Two-Tone Blue Dudes: Zay Flowers

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It’s a dreary Saturday in the Nashville area, so I have decided to take a little break from sitting on the couch and get to writing on Zay Flowers. Now, Flowers is a fantastic college wide receiver that many, including myself, have comped to Steve Smith.

I can see it, but I think there is one big puzzle piece preventing me from being all in on that. Flowers, for me, is the most conflicting prospect I watch. I see everything I love, but his size is right on the border for successful NFL wide receivers, and way behind what the Titans typically draft.

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.

The Grades So Far & An Adjustment

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

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

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

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

This is my first year doing grades and also using data to give grades on prospects. So, as I was doing JSN’s, Hyatt’s, and Tillman’s, I ended up making some adjustments to the way I calculate the physical traits grade.

In doing that, I went back and adjusted the grade for Tyler Scott bumping him up 8 pts, and firmly as a 3rd Round Grade. Now, just for some clarifications. This series is only going to consist of 10 wide receivers, and they’re the 10 wide receivers that I think are the best fits for the Titans.

After this series I will do a deep dive on Anthony Richardson, and hopefully some of the other prospects at OL/TE. Some things to keep in mind about this “grading system”.

1. Hyatt is not as good a wide receiver as JSN, but Hyatt’s college system, and availability pushed his advanced metrics up, and JSN’s was down because of playing with two wide receivers that got drafted in the first round, and injury. Context.

2. I keep the data honest. It is what it is. While I have watched tape on everyone, this is an exercise on what data may show/tell us about the prospects and the Titans interest in them. So, while my assessments in this article do include what I have seen on tape, it’s not included in the grades. I am essentially pitting the tape vs the data in a battle of sorts.

3. This will be a fun thing for everyone to keep up with over the course of the season. First, who did the Titans draft, second, how did everyone fare. We then will take that data and make adjustments next year at draft season.

4. These are grades based on the Titans specific data. So, a player with a 2nd round grade, may actually be a late 1st round grade if I was comparing it to most NFL teams. This is trying to place value for his specific team.

Zay Flowers: The Physical Build