PFF: Leonte Carroo is a top-five WR
Here is the PFF draft profile for Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo, which incorporates PFF’s college grades and scouting intel from our team of analysts. To see all of PFF’s 2016 scouting reports, click here.
Position rank: Top 5
Overall rank: Top 15
Position fit:
Slot or outside wide receiver.
Stat to know:
Averaged 4.11 yards per-route-run, better than any other receiver in the draft class, but without enough qualifying targets
What he does best:
• Outstanding hands, dropped just two of the 96 catchable passes thrown his way in 2014 and 2015
• Fantastic big play ability, averaged 20.1 yards per catch over the past two seasons
• Gets good separation on slants
• Forced seven missed tackles on 39 receptions in 2015
• Averaged 7.2 yards after the catch per reception over the past two seasons
Biggest concern:
• Are health concerns in the past?
• Drop off in play from being healthy to playing hurt was severe
• Route running was inconsistent, which might have been impacted by injury
Bottom line:
If he’s fully healthy, Leonte Carroo can be a dynamic playmaker in the NFL