Demaryius Thomas NFL Draft Scouting Report

Wide Receiver

Georgia Tech


College Position: Wide Receiver
School: Georgia Tech
Grade: Junior
Height: 6-3
Weight: 229
Birthdate: 12-25-1987
Draft Projection: Second
Overall Rank: Unranked
NFL Draft Position (Rank): Wide Receiver (4)

Draft Result Drafted in the 2010 Draft by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round with the #22 pick.
After trading down several times, Denver traded up to make sure they landed Demaryius Thomas. Thomas has arguably the best physical tools of any receiver in the draft, but he is an extremely raw route runner having played in a triple option offense in college. The pressure of replacing Brandon Marshall will be a huge burden for a player who will likely need time to adjust to the pro game. Look for him to have an early impact primarily as a deep threat as he rounds out his game. He has tremendous potential and fits the mold of the type of player Josh McDaniels is trying to build the team around as he is an ego-less receiver who does the little things (he's a good blocker) and has a strong work ethic.

Strengths
  • Has tremendous size - big target
  • Excelled despite being the team's only receiving option and playing for a run-first (and second) offense
  • Made a living catching deep jump balls. Averaged 25.1 yards per catch as a senior on 46 catches despite playing with sub-par passer
  • Good ball skills and above average hands
  • Has the raw tools to excel at the next level
  • Good blocker for a wide receiver
  • High upside
 

Weaknesses
  • There are concerns about whether he has the speed to separate from NFL corners and continue to be a consistent deep threat
  • Will need to improve his route running skills as he ran a simple route tree at Tech consisting primarily of a heavy diet of deep balls
  • A bit of a project who is heavy on potential and measureables

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