Rich Cimini @RichCimini · 7m7 minutes agoAt 37, the Jets select Ohio State WR Devin Smith. Vertical threat. Speed. Terrific with the ball in the air. #NYJpick
#37 pick in 2015 NY Jets select Devin Smith WR Ohio State
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Rich Cimini @RichCimini · 7m7 minutes agoAt 37, the Jets select Ohio State WR Devin Smith. Vertical threat. Speed. Terrific with the ball in the air. #NYJpick
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Gary Myers @garymyersNYDN · 2m2 minutes agoThe Jets are going to be interesting team this season. Devin Smith gives them deep threat. Looks like he gets faster with ball in the air.
Nick Mangold @nickmangold · 1m1 minute agoMore Buckeyes the better! #JETS #NYJ
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[/h][h=1]DEVIN SMITH, WR[/h][h=3]SCHOOL: OHIO STATE | CONFERENCE: BIG10
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SENIOR | HOMETOWN: MASSILLON, OH
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0 / 196 LBS.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES[/h]STRENGTHS: Legit vertical speed to be a "go route" tormentor - averaged one touchdown every 4.0 catches in college...gliding strides to stretch the field with take-it-the-distance acceleration...plant-and-drive burst with strong cuts and lower body explosion...tracks very well, using body angles to box out and gain correct positioning downfield...quick hands to pluck, extending his catch radius beyond others with his size.Acrobatic ballskills to make highlight-reel grabs...flexible joints with the body control to make natural adjustments...excellent special teams player and often the first down the field on punt coverages - gains free release and speeds down the field with conviction...starred for three years on the Ohio State track & field team - qualified for NCAA regionals with a 7-0.25 high jump, which ranks top-five in school history...finished among the FBS leaders in 2014 with a 28.2 yards per catch average (also a single season school record) and leaves Columbus fifth in school history in career receiving yards (2,503).
WEAKNESSES: Lean body type with wiry muscle tone...field fast with light feet, but looks mechanical when asked to move laterally...doesn't set up defenders in his routes and lacks diverse stem releases...wild footwork in his patterns and lacks control in his movements, making him most effective in a straight-line - unpolished as an underneath target and struggles to sink and separate in his breaks.
Inconsistent hands and drops too many easy throws with streaky focus...tracks the ball well, but late to adjust and attack if the ball doesn't hit him in stride...will get pushed around and too easily re-routed and knocked off his path...averaged only 2.2 catches per game as a senior and his limitations kept him from being an every-down receiver.
SUMMARY: Although he's a one-trick pony right now, Smith is really talented at that one trick, using his striding speed to stretch the field and be a difference-maker on vertical routes - Ohio high school state champion in the 100-meter dash (10.56). He is most effective on downfield routes and defenses must respect that, but is limited everywhere else on offense with shaky hands and a raw route tree, struggling to smoothly transition at the top of his patterns or set up his breaks.
Although his game lacks polish, Smith brings special teams value as a gunner and he should contribute immediately as a nine route monster - time will tell if he can break through and be more than that.
--Dane Brugler
[/h][h=1]DEVIN SMITH, WR[/h][h=3]SCHOOL: OHIO STATE | CONFERENCE: BIG10
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SENIOR | HOMETOWN: MASSILLON, OH
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-0 / 196 LBS.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES[/h]STRENGTHS: Legit vertical speed to be a "go route" tormentor - averaged one touchdown every 4.0 catches in college...gliding strides to stretch the field with take-it-the-distance acceleration...plant-and-drive burst with strong cuts and lower body explosion...tracks very well, using body angles to box out and gain correct positioning downfield...quick hands to pluck, extending his catch radius beyond others with his size.Acrobatic ballskills to make highlight-reel grabs...flexible joints with the body control to make natural adjustments...excellent special teams player and often the first down the field on punt coverages - gains free release and speeds down the field with conviction...starred for three years on the Ohio State track & field team - qualified for NCAA regionals with a 7-0.25 high jump, which ranks top-five in school history...finished among the FBS leaders in 2014 with a 28.2 yards per catch average (also a single season school record) and leaves Columbus fifth in school history in career receiving yards (2,503).
