NFL Draft: 7 overrated and underrated offensive players

The NFL Draft is rapidly approaching. The draft media is frantically trying to put the finishing touches on their rankings and draft profiles for various players that will be drafted this year.

Naturally, my own evaluations differ greatly from the general consensus on a number of players. There are certain players where my grades seem to differ greatly from those of most of the other analysts.

Here are some of the high profile offensive players where I believe the draft media has missed the target.

Overrated: Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida

6’2″ tall, long arms, a 40-time under 4.3 seconds: What’s not to love? How about dropping over 14 percent of his catchable passes last season? That’s a major concern.

Perriman has ridden his amazing combine performance to getting late first round grades. The problem is that he has hands of stone and doesn’t use his size keep defenders away from the ball. Permian has the makings of yet another big receiver to bust in the NFL.

Underrated: Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan

Is he a tight end who cannot block or a wide receiver that doesn’t run well? That question, along with a slow time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, is why Funchess continues to drop on draft boards everywhere.

Missing though is that he has very soft hands and good overall athleticism. His 6.86 three-cone time at almost 6’5″ tall is really good. Funchess has the short area quickness to create separation and the size to create mismatches all over the field. He will be a very difficult player to cover, and that will allow him to be a productive target at the next level.

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