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Wake Forest Wide Receiver AT Perry interview

Y28 : 3/25/2023 11:59 am
If you have 15 minutes, this is a must watch interview conducted by Brett Kollmann on his Bootleg Football podcast.

Perry's dedication to small details to learning and training to be the best wide receiver is incredible.

So much discussion about the top 4-5 receivers in this draft, but this is the guy I want for the Giants.
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I'd love him in the 2nd. Does he make it to us  
robbieballs2003 : 3/25/2023 12:05 pm : link
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They failed to mention  
Lowell : 3/25/2023 12:34 pm : link
he's had 17 drops over the past two years.
RE: They failed to mention  
jvm52106 : 3/25/2023 12:43 pm : link
In comment 16075186 Lowell said:
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he's had 17 drops over the past two years.


Eyes?
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winoguy : 3/25/2023 12:51 pm : link
... so he'll fit right in ....
Love A.T. Perry!  
ThorSavage87 : 3/25/2023 1:13 pm : link
My dream Draft (if we don’t go receiver I the first) is somehow walking away with both A.T. Perry and Marvin Mims Jr. Think they would both fit well.
They kept saying Perry's 6 foot five  
Lowell : 3/25/2023 1:17 pm : link
that Perry didn't deny even though he's listed at 6ft 3.5. if true, with 33 1/4 inch arms it makes him even more attractive.
In the past two years he's averaged 1200 yards on 152 catches with 26 TDs. I like him as an X receiver.
I think if one of the better CBs drop  
The Dude : 3/25/2023 1:20 pm : link
To 25, with flowers/JSN etc going earlier…NYG goes CB rd 1… and looks for AT perry, Rashee Rice or Tillman in rd 2.
His twitter handle is easy.  
Pete in MD : 3/25/2023 1:23 pm : link
@Perry
Draft network has him ranked at 235  
Rjanyg : 3/25/2023 2:16 pm : link
He seems so much better than that.

RE: Draft network has him ranked at 235  
Del Shofner : 3/25/2023 2:24 pm : link
In comment 16075250 Rjanyg said:
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He seems so much better than that.


Walter Football ranks him as the 17th best receiver and going in rounds 3-5.
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#75 in PFF  
X : 3/25/2023 2:33 pm : link
I like him as well.

He could go late 2nd depending on the draft run of WRs
RE: I think if one of the better CBs drop  
CornerStone246+17 : 3/25/2023 2:36 pm : link
In comment 16075211 The Dude said:
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To 25, with flowers/JSN etc going earlier…NYG goes CB rd 1… and looks for AT perry, Rashee Rice or Tillman in rd 2.


Very possible. The 2nd round options including Tyler Scott (who we showed interest in) are sneaky good.
RE: They failed to mention  
k2tampa : 3/25/2023 3:14 pm : link
In comment 16075186 Lowell said:
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he's had 17 drops over the past two years.


Tough to find good dropped pass stats. If he had 17 drops its was on 152 completions, with 26 TDs, so a little less than 12 percent drop rate. He also had about half of those drops in the last three games of 2021. Maybe there was an injury issue? His drop rate was 12.5 in 2021, but it fell to less than 11.5 in 2022 on 81 catches.

Compare that to Quentin Johnston, who had a 12 percent drop rate in 2022 on 63 catches, 14th worst in college football last year, and over the last two years had just 93 catches for 12 TDs. Perry's final year was just shy of equaling Johnston's final two seasons in catches and TDs).

Watching highlight reels, both use their body on a lot on catches, but Perry seems to use only his hands on way more catches. Neither has big hands. The Giants need receivers who use their hands, not their body (we already have Robinson and Slayton).
Dedication to detail..  
Giant John : 3/25/2023 3:27 pm : link
I think that has to include catching the football right?
With the 25 th pick  
Earl the goat : 3/25/2023 5:03 pm : link
Either Ocyrus Torrance or John Michael Schmidt
RE: With the 25 th pick  
Capt. Don : 3/25/2023 9:08 pm : link
In comment 16075304 Earl the goat said:
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Either Ocyrus Torrance or John Michael Schmidt


I'd take Bergeron over both.
RE: I'd love him in the 2nd. Does he make it to us  
allstarjim : 3/25/2023 11:48 pm : link
In comment 16075169 robbieballs2003 said:
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He'll be there at our pick in the third.

This is all nice and well and good, but the problem is he doesn't get separation.

He's a third round talent at best, but I wouldn't take him before the 4th.
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k2tampa : 3/26/2023 12:18 am : link
In comment 16075460 allstarjim said:
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He'll be there at our pick in the third.

This is all nice and well and good, but the problem is he doesn't get separation.

He's a third round talent at best, but I wouldn't take him before the 4th.


The guys at Pro Football Network disagree with you.

"Few receivers are as long as Perry, yet he showcases impressive explosiveness, lateral agility, and suddenness as a route runner. His overall mix of physical tools is rare, and he compounds it with high-level natural receiving ability when the ball is in the air."

