| Other Wide Receivers | Arrington, Adrian
Avery, Donnie
Bennett, Earl
Bess, Davone
Bowman, Adarius
Burton, Keenan
Caldwell, Andre
Doucet, Early
Douglas, Harry
Hardy, James
Hubbard, Paul
Jackson, DeSean
Kelly, Malcolm
Manningham, Mario
Nelson, Jordy
Sweed, Limas
Thomas, Devin
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| | Player Profile | Mario Manningham - Wide Receiver
College: Michigan
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| College Scouting Report | I’ve always said I believe Manningham is one of the best college WRs in a long time, but I’ve never been high on his NFL prospects. As much as I’m impressed with his slinkiness in the open field and ability to get open and make acrobatic catches on deep balls, I’ve seen far too many flags of impending trouble: getting bumped off routes by corners for whom “soft” would be a compliment (Tracy Porter); upstage his QB after not running his route with precision, when a well-run route would have resulted in an easy catch; consistently avoid physical contact whenever possible; all those terribly untimely drops; an attitude that keeps evolving into something that makes TO seem both humble and a model teammate; testing positive for pot at the Combine of all places. The last two have already dropped him from the 1st round into at least the 2nd and possibly 3rd round, but that’s still too high for a limited talent with all those issues.
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| Strengths | He has been a great big play threat since he got to school; plays taller than his size (6’0”, 190), presents a great target; seamless route runner who is outstanding at coming off breaks; nice hands, and can make the one-handed catch; excellent body control and footwork on the sidelines; good cut blocker who has improved his downfield blocking.
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| Weaknesses | He is not very physical or functionally strong, will get pushed off routes across the middle; lacks breakaway speed and is not hard to bring down; has not shown great durability, misses lots of drives and snaps here and there due to minor injuries; has not matured in the right way--he’s much cockier and more “big-time” than he used to be, and it has affected his play and his teammates somewhat; plays better in close games and pressure situations, which can also be read “tries harder” in those scenarios. However, he dropped 9 balls in his last two college games, several of which were perfect throws at key times. Manningham strikes some observers (myself included) as a better college WR than a pro one, though several scouts believe he’s the clear #1 WR in this class.
- Jeff Risdon
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