DeVante Parker – Louisville
Excels on the deep ball with exceptional ball skills and huge catch radius. LONG arms enable him to gain separation and grab balls most WRs would have no chance at
WR DeVante Parker – Louisville – 6-3/209 – Grade: 7.2 Very long frame with best long speed of the top 3 WRs (on film). Silky in his movements, fearlessness over the middle, and will make his living in the intermediate game.Link
I'd have to watch more film of him but my impression of him was a possession wr. Most of the plays downfield I saw him make there was a defender all over him. Ball skills are nice but if you aren't creating significant separation in college you'll be blanketed in the pros.
Well you can start here
DeVante Parker vs FSU (2014)
Does he get separation on the first play of this game or not?
He is playing against PJ Williams who is graded as a first round corner prospect for the NFL draft.
4th best corner of this class according to Rob Rang and highly regarded by just about everyone.
That game is a prime example, which will amaze the people who love him. Most of the plays down the field he has a defender within a foot of him.
The play you mention was a blown coverage. He was open by over 5 yards, clearly a blown assignment. And when the defender turns to run, he eats up that cushion very quickly. When a defender gains over 5 yards in a 20 yard span, that's a pretty huge difference.
http://draftbreakdown.com/video/devante-parker-vs-fsu-2014/His 2 other big plays, a bit after the 3 minute mark he was blanketed, the qb made a perfect throw and he pushed off a bit. At the 4:30 mark he was covered and really pushed off.
I'm not saying he's a bad wr but some people are talking about him like a big deep threat and a potential elite wr in the NFL. I agree more with Cosell, I see more of a possession wr that will have the occasional big play. I think he's better than Crabtree, Hopkins may be a better comparison, but he's not a Julio Jones, Mike Evans, etc.