Create, share, and brag over your own big board now.5 Pac-12 Players Who'd Benefit By Declaring For 2021 NFL Draft5 Big Ten Transfer Destinations That Are Perfect FitsYou've watched all the tape, you know the stats. I’m old enough to remember the days when Calvin Ridley was Best Comparable to Jared Abbrederis on PlayerProfiler. But receivers coach Mike Furrey has high hopes for the second-year wideout, telling reporters, "I think the biggest growth were going to see with anybody in our room is going to be Ridley. His +25.6 Production Premium was easily best among rookies and was fourth-best among qualified receivers, but that number never carries over from year to year. While a number of small school athletes needed big combine performances to justify their production against lesser competition, Already highly unlikely to succeed at the NFL level, Ridley only did more damage with his underwhelming combine. Even worse is Ridley’s age — he’s currently almost 23 years old and his Breakout Age is 22.1 (14th-percentile), well below brother Calvin, who at least performed adequately against far younger competition. However, his chances for success in the NFL remain low, comparing most closely to Entering the combine with a favorable production profile, At 6-1, 201-pounds, Johnson ran a 4.60 40 yard dash, translating to and 89.8 Speed Score (34th-percentile). In fact, none of the 59 receivers with a Production Premium greater than 20 since 2014 saw an improvement in the following season. On one side was Ridley and on the other was D.J. Moore for the WR1 in the 2018 class. Leaving with a 96.2 SPARQ-x Score (24th-percentile), Johnson fell well-below the 100.0 SPARQ-x threshold used to find productive receivers for the next level. Butler then went on to notch a 4.48 40 yard dash, equating to a 118.9 Speed Score (97th-percentile). Draft Dudes - Reacting To The Big 10 Spring Proposal and McShay's 2021 Mock 1.0Fantasy Football: Jake Arians' 3-Round Standard Mock DraftThe Eisner Board: 2020 Fantasy Football Rankings & ProjectionsRiley Ridley's production in college won't turn heads but his traits certainly do. With Digging a little deeper, Harmon’s collegiate profile contains a number of red flags. In a run-heavy and conservative Georgia offense with numerous other dynamic pass-catching, Ridley didn't get the opportunities he should have but still led the Bulldogs in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Back then, Ridley was the most polarizing player in his class, sparking massive debate between the film and analytics communities. All well below average, Ridley tested like an undrafted free agent at the combine. Likely a late Day 3 prospect, KeeSean Johnson remains entirely landing spot dependent. Riley Ridley global warming: Mar 14: Nathan Powell @NPowellFF: Sam Darnold is a top 3 QB: Devin Funchess Weekend at Bernie’s: Mar 22: Scott Barrett @ScottBarrettDFB: Doug Baldwin is a top 15 WR: Antonio Brown double dong: Mar 29: Mike Beers @beerswater: Juju Smith-Schuster is a top 3 WR: Vance McDonald is a Top 5 TE; Big Ben is a top 5 QB: The Jared Cook Experience: Apr 5: Josh Hornsby … James Williams receiving production illuminates the genius of Mike Leach. In a run-heavy and conservative Georgia offense with numerous other dynamic pass-catching, Ridley didn't get the opportunities he should have but still led the Bulldogs in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Ridley’s already-poor 22.2-percent (28th-percentile) College Dominator Rating is even worse considering it was buoyed by touchdowns and not copious targets and yards. Darling of NFL film grinders, an NFL team will still likely select Ridley on Day 2 from name value alone. Coming in as a slightly older prospect after waiting till his senior year to declare, Like Isabella, many small school products need to dominate the combine to justify their production over inferior competition to scouts.
While a number of small school athletes needed big combine performances to justify their production against lesser competition, Riley Ridley needed a big performance to justify his lack of production at the college level. Tony Pollard is still flying under the radar, and it doesn’t make sense. Ridley was among the top five wideouts in PlayerProfiler’s signature efficiency metric, Production Premium. Ashton Dulin is on a trajectory to be ranked in the top-10.