NFL Draft: Alabama’s Jaylen Waddle is WR1 in loaded class

Where Waddle shows room for growth

One would really have to dive deep into their nitpick purse in order to find even one significant flaw in the game of a receiver who has averaged 19 yards per catch throughout his career. However, if we were to take even a slight look at what could be construed as a weakness in Waddle’s game, we would start with his frame.

Under 6 feet tall, and under 200 pounds, there could be concerns about Waddle’s long-term durability at the next level. While the dynamic wide receiver did break his ankle this season on a freak play where his foot rolled under the defensive back, there have not been any other significant concerns despite seeing the field on a regular basis.

Even at his size, Waddle has no issues lining up outside the numbers and beating press-man coverage, no worries about stacking and separating down the field, and there is no reason to doubt his ability to sky above defensive backs down the field and display strong hands at the catchpoint either.

All in all, you are really going to have to scrape the bottom of the barrel in order to dig up dirt on the game of Waddle as he heads to the NFL.