Completely agree. Smith is NOT a 1st round talent and would be a huge reach if a team drafts him there. I also agree with whoever said Burks = N'Keal Harry. Spot on comparison. I'm actually pretty nervous that we select him.
Burks is a tough read for me…his slow 40 yd time doesn’t bother me at all because he certainly plays much faster…you never see him getting caught from behind…he is a tremendous physical specimen…has great hands in battling for contested catches…his route tree is limited … besides slants you don’t see him work the middle of the field and you don’t really see him run many intermediate routes. I won’t be upset if we take him because I think he certainly could turn into a #1 WR….but he is going to have to put work into his craft not just rely on his physical tools…I don’t know if he has that dedication
He had a great OC at Arkansas as well- he knew how to get him a favorable matchup. He'll be expected to "get open" with little in the way of designed plays or offensive chess from the play caller. Like you said, I didn't see a lot in terms of route running, so I'm not sure how he'd handle this offense. But he's a physical specimen with an absurd catch radius and I wouldn't be upset about the pick
