Scouting Notes
- Fierce competitor and leader.
- An absolute playmaker with great football IQ.
- Ran every route in the book.
- Versatility to line up anywhere, and Boston College fully took advantage of that skill, moving him around all over the field to generate positive matchups.
- All the makings of a No. 1 receiver.
- Was relied on heavily at BC, and was the clear offensive focal point.
Short Summary
Zay Flowers is one of my favorite receivers in this class. I genuinely searched for a glaring flaw in his game from him and found none. He is explosive, twitchy, and quick, plays the position to perfection, and was dominant for Boston College. He was the obvious offensive leader for the team, and that tends to indicate some level of NFL success.
Flowers is not only a master of the craft, he even has the perfect mental makeup. He is a vocal leader and a fiery competitor. It’s safe to assume he is also a hard worker, as competitors tend to be.
Unfortunately, he is exceptionally small, making him a severe outlier at the position. In the pros, he’d be tiny, which would severely limit his lineup capabilities from him. With everyone faster and stronger in the pros, his speed and toughness won’t stand out as much.
I still can’t see myself betting against Zay Flowers, and I’m sure he’ll have a very productive career, but I can’t rank him in the Top 10, which is what I’d do if he was just 2 ″ taller and a dozen pounds heavier.
Scouting Card Key
- age refers to the age of the player come draft night, rounded to the nearest half-age.
- percentage numbers in the Player Info and Combine Stats sections – This refers to the percentile that number belongs to among all players at his position, going back nearly a decade.
- percentiles in the Advanced Stats portion for cumulative stats are snap-adjusted. In other words, naturally, a player with more snaps will allow more sacks.
- Drop% – Drop rate, or the percentage of overall targets that were dropped.
- CTT, CTC% – Contested Targets, Contested Catch Rate.
- Y/RR – Yards per route run.
- 1stD – Total 1st downs accumulated.
- Line-Wide, Line-Slt – Percentage of snaps lined up wide or in the slot.
- CODE –Change of direction.
Credit
Advanced stats – pff.com
Scouting card template / idea – Jordan Pun @Texans_Thoughts
Check out all my scouting reports on my Author Page or follow my opinions and hot takes on Twitter!
Make sure to check out many more NFL articles at USA Informing – NFL!
