Amba Etta-Day2

[upperdeck]

thats what i was thinking. i think drops as a whole went down for the WR core this year.

 

[Ish88888]

thats what i was thinking. i think drops as a whole went down for the WR core this year.

If he goes beyond the 4th rd, teams are just being robotic looking at his combine numbers instead of his tape. The teams that look at him subjectivity will find a steal

 

[UnknownOrange]

The guys that play best in practice play best in games. That is a fact.

Well that is bogus.

-Allen Iverson

 

[CuseLegacy]

 

[JHarris44]

Well that is bogus.

-Allen Iverson

And many of the '85 Bears and Lawrence Taylor to name just a few others.

 

[kcsu]

I second that DC1

 

[Trueblue25]

Looks kinda like a poor man's Devante Parker at the combine but i think he'll land on a team like the Patriots/Cowboys/G men and kick some serious serious ace.

 

[elimunelson]

6th round at best. Had a terrible combine. He has talent for sure but better work on his ST play.

 

[bnoro]

If he goes beyond the 4th rd, teams are just being robotic looking at his combine numbers instead of his tape. The teams that look at him subjectivity will find a steal

You mean "The teams that look at him through orange colored glasses" will find a steal?

The guy had one excellent season. That doesn't mean he's a top 3 round guy. It's not an insult.

 

[RF2044]

You mean "The teams that look at him through orange colored glasses" will find a steal?

The guy had one excellent season. That doesn't mean he's a top 3 round guy. It's not an insult.

There were definitely some extenuating circumstances with his performance at the Senior Bowl [playing with a broken finger], but unfortunately the NFL draft is heavy on measureables -- right, wrong, or indifferent. I think that Etta-Tawo could have overcome [easily] the poor Senior Bowl practices with a solid combine, but he underperformed -- so instead of erasing the question marks, he gave scouts even more things to question.

Also important to keep in mind that he had a mixed reputation heading into this year. Seems like NFL front offices were skeptical of his production, given his lack of production at Maryland. He could have eradicated all of that talk with how he performed at the Senior Bowl / Combine, but didn't silence the critics. Instead, he gave the skeptics more reason to doubt his abilities. Sucks.

 

[bnoro]

There were definitely some extenuating circumstances with his performance at the Senior Bowl [playing with a broken finger], but unfortunately the NFL draft is heavy on measureables -- right, wrong, or indifferent. I think that Etta-Tawo could have overcome [easily] the poor Senior Bowl practices with a solid combine, but he underperformed -- so instead of erasing the question marks, he gave scouts even more things to question.

Also important to keep in mind that he had a mixed reputation heading into this year. Seems like NFL front offices were skeptical of his production, given his lack of production at Maryland. He could have eradicated all of that talk with how he performed at the Senior Bowl / Combine, but didn't silence the critics. Instead, he gave the skeptics more reason to doubt his abilities. Sucks.

Great NFL receivers are found in every round. If he goes to the right situation and makes the most out of his chance, it doesn't matter where he gets drafted. If he's going to be a 6th/7th round guy, I'd almost rather he went undrafted.

 

[LAOrange]

Don't 50/50 balls count for anything. He was terrific when one on one.

 

[Shark58]

tick tock

 

[KaiserUEO]

if you guys want him to make a roster, then you don't want him drafted by or signed as a FA by...the Giants.

all set and no thank you anyway.

 

[Trueblue25]

if you guys want him to make a roster, then you don't want him drafted by or signed as a FA by...the Giants.

all set and no thank you anyway.

He'll get picked by the pats and you'll wish you had him when marshall implodes this season.

 

[bnoro]

He'll get picked by the pats and you'll wish you had him when marshall implodes this season.

Pats don't need him.

Cooks, Edelman, Amendola, Hogan, Mitchell.

 

[OrangeDW]

The guys that play best in practice play best in games. That is a fact.

Explain Marcus Sales then?

 

[721Comstock]

Explain Marcus Sales then?

 

[BillSU]

6th round at best. Had a terrible combine. He has talent for sure but better work on his ST play.

