STRENGTHS
Drake is all legs and arm’s coming at you down the field like a Flying Draco Lizard. (look it up, I can’t do everything for you) He is big and nasty and when the ball is in the air it is all his. Drake has the athletic talent to adjust to the ball in the air like a pipe cleaner. He has the strong hands to take the ball away and high point the ball. He shows good speed but more than anything his separation comes from his big size and physical route running. He has those long legs that allow him to play better than he will time. If he times as a 4.5 type, you get bet that on the field he plays like a 4.4 type because of his long strides. Drake is the type of receiver who is open all the time, just throw the ball up high and he will come down with it at any point on the field. Drake reminds me a lot of former Charges WR Vincent Jackson or for you young guys Buccaneers WR Mike Evans.
CONCERNS
Drake is very physical and that means he can be penalized at the worst time of a game impacting his team negatively. Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. As long as this positive character trait on the field is not a negative character trait off the field, I don’t see a real problem.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.42
Drake gives you everything you need in a playmaking receiver. All you have to do is put him on the field with any style of arm strength QB and he will score touchdowns. Because of his pipe cleaner-type agility to adjust to the ball in the air, he can and will catch the ball in the RedZone even if he struggles to separate. I’m of the belief that you can find a potential pro bowl receiver at any point in the draft. That doesn’t mean you pass on a talent like “Draco the flying Lizard” just because you think you might find one later on in the draft. That’s just dumb. Remember what I always say, when you see the obvious, you draft the obvious. You have to always do your homework but don’t nit-pick yourself out of selecting the obvious.
