STRENGTHS
Garrett reminds me a lot of Rams, former Bills Robert Woods. He has good speed, quickness and is a wake-up screaming in the middle of the night, nightmare for Defensive Coordinators who want to use single coverages against him. He can be lined up in the slot or on the outside and because of his mature route running is a red zone touchdown-making machine. Garrett has those strong hands needed to catch the ball along with the agility to adjust to the ball in the air and make the tough, contested catch. He has the quickness to get off the line of scrimmage and the toughness to run the ball and be used on sweeps and receiver screens. Garrett is a very smart receiver and understands down and distance and where he is on the field and when running zone routes is aware of spatial issues also. Garrett projects as an impact receiver at the next level for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
Garrett likes to get the ball early when running routes in the middle of the field against zone coverages. He likes to see where the hit is coming from so he can adjust and make his quick moves. He will get anxious and he will drop some balls if it’s not to him early or on time in the route. I’m nit-picking because Garrett is very tough mentally and physically and this is not a problem but it is a concern for play calling for the team that selects him.
BOTTOM LINE: 2.03
Usually, when I watch receivers on film, they are better against zone coverages than they are against single coverages. Garrett is just the opposite. Don’t misunderstand, Garrett does a good job running his routes and catching the ball with a very big catch radius against zone coverages. That being said, Garrett excels when he is up against single coverages because he is an excellent route runner and knows where the hit is coming from and that makes it easier for him to catch the ball without any worry. I do notice his offensive coordinator seems to line him up more on the outside against zone coverages and against single coverage will line him up more in the slot. That’s smart play-calling, and it allows Garrett to take advantage of using the sidelines to his advantage against zone instead of putting him in the middle of the field. Garrett doesn’t have a problem going across the middle but as I stated before, he does get anxious waiting on the ball and will at times, not look it into his hands because he has his head up, looking for what direction the hit might be coming from. Nevertheless, Garrett will be an impact receiver for the team that selects him, and isn’t that what the draft is all about finding impact players?
