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Marcus Easley, WR UCONN

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http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/profiles/mar...asley?id=497286

 

Easley is a very raw talent who struggled on the bench for three years before bursting on the scene during his senior year at UConn. He has a rare combination of size and straight-line speed and can make acrobatic catches. The problem is Easley does not appear to trust his hands and will not only drop some catchable passes but tends to let the ball get into his body to trap it rather than reach out to pluck it. He is a bit of a strider and will need a lot of work on getting in and out of his breaks. The nice thing is that he has a good chance to see some action on special teams. He was a core special-teams performer at UConn during his first three years as he tried to earn a scholarship.

Kingfish RFA

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Compares To: MILES AUSTIN, Dallas Cowboys -- Easley was rawer than sushi entering the 2009 season, but like Austin he is blessed with exceptional athletic ability, making him a potential second day draft find. With his size and athletic ability, a patient coach could be greatly rewarded. You saw during the course of the 2009 season that he greatly improved his plant-and-drive agility to be crisper in and out of his cuts and he appeared much more comfortable extending for the ball. Few players in this draft have as intriguing array of athletic ability and talent that Easley possesses.
Steely Dan Hall of Famer

Steely Dan

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Why isn't the NFL draft tracker working!!! :beer:

 

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Marcus Easley

WR, Connecticut

 

War Room analysis

Strengths: Has good size and arm length. Can make the tough catch in a crowd and shows good strength running after the catch. Is a physical and aggressive run blocker on the edge.

 

Weaknesses: Has questionable instincts with limited experience and production at the position. Has never been a full-time starter at receiver for Connecticut. Shows inconsistent hands and route-running ability. Is a long strider with marginal initial quickness in his release and separation quickness from man-to-man coverage. Does not possess any real value for special teams.

 

Bottom line: Despite his lack of productivity, Easley has the size to merit a seventh-round pick. But he lacks the athleticism, speed and instincts to ever develop into a starter or quality backup and has little value on special teams.

 

 

 

Career statistics

 

Receiving Rushing

Team Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Rec./TD Att. Yds. Avg. TD

'07 UConn 1 10 10.0 0 — 0 0 0.0 0

'08 UConn 4 94 23.5 0 — 0 0 0.0 0

'09 UConn 48 893 18.6 8 6.0 1 11 11.0 0

Totals 53 997 18.8 8 6.6 1 11 11.0 0

 

Not a fan of this pick right now. I hope that changes.

bkc RFA

bkc

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easley looks a lot like the recievers s.d has been drafting the last several year

big guy , good speed

nothing wrong here

BLZFAN4LIFE Veteran

BLZFAN4LIFE

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I like Easley's height and he makes some sensational catches. James Hardy 2?

 

You'll see him listed as 6'2" or 6'3", technically he is 6'2-3/4" FWIW. Most people had him going in the third, might not be such a bad pick.

I 90 RFA

I 90

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Good size, good measurables.

 

But will he be better as a Bill against NFL defenses next year than he was as a Husky in the Big East ? Probably not.

 

Will he be happy on the special teams, depth receiver Sam Aikens career path ? Probably so.

 

Will we be happy with that ? Probably not.

Billy in 4C RFA

Billy in 4C

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What I said on another thread... the guy had 5 career receptions heading into his senior year!! That doesn't go by Buddy's philosophy of drafting 3-4 year starters.

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