I wanted to piggy back on the Chisena discussion above so I figured this is a good spot for an update on the UDFA wide receivers.
From my "I'm not a GM but I play one on TV" impersonation I would have recruited Chisena out of high school but I wouldn't have drafted him because as many know I am not a big fan of White speedsters.
Ha.
Simple. There were other White wide receivers I would have chosen instead. I don't have qualms about drafting special teams specialists ( fetchers and returners) but I would have nabbed Nate Cottrell who is currently listed as a RB on the Jags roster.
With Chisena, despite a great post season lower level all star performance, there just wasn't enough play on the field to determine much of anything beyond his great speed etc.. I think he caught 3 passes for 66 yards. The problem with such a promising player is (as Don mentioned above) he
should have been recruited out of high school. Chances are pretty good if he was black he would have landed on a Power 5 school. If not that a prominent school one way or another. He got caught in that
White Limbo Zone. Translation he was ignored.
So the hope is Dan finds a way to wiggle in on special teams and hopefully they will continue to develop his receiving skills. A bit of a long shot but I'll be rooting hard for him every step of the way.
Too bad Matthew Sexton and Michael Dean weren't picked up by any teams. Both offer great special teams talent too. And Taysom Hill type Tom Flacco was also mysteriously left out of free agency.
There are a few rumblings that UDFA from last year David Sills might make the Giants roster. He did have a cup of coffee late last year but didn't play. Probably a 50-50 chance at this point. Let's hope. A Daniel Jones-David Sills pairing sounds real appetizing.
Below are UDFA's who have a very slim to make a roster.
JJ Koski ( Rams)
John Hurst ( Bucs). Looks great on tape.
Dalton Schoen ( Chargers). I read he will likely be a casualty of the new COVID rules that will limit the number of players at practice so they might not see him at all. A shame.
Two receivers who have a shot.
Chris Finke ( 49ers). Actually I am hedging here because I think he is a long shot but if they need a punt returner they will give him a long look in the two preseason games. They have reduced the number from four due to COVID. But just to show you the rampant stupidity around the updated report mentions his 4.57 speed ( which he ran at the combine) as being just OK. All the while the same analyst discusses "concerns" about the hamstring injury Finke was dealing with at the combine. Can this SOB actually add simple numbers? Duh. If he had a hamstring injury then that 40 yard dash time would have been affected. These people get paid? Finke has a great nickname:
The Slippery Fox.
Mason Kinsey ( Titans). When following his pre draft process I mentioned here at CF he reminds me of Adam Thielen. Obviously he should have been drafted. But maybe something good will happen despite that. How about a nifty omen! Kinsey's number is
19, the same as Thielen's of course. And word is he has a decent shot to make the roster. Naturally things often fall apart so no need to jump up and down just yet. But it is absurd to think a player of Kinsey's caliber doesn't end up playing in the NFL.
One more player who belongs on the first list slim chances list up above.
Will Hastings ( Patriots). His chances are pretty slim but along with the repeated skull shots he suffered last season his 4.5 plus 40 yard dash he ran on his pro indicates to me he
still hasn't recovered from his ACL tear he suffered in his junior year. In fact he had to have an additional surgery. Before that Hasting was known as "White Lightning" and see below several highlight videos when he was healthy. He was running in the 4.3 range before the injury.
https://www.patspulpit.com/2020/7/1...ee-agent-profiles-wide-receiver-will-hastings