Two-Tone Blue Dudes: Rashee Rice

With a Quick Note about A.T. Perry

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In the penultimate article for this series we are going to be diving deep into the wide receiver in this draft class that I feel is the wide receiver constructed in a lab by the Titans and 49ers: Rashee Rice.

So, here’s a reminder for how we are using the Wide Receiver Traits Tool that paid subscribers have full access to:

• The Physical Traits

• The Athletic Traits

• The Advanced Metrics

• The On-The-Field Metrics

Each category is still worth 25 points. Here are the grades so far:

• Jalin Hyatt: 91/100 (1st Round Grade)

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 90/100 (1st Round Grade)

• Marvin Mims: 87.5/100 (High 2nd Round)

• Cedric Tillman: 87/100 (2nd Round Grade)

• Zay Flowers: 80.1/100 (2nd Round Grade)

• Jayden Reed: 79/100 (3rd Round Talent, but truly a high 2nd Round talent)

• Tyler Scott: 78.9/100 (3rd Round Grade)

• Trey Palmer: 78/100 (3rd Round Grade)

• Josh Downs: 77.25/100 (3rd Round Grade)

• Tank Dell: 63.75/100 (Low 4th Round Grade)

A.T. Perry: The Developmental WR2

• Physical Traits: 24.5/25

• Athletic Traits: 24.5/25

• Advanced Metrics: 19.5/25

• On-The-Field: 15/25

• Total Score: 83.75/100 (Low 2rd Round Grade)

If it wasn’t for the physical and athletic traits, A.T. Perry wouldn’t be even in the conversation until the sixth round. However, those things are what makes him so appealing the first place.

If you’re asking me which wide receiver has the best chance to be developed into a borderline wide receiver one after the 2nd round, I’d reply with emphatically with A.T. Perry.

One would think that a player coming off two back-to-back 1,000+ yard seasons and 26 touchdowns over two years, wouldn’t be considered developmental wouldn’t be such a sleeper wide receiver pick, but it’s hard to decipher what is Sam Hartman and what is Perry.

Ultimately, the length and athleticism matters. He’s still a fleet-footed route runner who knows how to pace his routes and run the proper depth. I talked about JSN and Reed’s ability with route-running and Perry is right in that conversation. They’re easily the best three route runners in the class.

His length allows him to pull in really tough, errant throws. However, much like Quentin Johnston, I don’t find Perry to have adequate play strength for his size. I think Reed plays tougher on tape. He also has effort issues.

His lackluster in finishing his well-crafted routes and seems to waiver in his interest when he’s not the focal point of the offense. The question becomes can the Titans and Rob Moore harness the loads of potential oozing from Perry?

Can you take the insane catch-radius, elite size, elite athletic ability, and add some muscle on to him.? Can you tighten up his game from an effort standpoint? He’s also going to need to spend time at the jugs machine, he has a 10.4% career drop rate.

If the answers to those questions is; Yes, then draft him in the third round and be excited, but know that he is a project. He has a lot to improve upon, but they’re all easily correctible things, and that is on the staff to live up to the expectations they set when they chose to draft him.

Rashee Rice: The Physical Build