5. Hakeem Butler, Iowa State
At 6-foot-6, Hakeem Butler‘ size can’t go unnoticed.
And while he’s got the size and strength, he’s not exactly burner.
Still, with a guy that size, Baker Mayfield would be throwing into a pretty big catch radius.
He’s coming off a 60-yard, 1,318-yard, nine touchdown season for the Cyclones. His 22-yards per catch average was he third best total in FBS. He accounted for six, 50-yard plays in his final season in Acmes.
Butler was named to Bruce Feldman’s “Freak list”, a column in which the writer noted how coaches rave about his nimbleness, as well as his hips, making him a factor out of the slot.
The slot’s a position usually reserved for smaller guys, not guys who are 6-6. Imagine a small slot corner being boxed out by Butler on a slant. With Mayfield throwing, you can imagine.
This video of Calvin Johnson coaching up Butler on Calvin Johnson is worth watching, just because of the size comparisons.
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Watch him give some tips to draft prospect @410Keem (Hakeem Butler) on the field ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/aFX13owTS3
Butler is far from the prospect Megatron was, but you can’t teach size.
The NFL Draft commences Thursday, April 25.