Name: Rashad Greene
School: Florida State
Class: Senior
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 180
Background/Character | Leadership: 9 | Experience: 9.5 | Off-the-Field: 9 |
| Mental Capacity: 8 | Mental Toughness: 8 | Durability: 8.5 |
A bag of mixed results when diving into Greene's off the field leadership and background. When coaches speak about their players scouts listen and deem them trust worthy in their analysis, and when they spoke of Greene and his leadership skills coaches often praised him for being a legitimate leader inside the locker room and outside of the football field, calling him "a coach on and off the field for the younger receivers".
Greene is also one of the captains of the Seminole squad and has owned his role as a teammate his peers can look up to. However, as the draft approaches and NFL teams dig further into his family background they will find out Greene's father was recently sentenced to 30-years in prison for cocaine trafficking charges back in 2013. While the situation appears to be out of Greene's hands, it is something that will undoubtedly be questioned by teams during the pre draft process.
Final Grade: 8.66
Athleticism | Balance: 8 | C.O.D.: 8 | Explosivness: 8.5 |
| Flexibiltliy: 8 | Coordination: 8.5 | Body Type: 6.5 |
Its been tough for people to give Greene a chance after perusing his measurables and projecting his combine numbers which will likely be average at best in most cateogories, given his small frame and size in general. Greene measures in at just 6'0" 180 pounds, which is enough lack of prototypical size out of the gate to turn most scouts away from giving him a real chance at ever being a true number one receiving option, which is tough to argue.
But, make no mistake, although Greene wont wow anyone at the combine with gaudy numbers, like many receivers before him that doesnt mean he can't develope into an effective player in the NFL, much like most recently Keenan Allen of the San Diego Chargers.
Greene is far from hopeless in this category though as he has been clocked at sub 4.4 40-times and shows good acceleration on tape that should translate over to the stopwatches in Indianapolis. So expect solid running times from Greene and excuse him for the rest of his sub-par scores during the pre draft process as its simply not his strength, no pun attended.
Final Grade: 7.9
Running Talent | Game Speed: 8.5 | Quickness: 9 | Acceleration: 9 |
| Elusivness: 8 | Lateral Control: 8.5 | Vision: 8.5 |
Greene's time spent as the Seminoles punt returner helped showcase his unique skill-set as a runner with the ball in his hands. With a career punt return average of over 12 yards and two touchdowns on his resume, Greene has shown the great acceleration and quickness it takes to be effective on special teams, and while he was rarely used in the backfield at Florida State, Greene's vision and elusivness around the line of scrimmage is something that has helped him be so effective. While his lack of elite athleticsm will hold him back from being compared to players like Sammy Watkins and Percy Harvin, Greene excels in other areas of the game that allow him to be a difference maker when on the field.
Final Grade: 8.5
Receiving Talent | Pass Catching: 9 | Concentration: 9.5 | High Pointing: 8.5 |
| Body Control: 8.5 | Reaction: 9 | Physicality: 6.5 |
Up until this point its been tough to showcase and highlight what Greene does that seperates him from his peers. With a lack of top end athleticsim that will wow at the combine, it's Greene's polished overall receiving game that could potentially vault him into the top-three rounds during next May's draft. Greene's decision to return to school for his senior year proved to be a wise choice as he has turned himself into one of the best route runners in all of college football. Greene displays the ability to run sharp precise routes on a consistnet basis and be aware of finding the soft spot in the defenses coverage, giving his quarterback a realiable target, and big catch radius on every passing play, something that is invaluable in the NFL.
Besides his ability to run great routes, Greene gets big over the middle of the field and in traffic showing off the toughness to hold onto the ball knowing he's going to take a big hit, extending his arms until the last given second to make tough contested catches, most commonly on intermiediete routes to move the chains. For a small framed player, Greene's willingness to go over the middle and take a big hit while holding onto the ball reminds you a lot of DeSean Jackson who is one of the more fearless receivers in the league, even though he is one of the smallest.
Finally, Greene has shown the ability to seperate from his defender off the line of scrimmage with his quick feet, acceleration, and mental edge over his oppenent on a play-to-play basis. From there Greene can stretch the field vertically and has proven he can make the difficult contested catches over his defender by using his football IQ and waiting until the last given moment to turn and reach for the ball, giving the defender with his back to the ball zero chance at making a play. Yes, Greene may be undersized for his position at the next level, but even so, he has put together some of the more impressive tape during his years for the Seminoles, turning into a percise route runner that knows how to get open, and will make the tough catches in the most crucial times of games.
Final Grade: 8.5
Player Comparison: Desean Jackson/Golden Tate
Projected Draft Position: 3rd Round
Best Scheme Fit: West Coast
Injury History: N/A
Career Accolades: N/A
Career Stats: 257 Games, 3648 Receiving Yards, 27 Touchdowns.
Final Analysis
There is a handful of players every year that come out of college with good tape, great work ethic, and a smart head on their shoulders, but fall inbetween the cracks of 32 teams during the NFL draft in large part because of a below average combine which failed to "wow" the scouts. While I cant predict the future, I have been around long enough to know what guys will be thrown into the category before the draft process even starts, and Rashad Greene is one of them.
While Greene should run a solid 40-time based off of past showings in college, he measures in at just 6'0" and 180 pounds, and will likely struggle during all of the strength based portions of the combine. That alone shouldn't be enough for scouts to scratch them off of their board, however, Greene's 180 pound frame could be as many people think he just won't be able to absorb some of the big hits he took back in college.
Which is a real shame for those teams because they willl be passing on a talented receiver that has arguably some of the best route-running skills in the nation today. Greene will be able to come into the league very early and contribute in the passing game as a complimentary receiver that is able to take advantage of one-on-one coverage, specifically on shallow and intermediete routes like slants and drags during third-and-short situations. As time goes on with the proper coaching Greene will develop the rest of his game like the deep ball while he continues to get physcially stronger, and will become a legitimate number two option for his team wether thats on the outisde or in the slot.
Greene will ultimately drop further than his tape suggests due to his small frame and lack of size. However, between the precise route running, the ability to consistently hold onto the ball when going over the middle of the field, and his great concentration and ball skills, it all adds up to a player who should be drafted inside the top-50. Unfortunately that won't be the case, instead look for him to hear his name called near the end of round three, with some lucky team getting a polished receiver with a high football IQ.
Teams in the market for a complimentary wide out or depth at the position that make sense as an eventual landing spot would be Broncos, Seahawks, Chiefs, Bills, Browns, and Forty-Niners.
Final Grade: 8.5, Top-50 Talent