MOBILE, Ala. — There were many positives to take away from the final day of practice for Saturday’s Reese’s Senior Bowl. Several players raised their draft stock with strong performances in front of hundreds of NFL scouts.
Here are our takeaways from Thursday’s practice at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile:
Oregon wide receiver Tez Johnson continues his tear
He was unstoppable on Thursday.
Every one-on-one rep the WR took was won with several feet of separation from the defender, and occasionally, his jukes were hard enough to cause defenders to slip and fall.
The only reps when Johnson didn’t come down with a catch was because he either failed to get his feet down on the sideline or lost concentration and dropped an easy ball.
The bulk of Johnson’s success came from a certain route, where he would run vertically for about ten yards and then cut toward the middle of the field. He used this play several times throughout the practice, and not a single defender successfully stopped it.
Be on the lookout for the National Team to call this route for Johnson during Saturday’s game, as it seems to be very effective.
