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Sammie Coates Scouting Report
Strengths:
Draft Breakdown
I like how Sammie Coates seems able to consistently get open on deep routes. He has tremendous speed. He still seems unrefined in his route running although there are times when he shows some good fakes that help him get open on the deep routes (hitch and go) he is dangerous with the ball on those hitch routes as well at times being able to get long gains off of shorter high percentage throws. The main concern with him is his hands. There are several plays where he is wide open and the QB delivers a catchable ball, but he just fails to catch the ball. That is worrisome. But if he can gain more consistency there Coates has perhaps the highest potential at WR from this draft. He has averaged over 21 yards per reception his last 2 seasons in Auburn.
Strengths:
- Athletic skill set
- Has deep speed
- Big-play receiving threat
- Can stretch a defense vertically
- Has quality size
- Able to make contested catches
- Explosive play-maker in college
- Dangerous run-after-the-catch receiver
- Quick release off of the line
- Red-zone weapon
- Body control
- Leaping ability
- Gets separation from cornerbacks
- Can use size to beat defensive backs from ball
- Experienced and successful against top college programs
- Versatile; could be an X, Y, or Z receiver with development
- Must improve route-running
- Should get better with his hands
- Raw, not a polished receiver
- Summary: Coates has the potential to be one of the better value picks in the 2015 NFL Draft. From a skill-set perspective, Coates is a special player with the speed to be a vertical receiver while having quality size. However, Coates is a raw receiver who needs to develop his overall game, especially his route-running and being able to execute all of the routes.
Coates didn't produce as much as he was capable while at Auburn because the team favored the ground game. He caught 42 passes in 2013 for 902 yards with seven touchdowns. Coates had 34 receptions for 741 yards and four touchdowns in 2014 and faced some double coverage. The senior lit up Alabama (5-206) though. If Coates had played in a different offense, he easily would have produced a lot more. At the Senior Bowl, Coates showed some potential to run the short to intermediate routes while using his size to his advantage.
Coates has the potential to be a big-play receiver in the NFL. He has enough speed to stretch a defense over the top. Coates also can get separation from cornerbacks and burn safeties in the deep part of the field. Additionally, he uses his size and leaping ability to make catches over defensive backs and is dangerous while running after the catch. Coates needs to improve his route-running and hands, but he has a skill set that can't be coached.
If Coates works hard, he has the upside to develop into a No. 1 receiver. The most likely scenario is he turns into a quality starter, but not an elite receiver. Coates should go in the first couple of rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Draft Breakdown
I like how Sammie Coates seems able to consistently get open on deep routes. He has tremendous speed. He still seems unrefined in his route running although there are times when he shows some good fakes that help him get open on the deep routes (hitch and go) he is dangerous with the ball on those hitch routes as well at times being able to get long gains off of shorter high percentage throws. The main concern with him is his hands. There are several plays where he is wide open and the QB delivers a catchable ball, but he just fails to catch the ball. That is worrisome. But if he can gain more consistency there Coates has perhaps the highest potential at WR from this draft. He has averaged over 21 yards per reception his last 2 seasons in Auburn.
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