"His combination of route-running building blocks isn’t quite elite, as he can struggle to fully sink and execute sharp direction changes. But Perry has the necessary twitch, sink capacity, and throttle control to be an independent separator. And already, his combination of quick releases, long-strider speed, and instincts can pressure defenses downfield."

You don't catch 153 balls in two years in the SEC if you can't get separation.
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allstarjim : 3/26/2023 6:11 am : link
In comment 16075468 k2tampa said:
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He'll be there at our pick in the third.

This is all nice and well and good, but the problem is he doesn't get separation.

He's a third round talent at best, but I wouldn't take him before the 4th.



The guys at Pro Football Network disagree with you.

"Few receivers are as long as Perry, yet he showcases impressive explosiveness, lateral agility, and suddenness as a route runner. His overall mix of physical tools is rare, and he compounds it with high-level natural receiving ability when the ball is in the air."

"His combination of route-running building blocks isn’t quite elite, as he can struggle to fully sink and execute sharp direction changes. But Perry has the necessary twitch, sink capacity, and throttle control to be an independent separator. And already, his combination of quick releases, long-strider speed, and instincts can pressure defenses downfield."

You don't catch 153 balls in two years in the SEC if you can't get separation.


They're wrong, and that write up is a lovely work of fiction.

But I love hearing how I got it wrong from someone who doesn't even know what conference he played in.
Big fan of Rashee Rice of SMU  
Rick in Dallas : 3/26/2023 6:53 am : link
Terrific production during his career as a Mustang
Not sure he would last until pick number 89.
Probably needs to be drafted at number 57.

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RE: Big fan of Rashee Rice of SMU  
robbieballs2003 : 3/26/2023 7:13 am : link
In comment 16075495 Rick in Dallas said:
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Terrific production during his career as a Mustang
Not sure he would last until pick number 89.
Probably needs to be drafted at number 57.

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I don't know all his issues but there are issues with him that the Giants might steer away from.
RE: RE: With the 25 th pick  
Nomad Crow on the Madison : 3/26/2023 8:52 am : link
In comment 16075411 Capt. Don said:
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Either Ocyrus Torrance or John Michael Schmidt



I'd take Bergeron over both.


+1
RE: Big fan of Rashee Rice of SMU  
Nomad Crow on the Madison : 3/26/2023 8:54 am : link
In comment 16075495 Rick in Dallas said:
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Terrific production during his career as a Mustang
Not sure he would last until pick number 89.
Probably needs to be drafted at number 57.

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Do WRs from that conference succeed in the NFL in recent years?
Wake Forest is in the SEC now?  
Blueworm : 3/26/2023 9:24 am : link
When did they get their new stadium?
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k2tampa : 3/26/2023 9:26 am : link
In comment 16075487 allstarjim said:
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He'll be there at our pick in the third.

This is all nice and well and good, but the problem is he doesn't get separation.

He's a third round talent at best, but I wouldn't take him before the 4th.



The guys at Pro Football Network disagree with you.

"Few receivers are as long as Perry, yet he showcases impressive explosiveness, lateral agility, and suddenness as a route runner. His overall mix of physical tools is rare, and he compounds it with high-level natural receiving ability when the ball is in the air."

"His combination of route-running building blocks isn’t quite elite, as he can struggle to fully sink and execute sharp direction changes. But Perry has the necessary twitch, sink capacity, and throttle control to be an independent separator. And already, his combination of quick releases, long-strider speed, and instincts can pressure defenses downfield."

You don't catch 153 balls in two years in the SEC if you can't get separation.



They're wrong, and that write up is a lovely work of fiction.

But I love hearing how I got it wrong from someone who doesn't even know what conference he played in.


Yeah, that's what I get for typing after a long Saturday night. A stupid mistake, a brain fart.

But he caught a few more balls than Flowers in one less game, for just about the same average per catch. Is he Flowers quick. Hell no. But at more than 6-3 he presents different problems for CBs. Does he need to improve route running? Sure, just about every tall receiver does. But receivers in the ACC don't catch 81 balls if they can't get open. It will be interesting to see his 3 cone time compared to the smaller, lighter Addison's 7.06.

His draft reviews are carbon copies of Pickens' last year. We'll see where he goes next month.
Beast  
NYGinNC : 3/27/2023 2:25 pm : link
AT Perry is a damn beast, I would take him over any WR in this draft, regardless of where the "experts" have him ranked. He has an elite size/speed combo, great hands, and the massive production numbers to back it up over multiple seasons against the best DBs in the country.

I wouldn't put too much stock in alleged drops - he gets his hands on balls that pretty much nobody else does, combined with Hartman's penchant to throw high and there are some balls that he gets to but can't reel in that nobody else in this class would even get a finger on. Statistical drops are different than Evan Engram-style blatant drops.
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