Is there a wide receiver that the Commanders should consider drafting that would be a good value selection at No. 29?
Jeremy Greene, Sportsocracy host and NFL draft analyst, was a guest on the "Take Command" podcast with Logan Paulsen and Craig Hoffman, and was quite entertaining and informative in attempting to answer that very question, Thursday.
"No."
That's how Greene responded when asked by Hoffman: succinct and right to the point. Then Greene elaborated further.
"I will go ahead and tell you, I am very low on this receiver class.
- "I like Tet McMillan (Arizona) a lot...he ran a 4.5, so now I think he goes in the top ten."
- Matthew Golden (Texas) is to me a really fast version of Stefon Diggs when he was coming out, not the All-Pro that Diggs became."
- Emeka Egbuka (Ohio State) "I have a fringe first-round grade on him. I just don't think he does anything well enough, that he will be that guy that's up at the top of the board as you're going between the first and second day."
- "As you get into the second round, I love Tre Harris (Ole Miss). He is poor man's Rome Odunze. No one will convince me differently. I watched the tape, and they look exactly the same."
- Elic Ayomanor (Stanford) "He has a high football IQ. When I watch him, he knows where to settle down."
- Jayden Higgins (Iowa State), Tory Horton (Colorado State), Jaylin Noel (Iowa State), Jaylen Royals (Utah State), Jack Bech (TCU) "It gets slotty here...I like all of these guys (in the slot)."
You may have noticed Luther Burden (Missouri) was not listed as a receiver the Commanders should consider in the first two rounds. What did Greene have to say regarding Burden?
"The character issues with Luther Burden? Can confirm... I am not doubting your natural athleticism or your natural God-given ability. What I am doubting is your role and how I am going to manufacture your touches, because you are not a good route-runner...Can you develop into a natural route runner? Your attitude is kind of a big deal in that. Because I am going to have to teach you something you should have learned five years ago...It's hard to get him the ball because he is not a big guy nor a good route-runner...Every time I watch Luther Burden, he goes down about ten spots for me."
Burden has been a popular pick to the Commanders in various mock drafts.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders will not have good receiver value at 29 says draft analyst