Name: Speedy Noil

School: Texas A&M

Position fit: Outside receiver

Stats to know: Forced a missed tackle every four receptions throughout his career (22 forced on 88 career receptions).

What he does best:

Very good athlete. Showcased a ridiculous 43.5-inch vertical jump, a 133.0-inch broad jump and 18 bench press reps at the combine, all top-three marks among receivers.

Had the ability to blow past defenders on straight-line speed. Once the ball was in his hands he could pull away from defenders running downfield. Ran around a 4.44 at his pro day.

Quick footwork off his release. Was able to beat press coverage more often than not using his feet.

Good use of hands both off his release to gain separation of press coverage and during his routes to help gain separation.

Tough player. No issues taking big hits and popping right back up.

Doesn’t let the ball get into his body, when he catches it he does so away from his body.

Good after the catch, has the ability to make players miss tackles.

Biggest concern:

Hands are consistently an issue. Dropped three passes on just 24 targets last year, and had other plays that better hands could’ve caught.

Not physical at all during routes. Almost never won any contested catch situations because defenders had no problems bodying him.

Can be re-routed if he doesn’t beat press coverage immediately. Struggles to get off defenders once they get a hand on him.

Limited route-running. Wasn’t asked to run many and when he did run any with breaks they were slow and telegraphed.

Doesn’t track the bell well on deep throws, even if he has beaten defender.

Bottom line: Noil is the very definition of a project player. His athleticism is through the roof and has been since high school but he struggles as a receiver. His hands aren’t good enough, he’s not physical enough and he doesn’t have experience running routes that he’ll need to know in the NFL. A team may fall in love with his speed and power and raw potential, but ultimately Noil didn’t show nearly enough in college to make the case that he’ll become a viable NFL receiver. Off the field issues may be the icing on the cake for his lack of draftability.