Phillip Dorsett to meet with Panthers

[CatalystNX]

I knew he was fast, but if he can run good routes with consistency he could be in the discussion for our 1st rounder.

[Ivan The Awesome]

LMAO! People are actually saying to take Dorsett in the first!? I'm so glad none of you run this franchise..

[doogy]

Someone will probably reach for Dorsett in the 1st, I hope it's not us. Luckily I feel as though this is not a Gettleman-like pick. 

[MV%doe]

This guys change of direction is very impressive.

Guys all it takes is one team to fall in love, I don't think he's a first....... but some scouts/coaches/GM may. I do question why miami didn't involve him a LOT more. Id throw smoke routes and WR screens to him until they either stopped it or dorsett got winded. I know he will not be there @57.

[DaCityKats]

This guys change of direction is very impressive.

Guys all it takes is one team to fall in love, I don't think he's a first....... but some scouts/coaches/GM may. I do question why miami didn't involve him a LOT more. Id throw smoke routes and WR screens to him until they either stopped it or dorsett got winded. I know he will not be there @57.

Very suspect coaching. He started next to Allen Hurns, and had a very fast and underrated Stacey Coley playing as the 3rd WR. QB also was not up to par.

[Francis J. Underwood]

LMAO! People are actually saying to take Dorsett in the first!? I'm so glad none of you run this franchise..

Is it really a reach if you think the guy can get you over 800 yards and 5-8 tds his rookie season?

[panthers55]

He is a very interesting prospect but not as a first rounder if guys like Perriman or Strong are there as well.  As you work into the second or third he becomes more intriguing.  The problem for me is that Cam's style really plays better to large taller receivers with big catch radiuses.  One of the problems with Smitty was difficullty getting him the ball particularly deep.  I like him as a slot receiver, the only question is could we find someone almost as fast and with the same good hands further down in the draft or is he the BPA in the second or third. And do we draft him or lets say a DE or RB at that position.

[jumpman910]

He is a very interesting prospect but not as a first rounder if guys like Perriman or Strong are there as well. As you work into the second or third he becomes more intriguing. The problem for me is that Cam's style really plays better to large taller receivers with big catch radiuses. One of the problems with Smitty was difficullty getting him the ball particularly deep. I like him as a slot receiver, the only question is could we find someone almost as fast and with the same good hands further down in the draft or is he the BPA in the second or third. And do we draft him or lets say a DE or RB at that position.

Yeah I feel like we can get a similar player later since we're so big on value. I feel like Stefon Diggs is getting criminally slept on.

[gettlemanjack]

Using the best numbers from their Combines and Pro Days, here is how Phillip Dorsett compares to other small receivers:

Size:

5-10/195 - Julian Edelman

5-09/195 - Wes Welker

5-11/192 - Percy Harvin

5-10/191 - Randall Cobb

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5-10/189 - Brandin Cooks

5-10/185 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

5-11/186 - Emmanuel Sanders

5-10/186 - Antonio Brown

5-10/184 - Santana Moss (has no Combine or Pro Day data)

5-10/184 - Eddie Royal

5-09/184 - Smitty

5-09/183 - TY Hilton

5-11/178 - Philly Brown <-------------------

5-10/169 - DeSean Jackson

40 Yrd Dash:

4.24 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

4.33 - Brandin Cooks

4.34 - TY Hilton

4.35 - DeSean Jackson

4.39 - Eddie Royal

4.41 - Smitty

4.41 - Emmanuel Sanders

4.41 - Percy Harvin

4.48 - Antonio Brown

4.51 - Philly Brown <-------------------

4.52 - Julian Edelman

4.55 - Randall Cobb

4.65 - Wes Welker

Broad Jump:

(measures lower body strength/power, explosion, burst)

10'09 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

10'06 - Emmanuel Sanders

10'04 - Eddie Royal

10'03 - Julian Edelman

10'03 - Philly Brown <-------------------

10'02 - DeSean Jackson

10'01 - Smitty

10'01 - Percy Harvin

10'00 - Brandin Cooks

09'11 - TY Hilton

09'07 - Randall Cobb

09'05 - Wes Welker

08'09 - Antonio Brown

Vertical Jump:

