DeAndre Brown, WR, Southern Miss

by Crackback on May 16, 2011 10:24 PM EDT

Draft Preview: DeAndre Brown (via foxsports)

6-6, 235, 4.6 forty

2008: 13 games 67 catches, 1117 yards (16.7 per), 12 TDs

2009: 11 games, 47 for 785 (16.7 per), 9 TDs

2010: 6 games 19 for 284 (15 per), 3 TDs

By all indications this guy either isn't very bright or isn't very motivated, as he couldn't qualify academically to attend an SEC college out of HS. He's had a terrible injury history in his college career, including a gruesomely snapped leg at the end of his freshman year. And to top it off with a nice little cherry, he apparently is quite the diva and has exhibited behaviors such as clashing with coaches and pouting when not receiving the ball when he thought he was open. So why the hell bring him up (again) Crackback?

Because he's a big time talent, who has all the physical tools to be a star. He should have returned to school for his senior year and focused on having a monster season and maybe even get himself a first round bid. But he didn't, and it could be to our benefit.

At 6-6 235(!!!), he not only would be one of the biggest receivers in the NFL, but he's also a very athletic specimen. He gets off the line and into his break surprisingly quickly and he seems to go after the ball once its in the air aggressively. He doesn't have burn speed, but his frame makes him very difficult to cover on deep balls (or anywhere really). He also seems very difficult to bring down after the catch, with his athleticism to make a quick cut and his size which enables him to drag DBs around like rag dolls.

I see his upside as being Brandon Marshall, but he'll have to play with much more aggression and physicality to get to that level. Initially, he'd be very good as a possession/red-zone target, but the raw talent is there to be much more. There's a ton of baggage there, I admit that, but there's low risk with him being a UDFA. If he doesn't give us what we need, then cut bait. But he very easily could be this year's LaGarrett Blount.

Hopefully, he's been humbled by not being drafted at all, and maybe being in the right environment (i.e. on Rex's team) he'll grow and eventually flourish. I'd love to see him take the route that Joe McKnight did last year. Come up the hard way by earning it through special teams play, and making good on an opportunity when its given to him. I really like the idea of using him as tweener TE/WR, where we could use him along with Keller and Cumberland to create tough match-ups all over the field. The tools are there. If the light goes on with this kid upstairs, he could become something special.

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The kid has all the physical tools.

Hell, you can move him to tight end. I wish we drafted Brown instead of Mcknight honestly. Seeing his frosh year, he can definately produce, if he improves his route running watch out.

by Jerrad p on May 16, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

No no no no

Its one thing to be a Diva about not getting the ball, its another thing to not play as hard when you know your not getting the ball. That is inexcusable

by HitmanHarris on May 17, 2011 1:20 AM EDT reply actions

This guy is headed to the UFL

4.6 is too slow for an NFL reciever

by Nu York Fan on May 17, 2011 4:53 AM EDT reply actions

Kerley runs a 4.6, J-Co isn’t much faster these days.

Besides, its a high 4.5 to low 4.6, and he had bad wheels all last year. The physical tools are not what concerns me anyway. His quickness is fine, and that with his size makes him extremely difficult to cover.

by Crackback on May 17, 2011 8:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I just dont belive in him

And to compare him to Blount his absoulty ludacris Blount was a 2nd round talent only reason he went undrafted was over punching someone who taunted him. Brown disappointed at the combine and his pro day

by Nu York Fan on May 17, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Blount cold-clocked a kid, post-game. Then was getting into fights with Tennessee. He was a top talent that didn’t get drafted. Same as Brown, IMO. I saw a bunch of mocks with Brown ranked as high as the 3rd round, all claiming that he was a first round talent that should have stayed in school, but slipped bc of his injury history. Then once the stuff about his attitude circulated and he dropped like a stone.

by Crackback on May 17, 2011 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Not by no experts

No experts expected him to go that high I read scouting reports after his poor pro day saying he cemented himself as a 7th rounder not even in the same neighborhood as comparing him to Blount at least people knew Blount can play on the field cant say the same about Brown

by Nu York Fan on May 17, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

when you are 6-6

4.6 is okay

"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengal
i cant spell a nosebleed
he's gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OLIE PEREZ IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by rexthejet on May 18, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ricardo Lockett

I love big receivers, but Burress and Marshall are the exceptions, the lack of speed and inability to get off the line dooms there career….If the Jets are looking for an UNDFA wide receiver, I think you look for speed. Ricardo Lockett WR 6’2 211 from Fort Valley State, runs a 4.37 , number one priority for WR’s, cannot understand why the Jets chose little Scotty over RL. The Jets worked with Clowney for three years in an effort to develop a deep threat, Ricardo is next in line.

by JetOrange on May 17, 2011 7:56 AM EDT reply actions

Don't like this guy at all

He’s a diva and that’s never good. He’s not fast, and he had the lowest vertical out of the receivers at the combine at 29 inches (Baldwin jumped 42)

"Schotty... You Suck!" - Mark Sanchez

by jetsbill on May 17, 2011 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Oh hell yes

