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ConstableMaynard

Justyn Ross vs Chris olave

Devy

Excited about both these players as they return for their final yr in college.

Olave is clearly the more refined player with speed, decent size, and solid route running. At this point, the safer prospect in my eyes.

Ross on the other hand could be supremely dominant (although ppl have expressed worry about his speed, 4.87 best/5.38 worst coming out of high school). Justyn also had the spine issue of a bulging disc resulting from congenital fusion of 2 vertebrae. Seems rather serious, but recent reports say he is coming along fine. I see him as riskier with a high ceiling.

How do you feel about these guys?

Posted Apr 1, 2021, 8:45 PM UTC

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AlwaysBTrading•

I haven’t watched a lot of Ross but Olave runs very smooth, clean routes. He received a lot of hype this last year but he’s not even the best Ohio State WR coming out next year.

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ConstableMaynardOP•

I assume you're talking about Garrett Wilson? Looks like a great player who is similar in skillset to olave. Why do you prefer him as the better receiver?

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footballer4229•

He basically paced Olave in every receiving category and had more scrimmage yards as a true sophomore. Next year Wilson will also be an early declare while Olave decided to stay back for his senior season.

I’d be surprised if someone has Olave over Wilson this time next year.

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AlwaysBTrading•

I do agree they have similar skill sets but I think Wilson has stronger hands and runs just as clean of routes. Seems more explosive and can high point the ball well. Reminds me a little of AJ Brown after the catch. Not saying he’s as good as AJ in that respect because he lacks the thickness but he’s tough after the catch.

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Discretion_or_Valor•

If ross recovers to about 80-90 %, the guy is a top 3 WR for his class.

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chroneos•

Justyn Ross to me is a better Tee Higgins. Love Ross think he’s going to be top 3 WR next year when it’s all said and done. What he did as a freshman at Clemson against strong competition was special.

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WeenisWrinkle•

I'm a Clemson homer so I watched a lot of these guys, and I think Higgins and Ross are fairly equal. Their games are very different - Ross is undersized but plays big in the air, and has elite RAC. Higgins is a master of using his frame and body, but isn't nearly as dynamic in the open field.

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chroneos•

I just came away thinking Ross is a better route runner and was more dynamic after the catch which were two weaknesses of Tee. Both great at the catch point and made some freak show catches routinely.

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WeenisWrinkle•

Ross runs crisper routes mainly due to his agility advantage over Tee. But Tee's massive frame and catch radius is just something Ross will never have. In 2018, Higgins often drew tougher coverage than Ross simply by being on the boundary.

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shel717•

Undersized? He’s 6’4 204. As someone who stood next to him on the sidelines, he is not undersized at all.

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doritodink5•

How big of a concern is Ross' injury?

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shel717•

Not that big of a concern. Happened at a young age, Clemson knew about it and decided last year was the right one to fix it after a hit in practice.

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WeenisWrinkle•

Ross on the other hand could be supremely dominant (although ppl have expressed worry about his speed, 4.87 best/5.38 worst coming out of high school)

I'd be surprised if Ross is that slow. He routinely beat DBs downfield.

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ConstableMaynardOP•

Yeah, I doubt he is running that time anymore. A comp I've seen for him could be DeAndre Hopkins. He fell because of his slow 40 time in the combine (4.57) and we all know how that turned out. When you have short area agility, great body control and frame, and good hands you can make up for lack of top end speed.

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Cotsy8•

I don't know how anyone is excited about Olave. He's the 5th best WR prospect in his OhSt WR room.

Ross is a stud. If he's medically cleared then he's inside the top 5 next year - Olave is not.

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ConstableMaynardOP•

I saw plenty of stuff saying he could make it into the first round this yr. Apparently more likely to be a day 2 pick though. That said, he's betting on his production next year for an improved draft spot.

Based on your tone, you call him a day 2 pick for sure?

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AlwaysBTrading•

I think he has loads of talent. Olave was projected even in this deep 2021 class as a 2nd rounder which is probably where he’ll be next year. There’s a lot of mouths to feed at Ohio St with an insane amount of talent in that WR group. I don’t see him putting up the huge numbers he’d need to jump into the first rd.

Seriously though. Check out the prospects OSU is landing at WR. It’s crazy.

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ColoredVeins11:Steelers-icon1: Steelers•

Yeah man, Olave is nice but I was never blown away by him. But I’ll take a flyer on any Brian Hartline receiver that goes in the first 3 rounds. Dude may be one of the best when it comes to recruiting and development.

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Cotsy8•

Olave seemed for sure a mid second round guy - I think he's very talented just not elite. I just think he's in a room of elite prospect: Wilson, JSN, Fleming, and Egbuka. Fleming and Egbuka are top WR prospects.

I am all over next years WR class too. It's ultra talented, similar to 2020. Although I think some profile as elite WR2's than alpha 1's - I still love the class top 5. Again, it's always possible someone doesn't declare.

It would seem very strange if he was given a late 1 or early 2 grade only to go back into school knowing his ass is going to be pushed by Wilson and JSN for touches. It's good that Olave won't enter as an older senior but he's staying in to join a tougher class.

From what I saw, I think he's equal to or marginally better than what I saw from Toney this year and Toney is a projected late 1. So he could have definitely been selected in the top 12 of the 2nd.

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vbullinger•

Olave doesn't strike me as an NFL receiver. Like, at all

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BradyKissesKids•

If Ross is back to what he was in 2018-19. I’m taking Ross 100/100 times. But let’s see how the next year unfolds...

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FatherStretchMyAss_:Chargers-icon: Chargers•

love me some Ross. Had Ross not had that freak spinal condition and both of him and Olave declared; Ross is easily 1B with Chase imo. I had Olave around like Elijah Moore area.

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Turd_Salad92:Rams-icon1: Two Gurleys One Cup•

100% agreed. Ross would be the clear cut wr2 in this year’s class if not for the nasty injury. Olave would’ve been at the very back end of the Marshall, Moore, Moore tier with the likes of Amon-Ra and Dyami.

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[deleted]•

Why do we care about Olave when Garrett Wilson is the one to be excited about?

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ConstableMaynardOP•

I was just comparing two returning seniors

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ConstableMaynardOP•

Seeing stuff that justyn Ross will play the slot next year. I know I'm being optimistic, but it gives me flashbacks of Marques Colston.

Might hurt his ypr, but certainly bolsters his skillset entering the nfl.

Also, I didn't mention it in the main text, but his freshman year was fantastic. Definitely the kind of breakout you want from a young player.

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migs2k3•

Neither? Neither. Neither is good.

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