So, Dell decided to enter the draft. He's about 5'9" 155.
I mean, the guy's a bean. He's also in the conversation for the best WR in the Big 12. But that's college.
So, where would you take the chance drafting the kid or would you?
It's not like we haven't seen small players, especially short and light. Trindon Holliday, Jakeem Grant, Tommylee Lewis, etc. But most are shorter than Dell and at least 10 pounds heavier to boot. Definitely not as stringy. Of course, none of them were ever much of anything other than decent return specialists.
Most of them were also UDFAs.
I have a hard time figuring a guy like this out. He has obvious skills and, of course, speed. He just looks like he'll snap.
He wouldn't give me confidence as a #3 slot where he'd need to operate in the land of linebackers and strong safeties across the middle.
Is he a guy you could see starting as a Z?
Or, is he stuck in that realm of 4th receive in 4 receiver sets and a return specialist? If he's that, then it's no earlier than the 6th.
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Currently PFF Mock Draft Simulator ranks Nathaniel Dell at #46.
Love to have him in mid round, but that is just too high for his size.
He seems to have been able to hold up in college, but don't know in NFL
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