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Tyler Lockett: The Hype is Real

In just three preseason games Tyler Lockett has shown glimpses of greatness all over the field as he burst onto the scene with two return touchdowns and one receiving. The element in the return game he brings is one we sorely missed last year, but his receiving prowess has me even more excited. Tyler caught my eye about a month before the draft as I was reviewing the WR class of 2015, he was consistently rated in the 3rd-4th round and the evaluations were as follows:   Pros Has a knack for making explosives plays as a receiver and return man Perfectionist when it comes to Route-Running Intelligent player who has learned from his father Steps up his game when matched up against top competition across from him Cons Scouts are concerned he is to slightly built to be a full-time NFL Kick Returner Shorter than ideal Short arms and small hands with marginal catch radius Starting to sound familiar yet? The parallels to Russell Wilson are uncanny, both 3rd round picks ...