Amba Etta - Tawo

Senior Year (2016): Started all 12 games at outside receiver and was installed as a team captain after the season ... Earned All-America honors from Sporting News (second team), the Associated Press (third team), Phil Steele (fourth team) and Athlon Sports (fourth team) ... All-ACC First Team selection (Media, Coaches) ... One of the 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation's most outstanding receiver ... Rated the 15th-best player in college football and No. 2 among receivers by ESPN ... SI.com Midseason Second Team All-American ... ECAC All-Star ... Three-time ACC Receiver of the Week ... Established SU single-season records for receptions (94), receiving yards (1,482) and receiving yards per game (123.5) ... His 94 catches ranked seventh on the ACC single-season ledger, while his 1,482 yards and 123.5 yards per game were both second in conference single-season history to Torry Holt's marks of 1,604 yards and 145.8 yards per game for NC State in 1998 ... ACC leader in receptions per game (7.8), total receiving yardage, receiving yards per game and touchdown catches (14) ... Eighth in the FBS and second among Power-Five players in receiving yardage behind Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook (1,524) ... Third to Clemson's Mike Williams (98) and North Carolina's Ryan Switzer (96) for the most receptions by a Power-Five receiver ... Sixth nationally in receiving yards per game and seventh in receptions per game ... His 14 touchdown catches tied Tommy Kane's 1987 Syracuse season record ... Led all ACC receivers with a school-record seven 100-yard games, including a team-record five in a row to start the season ... Third player in ACC history with two 200-yard receiving games in the same season, joining Holt (1998) and Florida State's Craphonso Thorpe (2003) ... Fourth in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game (123.5) and fourth in scoring by non-kickers at 7.0 points per contest ... Averaged 15.8 yards per catch ... Had 18 receptions of 25+ yards and 10 of 40+ yards, including eight TDs ... Made his Syracuse debut in the season opener versus Colgate (9/2) and caught 12 passes for 210 yards, including a 43-yard TD on the first reception of his Orange career, to earn ACC Receiver of the Week honors ... Against Louisville (9/9), had eight catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns ... Made eight receptions for 123 yards versus USF (9/17) ... Tallied 12 receptions and set the SU single-game record with 270 yards receiving and two touchdowns at Connecticut (9/24). His yardage total was the top single-game figure in the ACC in 2016 and eclipsed Scott Schwedes' previous SU record of 249 yards against Boston College in 1985, a mark that stood for more than 30 years ... Earned his second ACC Receiver of the Week honor for the performance ... Served as SU's offensive captain and tallied his school-record fifth consecutive 100-yard game with seven catches for 134 yards and a touchdown versus Notre Dame (10/1) ... At Wake Forest (10/8), made four receptions for 36 yards ... Had five catches for 54 yards in SU's 31-17 victory over Virginia Tech (10/15) ... At Boston College (10/22), totaled 144 yards on 10 catches, including a 68-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter to help seal a 28-20 victory ... Had nine catches for 84 yards at Clemson (11/5) ... Made four receptions for 88 yards, including a career-long, 81-yard touchdown reception against NC State (11/12) ... Two catches for 58 yards versus Florida State (11/19), including a 46-yard Hail Mary touchdown at the end of the first half ... As a game captain at Pittsburgh (11/26), made a career-high 13 receptions for 178 yards and set the Syracuse single-game record with five touchdown receptions to earn his third ACC Receiver of the Week award. His five TD catches tied Holt's ACC single-game record, and his 30 points scored against the Panthers were a conference high.

I don’t know. Based on the above it’s just so hard to make a decision. One year and this is all he did!? Nah, it was probably a fluke. Not that fast - only 4.35. Undrafted.

 

[KaiserUEO]

we need to retitle this thread...Amba Etta Day 3

for that's when he will be drafted.

 

[Frozen]

Don't 50/50 balls count for anything.

"You were saying?"

 

[tbonezone]

yeah we're a football school ! no players taken in 1st 3 rounds.

 

[Shark58]

Amba Etta Day 3

tick tock

 

[SUFan44]

The Bills could use him for sure. Even with the addition of the kid from ECU.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

yeah we're a football school ! no players taken in 1st 3 rounds.

Meanwhile hoops has had 10 first rounders in the last 10 years or something like that.