The worst/laziest 2024 NFL Draft take you keep seeing...

[kozzman555]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Worst? Laziest? ...this one doesn't qualify as either, but feels like counter intuitive over analysis to me.

~"Can't take WR Xavier Legette because he didn't breakout with 1,250 yards until his 5th year."
~"He's just an elite size & speed athlete with poor production."

Several things come to mind:

1. Are we just going to ignore the hot hand? Momentum is a good thing.
2. Dude leveled up, something clicked, that's worth being a fan of rather than discrediting.
3. His last 1-4 years college production is similar to, or better than, a lot of other notable borderline 1st-2nd round WRs like McConkey and his comp DK Metcalf for instance.
4. These guys are still young, there's lots of room for NFL coaching to mold premium athletes into stars! See Tyreek Hill as a reference.
5. Plenty of NFL pundits are suggesting we draft a 160-170 lb WR in Worthy, Franklin, or McConkey but there's a plus size WR with similar speed available with a clear NFL ready body that can move between slot and outside WR, and win at all three levels.

*Bonus = Have you heard this guy's voice!? He and Mahomes together would be so weird! *HOLY SHIT! ...I just had a premonition = The Chiefs will draft Xavier Legette, Mahomes, Kelce, and Legette will be hired to refresh the Budweiser brand image by bringing back the old bud frog gimmick ""BUD!" "WEIS?" "ER! Super Bowl commercials will feature a rotating cast of stars trying out for the 3rd frog spot, including Taylor swift, before settling on X Legette. Damn. Sometimes it's a heavy burden being so tapped into the universe.

I have zero concerns about Legette's ability to run a route and catch the ball and what he can do after the catch. My concerns with him are his willingness to block and his effort on plays that aren't planned on going to him. I am guessing those things are what kept him down the depth chart in his first few years at SC. It's not like it took him until this last year to reach level 50 and evolve into his current physique. Dude had the physical tools. Either he's slow at learning routes/plays or he was lazy on plays that he wasn't involved with.