South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel could be the answer to a Randall Cobb departure in Green Bay

With the NFL draft a little over a month away, the excitement has begun as to who Green Bay is looking for as far as NFL prospects are concerned. One name that has caught my eye recently is South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel. At 5’11” and 214 lbs (Cobb is 5’10” and 194 lbs), Samuel has the speed and footwork you want in a receiver. He’s very shifty on routes, his cuts on routes are crisp and precise, and he has great hands for contested catches. His stats while in college are almost identical to Cobb as well.

Cobb recorded 144 catches for 1,666 yards and had a total of 13 touchdowns in three years at Kentucky. That was good for 11.5 YPR. He was also a very good special teams player as well. As a punt returner, Cobb accumulated a total of 619 yards off of 63 total punt returns; good for a 9.8 YPR average and 2 TDs. He also had 44 kick returns for a total of 1,081 yards; good for a 24.6 YPR average. He was a very dynamic, multi positional impact player in college.

As for Samuel, he was very similar to Cobb in a lot of ways while at South Carolina. Also was dynamic as both a receiver and special teams player. He tallied 16 receiving touchdowns and 2,076 receiving yards off of 148 total receptions; good for a YPR average of 14 yards. Again, very similar to Cobb. He also had 42 kick returns for a total of 1,219 yards and 4 total touchdowns; good for an insane 29 YPR average. The only difference between them is that Samuel wasn’t as good of a punt returner; he only had 2 total returns for 8 yards in 4 years at SC.

The bottom line here is that if 2018 was Cobb’s final season, Green Bay has the option of drafting Samuel who would be an immediate threat both in the slot (Cobb’s primary position), as a kick returner, and out wide as well. I personally think he’s a 2nd round type of talent and if Green Bay is picking at #44 in that round with him still on the board at that point, you grab him without hesitation. He made a huge impact at the Senior Bowl this year and caught the eyes of many NFL scouts which makes him a very hot commodity in a very good wide receiver class. It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if Green Bay takes the chance and gets him in the 2nd round.

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