Expanded Route Tree Receivers to Watch

<p>These five receivers have been developing their craft over the past few years, and all have expanded their route tree significantly. </p>    <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='2153953' first='Thomas' last='Cale Cleghorn'] has been perfecting his craft this off-season, focusing on route-running. He's a receiver who can attack the short-to-intermediate effectively with solid corner routes. Cleghorn is a reliable target who can settle down into voids within the middle of the field due to solid mental processing. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/cale_cleghorn/status/2013311813027250351?s=20 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='777109' first='Pierre' last='Pickens'] is the biggest body within this report. Pickens can create immediate separation from defenders over the top. Pickens is an instant field stretcher with impressive size, as he poses a threat in both short and intermediate ranges, as well as when breaking into deep routes. Additionally, he demonstrates good hand-eye coordination and maintains good body control during contested catches or jump balls.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Mann_pierreP/status/2033295587836129365?s=20 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1158062' first='Josiah' last='Steen'] is a true vertical threat and field stretcher. Steen has an extensive route tree, often creates separation off breaks due to good change of direction, balance, and burst. He demonstrates good mental processing, as he can diagnose zone coverage and identify voids to settle in. His ability to utilize post, go balls, and dig routes is impressive. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SteenJosiah/status/2031858426842681463?s=20 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1655959' first='Champ' last='McNabb'] continues to fly under the radar in Arkansas. He's a fluent route runner who knows how to exploit zone coverage and work with his quarterback when under pressure. McNabb displays good body control and hand-eye coordination, adjusting mid-route or high-pointing the football. He is willing to lay out for the football and can toe-tap along the sideline. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/champ_mcnabb/status/2032873359722103092?s=20 </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1972086' first='Dylan' last='Smith'] continues to rise in our rankings. Smith is a solid route runner with no wasted motion. He effectively attacks the seam and deep levels of the field. He can work out of multiple positions and can create separation near the boundary or across the middle of the field. Smith is someone to add to the recruiting board. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/DYLAN_SMITH2027/status/2033675081088409947?s=20 </div></figure>

These five receivers have been developing their craft over the past few years, and all have expanded their route tree significantly.