He was just starting to warm up, too. My dude had 65 catches, over 1,000 yards right out of the gate that led all rookies, and the same draft that had, . Will Ja'Marr Chase or Devonta Smith get selected first? He will make an impact right away.. 1. Tua and Smith played together in Alabama. I only watched a small part of the game, but I'm surprised Love's DYAR looked this good. One non-Dolphins AFC scout closely watched both wide receivers and gave the edge to Chase, citing primarily size and traits. Round 1: Kiper | McShay | NFL Nation He caught 117 passes for 1,856 yards (15.9 average) and scored 23 receiving touchdowns. "If Tua is your QB moving forward, it would probably be DeVonta because of the familiarity. Ja'Marr didn't," Kiper said. With a player like him and his character, I won't bet against him.". The Bengals stuffed Chubb twice and he also had a fumble. Chase won the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the best receiver in college football, in 2019. Wentz was successful on 65% of his dropbacks against the Jets, the best rate of any qualifier this week. Lamar did a great job to come back, but his defence gave him a lot more opportunities than most QBs would get. [59] In Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs, Smith had seven catches for 100 yards in the 38-35 loss.[60]. Experts discuss better Dolphins WR fit: Ja'Marr Chase or DeVonta Smith? He gave the slight edge to Smith, who he says will go down as one of Alabama coach Nick Saban's top 2-3 players ever coached because of his work ethic. Athletically, he's rare. Yeah, that's why WR DYAR should be read as DYAR(with this QB/OC). Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. I think the "OL improvement" is mostly from Fields, though. In reply to For a guy who has had his share of early struggles by big10freak. 4. Analysts have Chase rated higher and being selected before Smith the majority of the time. The second being Alabamas DeVonta Smith. Waddle secured All-SEC recognition as a returner twice, catching 106 passes with a sizzling 18.9-yard average along the way. He's doing just fine, in other wordsfinishing with 200 or so DYAR and a DVOA around 5.0% would put him in rookie company with Bill Brooks and Ernest Givins in 1986, or Andre Johnson and Anquan Boldin in 2003. He took a lot of hits and stayed healthy. He was magical," Tannenbaum said. There's something special about DeVonta. 2nd and 10: 5 yds, 2nd and 6: 2 yds He's strong. Devonta Smith's senior season at Alabama was the deciding factor in him being selected before Ja'Marr Chase. Stroud, Mike Tanier's Final Three-Round Mock Draft, Things to Do While Waiting for Aaron Rodgers. Normally I would think "opponent adjustments", but the Vikings defense entered the week as the #4 ranked defense per DVOA. Mostly because he gains a league-high 52 DYAR due to opponent adjustments.