Coley is one of the best HS WR prospects I've seen in a decade. Forget straight line speed. He is so explosive into and out of his cuts, and has such great body control and understands angles so well, he makes guys covering him look like they're nailed to the ground. He has rare talent, IMO.
****. Big words.
What do you expect of him this upcoming season?
I don't know how to answer that, for a few reasons. WRs are harder to predict than RBs, IMO -- especially when there's a lot in front of them. It was easy to see Duke brought something to the table a year ago that none of our other backs did. So I knew he'd get his touches and that he'd do work with them. In addition, we have a new OC, so it's hard to know what to expect from our passing game. Morris has to adjust, etc. And in terms of PT, with Coley, what'll matter is how he picks up our offense, routes and blocking assignments -- and I don't know how to assess how he'll do in picking those things up, or how he'll respond to the physicality of CFB, or the mental aspects of CFB for that matter. Duke was uniquely mentally prepared.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he had an Amari Cooper like year. Coley's frailer than Cooper, however, which may hold him back early on.
The safe bet is that Dorsett, Scott and Hurns get the most run, and Coley edges out others for the fourth WR touches. But if we're looking for someone to create separation and open things up vertically, he's going to be the best we've got. And IMO the three main guys don't add enough to give us a great passing game. I'm curious to see how guys step up in the spring before making my prediction on Coley, but my guess will be that he ends up third or fourth in receptions and second or third in yards, but perhaps first or second in TDs amongst WRs.
