2025 Breakdown: Wide Receivers Part III
Tyon Jones HEIGHT 6'2" POS WR CLASS 2025 Tyon Jones School: Bradwell Institute Jones has experience playing in the slot and out wide. He displays good quickness and burst with impressive acceleration off the line. Jones’ speed threatens teams vertically.…
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Tyon Jones
Jones has experience playing in the slot and out wide. He displays good quickness and burst with impressive acceleration off the line. Jones’ speed threatens teams vertically. He displays some elusiveness in the open field with a mix of spins, side steps, and other jukes.
Tristen Payne
Tristen Payne
Payne appears to have adequate arm length, which he uses to stiff arm defenders and expand his catch radius. He is a natural hands catcher who attacks the football at its apex and makes diving adjustments. Payne plays with good body control. His upper body strength and arm activity help him shed press coverage. Looking for him to have big season this year.
Rich Vanzant
Rich Vanzant
Vanzant displays quick footwork when facing press coverage, which often leads to him getting past the defensive back. Vanzant should focus on using his large frame and long arms to be more physically imposing in these situations, activating his upper body instead of just relying on his footwork. Vanzant displays quick cuts on short routes that generate open targets for his quarterback thanks to his foot speed.
Reshod Curtis Jr.
Reshod Curtis Jr.
Curtis is fairly explosive, exhibits solid change of direction ability and has impressive long speed. His quick feet at the line of scrimmage are indicative of a potentially dangerous release package. What’s more, Curtis employs a hesitation move to freeze defenders before exploding. Curtis also occasionally forces false steps with jab steps and body fakes. At the top of his route stem, the talented pass-catcher makes sudden cuts with solid lateral burst.
Luca Fanelli
Luca Fanelli
Every time I see Fanelli film, his agility is the first thing that pops out. He has very good footwork within small areas that keeps defenders guessing where he wants to go. Fanelli also has a great knack of anticipating defenders attacking him, as he routinely evades tacklers when he has the ball in his hands in open space. Fanelli has game breaking acceleration and speed which he displays every time defenses give him soft coverage at the line and no safety help over the top.