"3rd and Jauan" Jennings l WR Tennessee, signs with Vikings

Originally posted by pdizo916:
What a find in the 7th round. Who knew he could be the best WR starting week 1?

Lol good joke

People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Sounds a bit like Jerry Rice to me.

it would be so cool for this guy to be our Antonio Brown, George Kittle type player. not ability wise, just saying I hope he's a star relative to where he was drafted. I think Jimmy could post 5K yardage season with a guy like Julio Jones. Maybe Jennings could be a poor man's Calvin Johnson, or Julio Jones.

Originally posted by NinerGM:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Congrats on making the 53, kid! Vets are saying you run some filthy routes for your size!

Can't wait. Favorite rookie.

Being the insurance pick for Jalen Hurd's role was a near lock to start. LOL

Originally posted by simplyfloyd:
it would be so cool for this guy to be our Antonio Brown, George Kittle type player. not ability wise, just saying I hope he's a star relative to where he was drafted. I think Jimmy could post 5K yardage season with a guy like Julio Jones. Maybe Jennings could be a poor man's Calvin Johnson, or Julio Jones.

I was looking at Jenning's highlights again, and also Anquan's highlights. Both have very similar sizes, and have sort of the same kind of speed (or lack of) and I can see Jennings potential in Kyle's offense. I mean Anquan's Cardinal highlights were incredible. A lot of Anquan's plays were in breaking tackles and catching contested throws. Jenning's college highlights looks a bit similar to Anquans pro highlights. With the loss of Jalen, I'm getting really excited to see Jenning's play and see how he does in Kyle's offense.

Originally posted by Jcool:
"I don't care what Jauan Jennings runs in the 40," Pruitt said. "I don't care what he jumps on a vertical. All I know is throw him the ball. You want the ball in the guy's hands. Wherever he gets drafted, he's going to play and he's going to be an impact on the team."

Jennings was one of the top wide receivers in the SEC last season, ranking fifth in receiving yards (969), tied for eighth in receptions (59), tied for sixth in touchdowns (eight) and sixth in yards per catch (16.4), and he finished his Tennessee career in the top five in the program's career list for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.

Perhaps more importantly for his NFL stock, Jennings led all wide receivers in college football in broken tackles with 30, according to Pro Football Focus, and routinely was a nightmare for opposing defenses to get to the ground as he carved them up over the middle of the field working out of the slot.

Since the NFL Combine, the range of draft projections for Jennings has widened significantly. PFF and Sporting News have him as a third-round pick in their latest mock drafts, and NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein gave him a priority free agent grade. If there is a majority among the projections, it has Jennings going in the later rounds on the third day of the draft on Saturday.

https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/2020-NFL-Draft-Tennessee-Vols-Coach-Jeremy-Pruitt-Sends-Message-About-Wide-Receiver-Jauan-Jennings-40-Time-146386021/

I had Jennings making the 53 anyway:

https://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/niners/193949-early-53-man-roster-amp-depth-chart-predictions-2020/page17/

Now with Hurd out for the season, and given the reports on him in camp, I cannot see Jennings MOT making the team.

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Sounds a bit like Jerry Rice to me.

You know who that doesnt sound a bit like to me? Jauan Jennings.

Originally posted by Giedi:
I was looking at Jenning's highlights again, and also Anquan's highlights. Both have very similar sizes, and have sort of the same kind of speed (or lack of) and I can see Jennings potential in Kyle's offense. I mean Anquan's Cardinal highlights were incredible. A lot of Anquan's plays were in breaking tackles and catching contested throws. Jenning's college highlights looks a bit similar to Anquans pro highlights. With the loss of Jalen, I'm getting really excited to see Jenning's play and see how he does in Kyle's offense.

One thing that separates Quan from Jennings is hands. Boldin had amazing hands. The first year with the 49ers, I remember him snagging some quite inaccurate fastballs by Kaep with ease. Jennings, looking at his film, is more of a TO in terms of hands, unfortunately. Also has problems holding on to the ball.

Jennings is indeed a better route runner that many give him credit for, though. Pretty crafty and I think there already has been a report out of camp about his route running. On other hand, Pettis is also a crafty route runner, so...let's just say not all crafty route runners work out for us.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Sounds a bit like Jerry Rice to me.

You know who that doesnt sound a bit like to me? Jauan Jennings.

I'm fairly rah-rah about the Niners' young players, but I don't see this kid making an impact. He's a slow seventh rounder. I'll be ecstatic if I am wrong, though!

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Sounds a bit like Jerry Rice to me.

You know who that doesnt sound a bit like to me? Jauan Jennings.

I'm fairly rah-rah about the Niners' young players, but I don't see this kid making an impact. He's a slow seventh rounder. I'll be ecstatic if I am wrong, though!

Said the same thing my friend. I have zero expectations of this guy even making the team, let alone making an impact. I too, would be ecstatic if I am wrong.

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
People have down grade this guy because he lacks speed but I heard Kyle talking about fast receivers this morning and he mentioned that the really fast receivers aren't always the best option for deep passes. He said the DBs just play back a little farther to prevent them from getting behind them and the they are often smaller and can't contest passes as well as a bigger guy. They also aren't always great route runners and have more trouble getting off the line of scrimmage in some cases. When you have a lot of speed it's easy to rely on it instead of learning technique. Kind of like a boxer that has a huge punch but never really learns how to fight. It makes some sense and explains why the super fast guys don't hold a lot of records or aren't usually among the top receivers. The best guys are usually in that 4.45-4.55 range.

Sounds a bit like Jerry Rice to me.

You know who that doesnt sound a bit like to me? Jauan Jennings.

I'm fairly rah-rah about the Niners' young players, but I don't see this kid making an impact. He's a slow seventh rounder. I'll be ecstatic if I am wrong, though!

Said the same thing my friend. I have zero expectations of this guy even making the team, let alone making an impact. I too, would be ecstatic if I am wrong.

The best attributes Jennings has are decent hands, size and toughness. The latter shows itself by how many tackles he broke in the SEC, a very tough conference. You don't have to be fast to be an effective WR...especially not one with his size. You have to get open, catch the ball and then do something with it. JJ has those abilities and with Hurd out, is likely to be the only WR with considerable size. He'll get his chances to show what he can do & I believe he'll surprise many with how he can play.

https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/138827-jimmy-garoppolo-encouraged-49ers-dante-pettis-brandon-jennings/

"Jauan, he's got a great mentality," Garoppolo said. "He's always ready to roll, locked in, confident, and you love to see that from the receivers, especially a young receiver. He brings it every day.

"You can see once he gets the ball in his hands, he's ready to roll, and he wants to get physical with people, but it is practice. There's that fine line, but it's been fun with him.

"He does some special things out there. One-on-ones, he's been tearing it up. On the field, too, just in team drills. Whenever you get a young guy like that, it's always encouraging."

I would have loved to see this kid play in preseason games. Got a work buddy of mine who is a big Vols fan and he was pumped when we drafted JJ. With Hurd going down, I'm almost certain this kid makes the final roster. Look forward to seeing him on the field.