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# 4 Antoine Wesley/WR Texas Tech – 6’5” 200 lbs
The Good
- Surprisingly smooth mover for his size
- Fantastic YAC ability due to hip mobility and fluidity in the open field
- High points the ball with ease due to length
- Uses size well to win jump ball and box out guys
- Incredible route runner for his size, just as agile as guys smaller than he is
- Natural, strong hands through contact
- Tremendous body control on the sideline
- Great deep threat due to ability to stack and win off the line with hand fighting ability
- Red zone target that won every fade thrown to him
- Fantastic motor and a great blocker as a result
The Bad
- Not great long speed, even with his size
- Needs to vary releases much better, raw off the line
- Some inconsistencies in his ball skills
- Wiry, somewhat thin frame that could be filled out
- Not a fantastic athlete in any one area other than size
Bio
- 2018: 88 receptions, 1410 yards, 9 TD
- Career: 98 receptions, 1547 yards, 9 TD
- One year starter at Texas Tech
- First-Team All-American
- First-Team All-Big 12
- Second in the NCAA in Receiving Yards in 2018
Antoine Wesley, coming into the 2018 season, had very little playing time at all, but once he began to play, it was clear that he was a dynamic weapon that could not just work in Kliff Kingsbury’s system, but work in any system as a receiver with plus size and the ability to run routes very, very well.