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February 26, 2016The NFL Draft may be a couple months away, but with the Combine taking place this weekend, there is plenty of NFL talk taking place. With potential draftees being interviewed heading into the drill portion which officially starts Friday, Ohio State—who has an NCAA-best 14 players—was much of the talk.
Former Buckeyes’ wide receiver Braxton Miller, who could potentially be a first round selection following his performance at the Senior Bowl, was asked about the expectations for himself heading into the draft. Some experts believe he will in fact be taken in the first round while others believe he will be taken in the second round or later.
Miller, who showed confidence in his ability to produce in the NFL, believes he will be a first round pick.
“Do I think? Ah, I know it for sure… The way I work?”
After having shoulder surgery that caused him to miss his entire junior year, the playmaker — who checked in at 6-foot-1, 204 pounds — decided to make the change from quarterback to wide receiver, a move that increased his NFL stock. The wideout may have only had 25 catches for 340 yards and three touchdowns (to go along with 43 carries for 261 yards and one touchdown) after making the switch from quarterback to wide receiver for his senior campaign, but the Huber Heights native showed his explosiveness, elusiveness, and ability to make plays with his limited touches.
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While he may be one of the fastest receivers in the upcoming draft, Miller admitted that the NFL is more than just being the fastest or strongest on the field.
“There’s a lot of things you have to prepare yourself for going to the next level. It’s not about who is the fastest, who is the strongest, there’s just a lot of things at the receiver position. I’ve been doing my homework, so. It’s not about speed, it’s not about strength.”
Miller may not know who will draft him, but he will do everything in his power to let his athleticism, shiftiness, and playmaking ability to all 32 NFL teams this weekend at the combine – where he will take part in all the drills that wide receivers will go through – one of which he hopes will take the chance on drafting him in the first round.
“Just everything they ask for, I just want to be able to give 110 percent, whatever they need, I’m going to do. Catching over the head, blocking, run routes, all that stuff. I’m going to do all that.”
With expectations swirling that Miller could potentially break the NFL Combine record for the fastest 40-yard dash, the wide receiver will look to set the record on Saturday, when receivers participate in their drills.
For what it’s worth, ESPN’s Todd McShay has Miller going No. 24 to Cincinnati in his latest mock draft.
14 Comments
He’s a special athlete who’s taken huge strides in one year of playing a new position. I don’t have many doubts that he will be able to make his mark at WR in the NFL. He’s worthy of a late first round pick in my eyes.
I think he has a chance to seriously upgrade his stock at the combine, given his limited film at the position. If he shows elite measurables and looks good in drills, a team may well take that upside in the first round, although I wouldn’t be shocked if he slides into the 2nd either. I also think he’s helped himself in terms of how teams will view his intangibles after he made the position switch with his NFL future in mind, stayed at OSU, and generally gave all appearances of a hard worker and a good teammate in the process.
I couldn’t possibly justify spending a first round pick on Braxton. His last six games, he had 9 catches for 116 yards and no touchdowns. Jones and Barrett combined for 83 completed passes over those same games.
He has all the potential in the world, but he has shown very little production outside of a few Vine highlights. Seems to be a very mature person and a hard worker, so I suppose a team may see that as a great recipe for a successful player, but I just couldn’t draft a project that high.
To be fair those last 6 performances he was noticeably absent from the field for long periods of the game along with Zeke much to the confusion of many of us.
Also, he was the number one standout from the Senior Bowl which will help add on to his status. Scouts were blown away at his ability there.
love braxton , but he is probably 2nd or 3rd round material … just look at the WR talent that will & should be taken before him.
true , but it’s still perception & performance #’s that make GM’s & scouts take notice … if he would’ve put up decent numbers in those 6 games , his stock might be higher.
i can see c.coleman , treadwell , doctson , m.thomas , w.fuller , t.boyd & maybe even carroo , and others , taken before miller.
How spoiled were Buckeye fans the past 4 years?
Scouts pay attention to one thing; game tape.
The tape on Braxton along with his in-person workouts tell a much better story on him than numbers on a team loaded with offense talent and a coordinator not sure of how to use it all.
The thing about WRs, though, is that it’s hard to put up numbers on your own. It’s impossible, even. The OSU offense was not geared toward making him look good. The game tapes and Senior Bowl scouting will show the teams what they need to see. (FWIW, I don’t see him as a 1st rounder, but I could see a team maybe taking a shot at it.)
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Let’s say they are both there and Travis Benjamin and Gipson are gone:
Vonn Bell or Braxton at 32?
doctson at 32 … okay , sorry … i say bell because braxton may still be there in round 3.
Let’s not forget, this guy is made of glass. Maybe if didn’t have an injury history, he’d be a 1st rounder, but I just can’t see it.