(measures ability to jump up for a ball or hurdle defenders)

39.5 - Emmanuel Sanders

38.5 - Smitty

38.0 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

37.5 - Percy Harvin

36.5 - Julian Edelman

36.0 - Brandin Cooks

36.0 - Eddie Royal

35.5 - TY Hilton

34.5 - DeSean Jackson

33.5 - Antonio Brown

33.5 - Randall Cobb

33.0 - Philly Brown <-------------------

30.0 - Wes Welker

3-Cone Drill:

(measures ability to explode off the line and make cuts during routes to shake cornerbacks out of their shoes without losing speed, ability to turn and explode up-field after a catch, ability to accelerate, decelerate and turn on a dime without losing speed, short area quickness, body balance, acceleration out of the change of direction, ability to break on a dime, explode out of your breaks, rapid change of direction, stop and change directions simultaneously, etc. Some NFL scouts think the 3-cone technique is the most important skill at the combine. It has everything you need: straight line and linear power, circular multi-directional speed and braking)

6.62 - Julian Edelman

6.64 - Emmanuel Sanders

6.70 - Phillip Dorsett <------------------

6.76 - Brandin Cooks

6.82 - DeSean Jackson

6.98 - Antonio Brown

7.03 - TY Hilton

7.07 - Eddie Royal

7.08 - Randall Cobb

7.09 - Wes Welker

7.16 - Philly Brown <-------------------

7.44 - Smitty

DNP - Percy Harvin

20 Yrd Shuttle:

(measures some but not all of the same things the 3-cone does, not as important as the 3-cone)

3.81 - Brandin Cooks

3.92 - Julian Edelman

4.01 - Wes Welker

4.10 - Emmanuel Sanders

4.11 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

4.18 - Antonio Brown

4.19 - DeSean Jackson

4.22 - Philly Brown <-------------------

4.25 - Smitty

4.34 - Randall Cobb

4.34 - Eddie Royal

4.36 - TY Hilton

DNP - Percy Harvin

225 Lb. Bench Reps:

24 - Eddie Royal

20 - Percy Harvin

16 - Randall Cobb

16 - Brandin Cooks

14 - Julian Edelman

13 - Phillip Dorsett <-------------------

13 - Antonio Brown

12 - Emmanuel Sanders

07 - TY Hilton

DNP - DeSean Jackson

DNP - Smitty

DNP - Wes Welker

DNP - Philly Brown <-------------------

NFL Production:

Antonio Brown - last year: 1,698 yds

Wes Welker - best season: 1,569 yds. With Matt Cassel: 1,165 yds

Smitty - best season: 1,563 yds

Santana Moss - best season: 1,483 yds with QB Mark Brunell

Emmanuel Sanders - last year: 1,404 yds

TY Hilton - last year: 1,345 yds

DeSean Jackson - best season: 1,332 yds

Percy Harvin - best season: 1,312 scrim yds with Christian Ponder

Randall Cobb - last year: 1,287 yds, 12 TD

Julian Edelman - 972 yds in 2014, 1056 yds in 2013

Eddie Royal - last year: 778 yds, 7 TD

Brandin Cooks - 55.0 ypg, same as TY Hilton as rookie w/Luck (57.4)

Philly Brown - last year: 296 yds, 2 TD

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

Dorsett for what you will get on Sundays is probably worth a late first round pick

 

I mean, I just dont see anyway this guy is not a game changer on Sunday's - his route running is so, so fluid

[Bartin]

Yeah I feel like we can get a similar player later since we're so big on value. I feel like Stefon Diggs is getting criminally slept on.

He's never played a full year and gets thrown off routes easily

[Malt Liquor]

he is worth a 1st round pick

[LUUUUUKE]

I like Perriman more. I don't think that Perriman is available at 25 though, I'm just hoping Dorsett is there. If he's not then we get a beast OT for the future.

I'm not a big fan of any of the other receivers to be honest.

[beastson]

I want him, unfortunately Panthers aren't bout dat life.