Steelers to meet with WR Robert Woods (Walterfootball.com analysis below)

Robert Woods*, WR, USC
Height: 6-1. Weight: 180.
Projected 40 Time: 4.40.
Projected Round (2013): 2-3.
2/16/13: Woods was less than 100 percent in 2012; his ankle injury robbed him of explosion and top speed. He was not a big-play threat as a result and wasn't getting as much separation from defensive backs.

Woods still had a great outing against Syracuse. He caught 10 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns while running the ball once for 76 yards and returning a punt 31 yards. The junior totaled 76 receptions for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2012. Woods' only 100-yard receiving game this year was against Colorado.

8/17/12: Woods caught 65 passes for 792 yards and six touchdowns as a freshman in 2010. To open his sophomore season, he had a record-setting game with 17 receptions for 177 yards and three touchdowns against Minnesota. Woods then broke his own record three weeks later against Arizona, catching 14 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns. He put up a total 1,292 yards on 111 receptions with 15 touchdowns last year.

Woods looks NFL-ready with speed to burn. Woods easily gets separation from defensive backs as they struggle to turn and run with him. Furthermore, he is very quick in and out of his breaks, with well-developed route running. Woods also has reliable hands and is a scoring threat on any play. He is fabulous as a run-after-the-catch receiver.

While Woods has good height, he is not overly physical with cornerbacks. Woods seems to prefer to beat them with his speed and athleticism. It would help if he filled out his frame with another 10-20 pounds of muscle for the NFL. If Woods can do that without diminishing his speed, it should help him to defeat jams at the line of scrimmage, and not allow himself to have the play timing disrupted by rerouting.

 

love it.

 

I could accept him in round 2, but would LOVE him in round 3. That would allow us to go OG in 1st, OLB in 2nd, Him in 3rd. You then go ILB 4, TE 5, and BPA the rest. I would LOVE to get a S at some point as well, but I think by March 12 we will have Clark extended a year which will help us out there.

 

he's a very good hands catcher. elusive. runs great routes. i'd jump in the 2nd. he'll open up sanders and brown. he just makes plays. blocks well too. if we wait then i'm a cory fuller guy in the 4th or 5th.

lane johnson looks good too and so does quessenberry. thornton has those longer arms and lifted well, i still like him at guard. guys are going to move around now that the real measurements are in. at least on the draftnik boards. brains, football smarts, quickness,power,size. we want 'em. LOL