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WR Sammie Coates, Auburn -- There's a whole lot to love about Sammie Coates, and a whole lot to be terrified of, as well. I'm not sure the NFL has ever seen a prospect like Sammie Coates -- Percy Harvin comes close. He possesses brilliant, 4.2 speed (and trust me, it explodes on tape), a packed 6'2", 201 lbs frame, a ridiculous 44" vertical and the ability to bench 400 lbs. I'm racking my brain, but I don't think we have ever, ever seen that. His go routes are epic, and he's a fantastic deep threat -- CBs must give him 10 yards cushion, or risk getting toasted. And with the ball in his hands, he's lethal if he has space. He's a willing if inconsistent blocker at the WR position, but with some refining he should be excellent. He can be difficult to bring down even if you get your hands on him. The bad, however, is that he's 100% boom/bust. He has never seriously run routes, as Auburn uses him exclusively in three ways: pure go routes, runblocking, and bubble screens/short throws. He only has 5 receptions so far this year (!!!), partially because teams put a deep safety over him, and he has no route-running ability to get open. But his QB play is also pretty iffy -- his QB completes far less than 60% of his passes, and only completed 150 passes last year, a third of which went to Coates. With competent QB play, and a couple seasons of learning the route tree, you could end up with a weapon the NFL's rarely ever seen. But it's just as likely you end up with a one-trick pony whose trick NFL teams will easily neutralize.

Post Combine (2/24): Coates "only" ran a 4.4, but he plays with downright elite speed on the field.