WEAKNESSES: Lean body type with wiry muscle tone...field fast with light feet, but looks mechanical when asked to move laterally...doesn't set up defenders in his routes and lacks diverse stem releases...wild footwork in his patterns and lacks control in his movements, making him most effective in a straight-line - unpolished as an underneath target and struggles to sink and separate in his breaks.
Inconsistent hands and drops too many easy throws with streaky focus...tracks the ball well, but late to adjust and attack if the ball doesn't hit him in stride...will get pushed around and too easily re-routed and knocked off his path...averaged only 2.2 catches per game as a senior and his limitations kept him from being an every-down receiver.
SUMMARY: Although he's a one-trick pony right now, Smith is really talented at that one trick, using his striding speed to stretch the field and be a difference-maker on vertical routes - Ohio high school state champion in the 100-meter dash (10.56). He is most effective on downfield routes and defenses must respect that, but is limited everywhere else on offense with shaky hands and a raw route tree, struggling to smoothly transition at the top of his patterns or set up his breaks.
Although his game lacks polish, Smith brings special teams value as a gunner and he should contribute immediately as a nine route monster - time will tell if he can break through and be more than that.
--Dane Brugler
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Love the pick. He can be the #3 or 4 for a year while he refines the rest of his game. The kid knows how to get past the DB with his 4.42 speed. :smiley-dance017:
I thought they'd go OT Fisher considering we have Marshall. Not disappointed at all in Smith
Devin smith highlights
Devin smith highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJoIcwZD1Po
He makes very acrobatic catches..."ODELL BECHAM LIKE"
Devin smith highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJoIcwZD1Po
He makes very acrobatic catches..."ODELL BECHAM LIKE"
Robert Klemko @RobertKlemko · 4m4 minutes ago"Devin Smith, youve worked to prove that you're not one-dimensional. What do you want to prove in the NFL?""That I'm not one-dimensional."
"Devin Smith, youve worked to prove that you're not one-dimensional. What do you want to prove in the NFL?""That I'm not one-dimensional."
I love that line.
Joe Caporoso @TurnOnTheJets · 14m14 minutes ago#Jets finally land their much needed deep threat. Great value. Great pick.
Kristian Dyer @KristianRDyer · 2m2 minutes agoNFL scout I know really well (not w/ the Jets) just texted me: "Maccagnan having a heck of a draft. Two home runs." #Jets #nyjets
Damien Woody @damienwoody · 2m2 minutes ago#Jets getting it done in the draft so far
Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_LI · 1m1 minute agoDevin Smith, on conf call, said he was lost for words when the #Jets selected him
Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_LI · 18s18 seconds agoDevin Smith fully expects to be a vertical threat ... But he notes he's also versatile #jets
Too much Scarlet and Gray for hobson's tastes, I sense.
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fitzpatrick is going to love this kid one thing fitzpatrick has is a beautiful long ball......
smith reminds me of deandre hopkins who had a real connection with fitzpatrick
smith reminds me of deandre hopkins who had a real connection with fitzpatrick
Our WR core is now officially complete, and scary.
We went from the worst WR core in the league two years ago, and MEH last year, to a WR core that will now keep opposing HC's and DC's burning the midnight oil.
We have two BIG Prototype's outside, a rock solid ball control slot WR underneath, and a lethal HR Hitter out of the slot.
IMO Devin Smith was the premiere HR Hitter in this draft, and unlike Dorsett he's not a smurf.
Reminds me of Wesley WaIker.
We went from the worst WR core in the league two years ago, and MEH last year, to a WR core that will now keep opposing HC's and DC's burning the midnight oil.
We have two BIG Prototype's outside, a rock solid ball control slot WR underneath, and a lethal HR Hitter out of the slot.
IMO Devin Smith was the premiere HR Hitter in this draft, and unlike Dorsett he's not a smurf.
Reminds me of Wesley WaIker.
HIGHLIGHTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJoIcwZD1Po
He makes very acrobatic catches..."ODELL BECHAM LIKE"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJoIcwZD1Po
He makes very acrobatic catches..."ODELL BECHAM LIKE"
I don't know if I'd say the Jets have a scary WR corps, but they definitely have a solid and well-rounded one. It cannot be knocked any more, not by any stretch.
Joe Caporoso @TurnOnTheJets · 6m6 minutes agoSmith wins on vertical routes as well as any WR prospect I've watched over the past few years #NFLDraft #Jets