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Originally Posted by Shoes
The Campbell vs Hardman debate will be interesting to follow as each of their respective careers progress. In my opinion they are very similar prospects- their measurables are almost a wash, maybe the slight edge to Campbell in speed and agility and an edge to Hardman with strength. I don't put as much stock into Campbell's productivity at the college level as some might. I think his stats are over inflated due to playing on an extremely pass heavy OSU team while Hardman was on a polar opposite run heavy Georgia team. I wish I had some next gen stats on how many catches for both receivers were within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. Even their route running ability seems hard to predict at the next level- Hardman didn't play receiver in high school, came into the NCAA as a defensive back so he has plenty of room to grow. Campbell as well will need to improve his route running as well to shed the gadget player persona if he is to be successful.
Now obviously I am no scout and me watching a couple of highlight tapes does not make me an expert but the one thing that I noticed that I liked Hardman over Campbell is his ability to run through tackles and contact. To me Campbell looked more like a straight line sprinter (albeit a deadly one) while Hardman continually challenged defenders to bring him down (similar to Tyreek).
The Chiefs turned Tyreek Hill from an athletic gadget player into one of the best WR's in football, I hope they can elevate Hardman's game into that as well.
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If anyone can it's Reid and co. I think catching, tracking the ball and feel for when to zig and when to zag are largely innate though - so hopefully he has those.