - WR - Clemson & RB Jordan Wilkins
Pro day Results:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2018/03/26/daurice-fountain-nfl-draft-pro-day-northern-iowa/459935002/
His strong pro day showing — a vertical (42.5 inches) and broad jump (11 feet, 2 inches) that would’ve been tops among wide receivers at the combine, and a 40-yard time (4.46 seconds)
youtube highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyuJBcZ-rCE
East/west shrine highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc5G9UNSnVk
East/West Shrine game:
Offensive MVP - went 3 for 61 and two punts for 40 yards.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2755116-2018-east-west-shrine-game-matt-millers-biggest-takeaways#slide1
I received the most texts about Northern Illinois' Daurice Fountain all week. At 6'1 ⅝" and 210 pounds, Fountain has the size everyone wants at wide receiver (not to mention 34.5-inch arm length) and dominated practices with that size and precise route running.
Once the Fountain love started, I went back and looked at my notes on him and reviewed more film. He has excellent burst up the field and has the wheels to run away from NFL defensive backs. Scouts saw that all week and raved about his play. It's not hyperbole to say Fountain left St. Petersburg as the biggest riser of the process.
On my board, Fountain was ranked as a late Day 3 player headed into the week. He could leave as a middle-rounder.
Strength and Weakness from NFL.com profile:
Strengths
· Explosive athlete
· State champion hurdler and long jumper in high school
· Crosses up slot corners with effective outside-in release
· Accelerates quickly leaving defenders playing catch up
· Plays with a bounding energy in space
· Pushes hard up the field to set up stop routes
· After separating on vertical routes, uses clever off-hand push when ball comes out to keep the window as wide as possible
· Shows off explosive leaping ability when climbing the ladder on jump balls
· Mid-air adjustments come easily
· Flashed physical ability to make acrobatic finishes
· Always knows where the first down marker is
· Capable playmaker after the catch
Weaknesses
· Had games where he just disappeared
· Level of cornerback play in his conference was subpar
· Needs to improve release angle against press to survive in NFL
· Relies on explosiveness over technique as route-runner
· Looks like a step-counter
· Needs excessive settle steps to stop and open on some intermediate routes
· Ball skills are below average
· Picks the deep ball up too late and struggles to win 50/50 balls due to mistimed leaps
· Has unorthodox running style with feet swinging way outside of his frame when turning in space
two of the leagues have infinite taxi.....so he's worth a super stash.
Daurice Fountain - WR - (Northern Iowa) Indianapolis Colts - 22nd pick in the 5th round (159 overall)
Picks I used on him - 4.11/ 4.04/4.07
Taken by the colts before Deon Cain - WR - Clemson & RB Jordan Wilkins
Pro day Results:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/northern-iowa/uni-panthers/2018/03/26/daurice-fountain-nfl-draft-pro-day-northern-iowa/459935002/
His strong pro day showing — a vertical (42.5 inches) and broad jump (11 feet, 2 inches) that would’ve been tops among wide receivers at the combine, and a 40-yard time (4.46 seconds)
youtube highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyuJBcZ-rCE
East/west shrine highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc5G9UNSnVk
East/West Shrine game:
Offensive MVP - went 3 for 61 and two punts for 40 yards.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2755116-2018-east-west-shrine-game-matt-millers-biggest-takeaways#slide1
I received the most texts about Northern Illinois' Daurice Fountain all week. At 6'1 ⅝" and 210 pounds, Fountain has the size everyone wants at wide receiver (not to mention 34.5-inch arm length) and dominated practices with that size and precise route running.
Once the Fountain love started, I went back and looked at my notes on him and reviewed more film. He has excellent burst up the field and has the wheels to run away from NFL defensive backs. Scouts saw that all week and raved about his play. It's not hyperbole to say Fountain left St. Petersburg as the biggest riser of the process.
On my board, Fountain was ranked as a late Day 3 player headed into the week. He could leave as a middle-rounder.
Strength and Weakness from NFL.com profile:
Strengths
· Explosive athlete
· State champion hurdler and long jumper in high school
· Crosses up slot corners with effective outside-in release
· Accelerates quickly leaving defenders playing catch up
· Plays with a bounding energy in space
· Pushes hard up the field to set up stop routes
· After separating on vertical routes, uses clever off-hand push when ball comes out to keep the window as wide as possible
· Shows off explosive leaping ability when climbing the ladder on jump balls
· Mid-air adjustments come easily
· Flashed physical ability to make acrobatic finishes
· Always knows where the first down marker is
· Capable playmaker after the catch
Weaknesses
· Had games where he just disappeared
· Level of cornerback play in his conference was subpar
· Needs to improve release angle against press to survive in NFL
· Relies on explosiveness over technique as route-runner
· Looks like a step-counter
· Needs excessive settle steps to stop and open on some intermediate routes
· Ball skills are below average
· Picks the deep ball up too late and struggles to win 50/50 balls due to mistimed leaps
· Has unorthodox running style with feet swinging way outside of his frame when turning in space
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