There isn’t a lot of news going on in the NFL right now and instead of forcing some new content out there, I think it would be fun to look at some big names in the 2017 NFL Draft.
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There are a lot of different ways to look at the 2017 NFL Draft. You can look at a player for the Tennessee Titans and their two 1st round draft picks. You can look for a player who might be a concern in the division. You can look at a player who is a lock to go to a team projected to have a higher pick like the Cleveland Browns. You can even look at a player from a value standpoint to see what the Titans could get in a trade if he was still available at their pick.
So, no player is off limits so just sit back and enjoy reading up on the top players in the 2017 NFL Draft and plan your college television viewing schedule to accommodate the players you want to see most.
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Who?
Jehu Chesson is the best receiver that you have never heard of. It is understandable why you don’t know him off the cuff because of the up-and-down recent history of the Michigan football program, but he is someone you will hear about a lot in the next 8 months.
What does he do well?
First of all, I don’t think the Michigan offense runs without Chesson. While players like Jake Butt and Jake Rudock were more popular names last year, it was Chesson that was crucial to this team.
He was often used in motion and moved inside to manipulate the defense into coverage that either hurt them vs Chesson, or opened up an opportunity for other receivers.
He is first and foremost a big, physical presence when the ball is in the air. He boxes out defenders with his 6’3″ frame and makes tough catches when they do get hands on him.
With space in the open field, he sets up defenders very well and really forces them to take bad angles.
One of the more underrated attributes of his game is his blocking. I am not a big “receivers need to block just like tight ends or else they can’t be a true #1 in an offense!” type of guy. All I need is for a wide receiver to get in front of the defender and force him to make a decision.
However, Chesson does such an exceptional job at getting up to the safety and then walling him off, or finding an outside linebacker and getting physical with them, that it is hard to ignore this.
Where does he need to improve?
While he does have open field speed, he needs to improve his ability to run through contact. He has the size and the tools, but for some reason he doesn’t do well in tight spaces right after the catch.
I would also like to see him featured in this offense more next year. He is a true #1 at the collegiate level for sure, and Jake Butt doesn’t need to be the most popular player on that offense.
Does he fit with the Tennessee Titans?
This is another dream fit for the Titans in the preseason. If the draft was tomorrow, Chesson would be one of two wide receivers that really fit with the Titans, and neither of them are Juju Smith of USC who has some major flaws.
He fits the criteria for Robinson. He is a big, team-first, physical player who can come in and start at a need position now. If the Titans second pick isn’t as high as they think now, he would be a really nice fit.
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Potential selection range?
Chesson is a fun player to watch and he makes a collegiate offense go. However, guys like Josh Doctson, Corey Coleman and Laquon Treadwell all could say that last year and all three went in the middle, to lower portion of the 1st round. Despite my higher grade on him, I think he is probably mid-first round guy.