Scouting Notes
- Uber-athletic, agile and strong.
- Doesn’t possess nasty power or mauler ability, but he has plenty of raw strength.
- Great motor, never gives up on a play.
- Once he latches his hands on defenders, they can’t get around him, only through (if they have elite strength).
- High-end powerful rushers were able to push right through him at times.
- Exceptionally clean, perfect technique to avoid any penalties.
- Had the upper-hand on every athletic rusher he faced, and even power-rushers mostly struggled.
- Terrible final game against Georgia. Defenders got their hands on him early, got leverage, sacks. He also missed assignments and had effort issues.
Short Summary
Paris Johnson Jr. is the OT1 for most people in the Draft community, and for good reason. He is easily the best athlete in this class, possessing the perfect blend of size and athletic capability. Sure, he doesn’t possess great strength, but he has more than enough. Additionally, he has impeccable technique and football IQ. That combination is deadly. His ceiling is sky-high, and he could wind up being a perennial All-Pro.
His last game was more than just concerning, it was dreadful. In what was a great game for CJ Stroud, Paris Johnson Jr. tanked his stock, at least in my eyes. Without that game, he would be a locked-in Top 10 player on my board. Although I don’t think that game was indicative, it’s hard to ignore.
Overall, Paris Johnson Jr. is an elite talent, and a borderline blue-chip player. Wherever he goes, he is a plug-and-play, pro-ready starter.
Scouting Card Key
- Age refers to the age of the player come draft night, rounded to the nearest half-age.
- Percentage numbers in the Player Info and Combine Stats sections – This refers to the percentile that number belongs to among all players at his position, going back nearly a decade.
- Percentiles in the Advanced Stats portion for cumulative stats are snap-adjusted. In other words, naturally, a player with more snaps will allow more sacks. Therefore, the percentiles are calculated using the snap-adjusted number, rather than the straight-forward total.
- PBLK Grade – PFF Pass Block Grade.
- RBLK Grade – PFF Run Block Grade.
- HitA, HurryA, PressA, SacksA – Hits Allowed, Hurries Allowed, Pressures Allowed, Sacks Allowed.
- Efficiency – A PFF signature blocking stat.
- L.Mobility, V.Mobility – Lateral and Vertical mobility.
Credit
Advanced stats – pff.com
Scouting card template / idea – Jordan Pun @Texans_Thoughts
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