I reviewed Jennings this season since he went to a local college. I had him projected as a 5-7 and Seattle took him a bit earlier:
Analysis:
Jennings has shown he has good hand placement, and catches the ball well. He has exceptional technique on deep balls and low balls by keeping his elbows in. He has good deep speed, but it takes him a few strides to get up to speed. Not as explosive as I was expecting.
He translates as a slot receiver in the NFL, but not as your typical, shifty, jitterbug slot receiver. He uses his speed to stretch the seams and get open deep. This could be a nice addition to any team looking to stretch the field inside and lack a TE with that ability.
It will be tough for Jennings to make a team on special teams alone. He has some experience as a returner his freshman and sophomore seasons, but his lack of production and not continuing to return the football his junior and senior years would mean, he doesn’t project to being a kick returner in the NFL.
Jennings has good combine numbers. 4.4 40, over 10’ broad jump, 20 bench presses, and 37” vertical jump. Those numbers translate to being a fast explosive athlete, but his tape just doesn’t show the explosion and quick twitch. I’d expect him to be taken between rounds 5-7, and if he lands on the right team with a need to stretch the field from the slot, he could be productive in that role.
Analysis:
Jennings has shown he has good hand placement, and catches the ball well. He has exceptional technique on deep balls and low balls by keeping his elbows in. He has good deep speed, but it takes him a few strides to get up to speed. Not as explosive as I was expecting.
He translates as a slot receiver in the NFL, but not as your typical, shifty, jitterbug slot receiver. He uses his speed to stretch the seams and get open deep. This could be a nice addition to any team looking to stretch the field inside and lack a TE with that ability.
It will be tough for Jennings to make a team on special teams alone. He has some experience as a returner his freshman and sophomore seasons, but his lack of production and not continuing to return the football his junior and senior years would mean, he doesn’t project to being a kick returner in the NFL.
Jennings has good combine numbers. 4.4 40, over 10’ broad jump, 20 bench presses, and 37” vertical jump. Those numbers translate to being a fast explosive athlete, but his tape just doesn’t show the explosion and quick twitch. I’d expect him to be taken between rounds 5-7, and if he lands on the right team with a need to stretch the field from the slot, he could be productive in that role.
