Is anyone in the NFL more improved than Jacksonville Jaguars receiver DJ Chark? A second-round pick in the 2018 draft, Chark caught only 14 of his 32 targets as a rookie for 174 yards and zero touchdowns. He nearly eclipsed those totals in Week 1 this year, tallying 146 yards and a score in a…
The NFL has seen a new breed of quarterback enter the league this decade. Patrick Mahomes, Carson Wentz, Cam Newton and Deshaun Watson separated themselves from the majority of NFL quarterbacks with their dynamic ability to play quarterback. These all-around playmaking quarterbacks had questions about how they would adapt to the league entering the NFL…
Andraez “Greedy” Williams has carried on the legacy of LSU breeding defensive backs. He’s the next in line of a long list of successful prospects to don the purple and gold. Many ask if his real name is actually Greedy. It is not. The nickname was given to him by his aunt. When he was…
Be sure to purchase the Inside the Pylon Draft Guide (including team specific guides) for full reports on all drafted players, available now! After a heartbreaking 15-10 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional Playoff round, the Atlanta Falcons have plenty to look forward to. General manager Thomas Dimitroff…
Want more info on the Eagles Draft? Buy our team-specific guide! What do we do for an encore? The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl in February, with an improbable victory over the defending champion New England Patriots. The team had to weather not only the Patriots, but injuries to star quarterback Carson Wentz,…
Want more info on the Patriots Draft? Buy our team-specific draft guide! The New England Patriots allowed 41 points in a disappointing Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles – so they used their top two picks on offense. Starting quarterback Tom Brady turns 41 in August and they traded away his heir apparent, Jimmy…
The draft came, saw, and conquered our timelines and now it’s up to the fans to sit back and watch their favorite teams selections; will they develop? How’s their situation? What can we expect? Just a few days ago, I released my final Top 10 EDGE rankings, so I figured I would throw my two…
These rankings were inspired by work done for the 2018 ITP Draft Guide, which is now available for purchase! The final five receivers of my 2018 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings features some intriguing high upside players that’ll need coaching and development to reach their max potential. However, the majority of them also have high…
The Inside The Pylon team has released our 2018 Draft Guide, rating and stacking over 550 prospects to find our group of 185 top guys. Like parents, scouts aren’t supposed to have “favorites” – but let’s face it, in the course of all that tape work, we enjoy watching some guys more than others. Below…
During the cross checking process for the 2018 ITP Draft Guide, our fearless Director of Personnel decisions – Dan Hatman – made a note to the wide receiver scouts saying, “WR is a fascinating position, as every scout values skill sets differently.” This is undoubtedly true. There are a lot of different receiver types that…
The NFL’s top wide receivers have been evolving in recent seasons and it’s currently having an impact on how we evaluate and value certain traits at the position. Two drafts ago, Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell was considered the next Dez Bryant due to his inability to create consistent separation and strong ball skills, highlighted…
There are three core positions in football. Quarterback, meaning someone who can throw the ball downfield. Offensive tackle, meaning someone to protect that quarterback. And an edge pass rusher, meaning someone to disrupt the opponent’s quarterback. The next in line after this trio would be the field-tilting cornerback. For everything you have up front, under…
The 2018 NFL Combine is upon us and we are eagerly waiting to see how a bunch of physical specimen perform athletic tests in their underwear. These results are not the be all end all, but they help substantiate what we have already evaluated on the film, while also providing additional information that may lead…
The NFL Combine is likely the most overhyped and improperly weighted event in regards to the evaluation process before the NFL’s next generation of players are inducted into the league. Players have their stocks rise or fall based upon how well their raw measureables stack up against their peers and previous NFL Draft entrants. On…
While down in Mobile, Alabama, the Inside the Pylon team have been evaluating some of the best seniors in college football. Two players that had newsworthy play and measurements last week were LSU’s D.J. Chark and Alabama’s Levi Wallace. The two players are somewhat familiar with each other, both playing in the SEC West division…
The 2018 Senior Bowl is quickly approaching, and in preparation for the week ahead I’ve attempted to get an idea of this year’s wide receiver group by outlining what they can do and what I’d like to see from them in Mobile. The 2018 crop is filled with intriguing prospects that possess good traits and…