He’s probably the guy I had my eye on more than anyone else prior to the draft as someone I wanted as a UDFA. The character concerns are obviously a major concern, and chances are he’s not going to make it in the NFL, but seriously people he’s a friggin UDFA!!!! How could you not grab him! Unbelievable upside, literally ZERO downside.

by Exystence on May 17, 2011 1:16 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Exactly. There’s no risk. You bring him in and see. If its not what you like, cut him. But if he buys in and busts his ass, he can be a beast.

by Crackback on May 17, 2011 2:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

if we were to pick this guy up i would be ok with it...

but I like Lockette better

by Buddy James on May 17, 2011 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

I don't want another reciever

Since the whole Braylon/Santonio?Brad Smith thing is up in the air right now.

Muhammad Wilkerson + Kenrick Ellis=
-Greatest two picks of all time
-Sleepless nights for Tommy Bieber

by JetKing55 on May 17, 2011 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

why?

the more in the mix the better. sign him to a small deal if he shows promise in training camp, then keep him. if not, cut him. and 6-6 235 is pretty amazing. i wonder if he could block…

by rexthejet on May 18, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

His size alone should at least make him disruptive as a blocker

The guys he’d be blocking are like under 6’ and under 200 lbs typically. Dude’s wingspan’s probably over 7’ too. He’d be a perfect fit for the offense.

by Exystence on May 19, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

it seems anyone who has baggage becomes a jet now

i never have seen numbers go so down after his first year. to put up those numbers in your first year, there has to be somthing there. have his injuries slowed him down, or is he the same guy that he was in 08, just without motivation.

by rexthejet on May 18, 2011 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

Injuries, but the word seems to be that he would sit homself over a lot of rinky dink stuff. He is/was definitely a head-case. Hopefully he’s been humbled by the draft experience, and being in a winning, championship type environment will spark a change.

by Crackback on May 18, 2011 6:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

If your looking for a big WR, he may already be on the roster

Jeff Cumberland is faster, bigger, and has a better track record.The Jets tried to get JC to block like a traditional TE with questionable results. Cumberland played both WR and TE in college

by JetOrange on May 18, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Cumberland is over 260 lbs. He's perfect for TE.

He’s got the size and speed to be an extremely deadly weapon from there.

by Crackback on May 18, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Agree

The goal is to get JC on the field, for the reason that you state. If his inline blocking as a TE keeps him off the field, then possibly you redefine him as a WR, certainly he would create matchup problems. From a blocking perspective, Jeff may not be adequate blocking DE’s and Outside Linebackers, but he may do better on a 175 lb defensive back. We don’t know who the WR’s will be this year, I am not advocating taking reps away from Holmes or Edwards, but I like the mismatch, I like big guys in bunch formations, and I think Keller and Cumberland on the field at the same time is a good thing. If Schotty needs a clue on how to use this duo, check the New England tapes…

by JetOrange on May 19, 2011 5:49 AM EDT up reply actions

We’re basically in total agreement philosophically. But I think JC’s threat as a pass catcher creates the desired effect as far as his blocking goes. LBs aren’t going to dive downhill on him the way they would normally bc they’d never recover on a playaction pass. Taking away that aggression basically gives JC a step to get set for his block. Like Keller, he’s never gonna be a guy that’s gonna knock guys off the ball in-line. But his speed will help open up running lanes all the same.

by Crackback on May 19, 2011 9:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Not to mention we saw last year that Keller has vastly improved as a run blocker by improving his technique. That’s the kind of thing that comes with time, so Cumberland should eventually get there. Hell he should surpass him, given that he’s even bigger.

by Exystence on May 19, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

to many head cases might be a problem though

by rexthejet on May 18, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Not if your willing to cut them immediatly

by JetOrange on May 18, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Jeremy Kelly U of Maine

same exact size but faster and can jump on Draft Scout he’s rated as the 105th wr but if you go look at his pro-day numbers they put a little diddy someone calls him a Freaklete that pretty much should sum it up his vert is a 42 as a former BBall player he knows how to go up and get the ball plus no diva issue or anything of that nature

by JETSFAN IN SC on May 19, 2011 7:08 PM EDT reply actions

fyi

I was just looking at AJ Green and Julio Jones numbers and Kellys beat both of them in every area except bench which is fixable and overall 40, Kellys first 10 is 1.47 so that means he gets up to top speed fast

by JETSFAN IN SC on May 19, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

He looks terrible at receiver. But he looks pretty talented as a pass rusher. He’s got a sick burst and shows some skill. I would love to take a flier on him as a dark dark horse OLB prospect.

by Crackback on May 19, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GPQvYiJX08

see the 10:00 mark

The guy is a pretty explosive pass rusher. That kind of length with a 1.47 split would be perfect for us.

by Crackback on May 19, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s actually pretty good at using his long arms too. I think if he really dedicates himself to learning the craft, he could be a little somethin somethin. Maybe even, dare i say, pretty freakin good.

by Crackback on May 19, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions