WR Scouting Report #2 Kelvin Harmon NC State

[twfish]

 

Kelvin Harmon currently listed 6-3 214.

2018 stats. 81 receptions 1,186 yards, and 7 Tds

2017 stats. 69 receptions 1,017 yards, and 4 Tds

2016 stats 27 receptions 462 yards, and 5 Tds

 

Games watched:

2018 against Syracuse 

 

 

2018 against Virginia 

 

 

2018 against Boston College 

 

 

2017 against Wake Forest 

 

 

2017 against Clemson 

 

 

Strengths:

A tall WR with a very large wingspan and catch radius. Very quick feet, kinda rare for someone his size too have feet as quick as his and as twitchy as he is. He doesn't have much of a problem getting open though either double moves or is straight line speed. His long speed is a tad underrated and will pull away from defenders as he finds his next gear. Even though the offense he was in was a very vertical style I do not believe he will have any problem picking up on a NFL route tree. What pro style routes he does run he runs them well. Very polished in a lot of aspects and can beat press man and find soft spots in zones. He is essentially everything you want in a #1 WR size, length, speed, ability to get separation, willingness to block, willingness to go up the middle and take a hit, and can win 50/50 balls. His body control is superior especially for his size.

 

Weaknesses:

He often times relies on his body to catch the ball. While he is a willing blocker he is not the greatest one. I dont know if it is by play design or what but sometimes it appears he gives up on running his route mid way through the play. I don't know if he gets covered up and just stop, but I have seen it on a couple plays. Sometimes doesnt use his big body to force DB's out of his way to get the ball. Honestly I am just nit-picking things at this point in time. 

 

Overall:

I am a huge fan of his after watching his tape. I think the closer we get to the draft and combine the more he is going to rise up boards. I would like to see him put on more muscle going into the league but I think he would absolutely be a great compliment to this team. Some places are calling him a 2nd round pick but I am thinking we will get lucky if he falls to us in the first. He is my third favorite WR right now and I'm sure that will change as time goes on but I am very excited for him. I will retract my prior statement in another post about him being similar to Moncreif, I think he has more upside than Moncreif did so at this point and time I am having troubles coming up with a good pro comparison for him.

 

 

P.S I am sorry this one has taken so long for me to get too, and I am sorry if this one is a bit more scattered and not at the same quality as per usual just have alot of things going on but i still wanna push through and do a couple more of these.

 

 

 

[rock8591]

Reminds me of Michael Thomas.

[Defjamz26]

Yes Harmon is very polished. I think his only real flaw is the one you mentioned. Body catching. Boy does he do it a lot. Not a natural hands catchers. I’ll be watching his gauntlet drill at the combine closely.

[Zoltan]

8 hours ago, twfish said:

 

Weaknesses:

He often times relies on his body to catch the ball. While he is a willing blocker he is not the greatest one. I dont know if it is by play design or what but sometimes it appears he gives up on running his route mid way through the play. I don't know if he gets covered up and just stop, but I have seen it on a couple plays. Sometimes doesnt use his big body to force DB's out of his way to get the ball. Honestly I am just nit-picking things at this point in time. 

 

 

 

 

The body catches is new to me I've read a lot about how great his hands are.

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

2 hours ago, Zoltan said:

 

The body catches is new to me I've read a lot about how great his hands are.

 

What he said.

[Yoshinator]

My favorite WR in the draft. Would love to get him with one of our first 2 picks. He's the big, physical type WR we need to complement Hilton, and like rock said, he reminds me of Michael Thomas. I would bet money he succeeds at the NFL level.

[DougDew]

Yes.  He and Deebo Samuel were two guys I was interested in for one of the second round picks.

[TYtheGHOST]

I wasn’t as impressed with the highlight video I watched of him I’ll check out the videos you posted 

 

Edit: I watched his highlights against Clemson, Syracuse, and Virginia. Wouldn’t mind getting him with one our first 3 picks. I think he does need to put on some more muscle and improved his run blocking but imo he’s got good potential, and would be a good fit opposite Hilton.

Edited January 27, 2019 by TYtheGHOST

[twfish]

13 hours ago, Zoltan said:

 

The body catches is new to me I've read a lot about how great his hands are.

Like I stated I was just nit picking because I do believe he is one of the more polished receivers in this class. But if you watch the film he does do alot of body catches. 

[TYtheGHOST]

4 hours ago, DougDew said:

Yes.  He and Deebo Samuel were two guys I was interested in for one of the second round picks.

Agreed. Deebo in the slot would have instant production in the nfl IMO

[SouthernIndianaNDFan]

Unfortunately, it would take a lot of early draft-capital, but it would be great to put Harmon/Metcalf and Isabella/Renfrow and Samuel/Brown around Luck. You pair that with Ebron, TY, and our current stable of backs and the offensive numbers would be silly.