Stribling is a linear athlete. He's a build-up speed receiver that can make some things happen with the ball in his hands. Stribling had 7.3 and 6.7 yards after the catch per reception over the last two years. He can bulldoze through defenders with momentum built up and a strong upper body. Stribling can look clunky at times when he's asked to sink his hips at the top of the route and break back towards the quarterback. Comebacks and curls aren't his special sauce. With a heavy diet of slants, posts, and gos, he can cook. He needs to continue to add more nuance, variations in pacing, and the other bells and whistles of route running. Stribling has good ball tracking and the ability to stack corners on vertical routes. He displays plus body control with plenty of nice back shoulder catches littering his film. Dynasty Outlook: You might be wondering how a wide receiver selected with the 33rd overall pick of the NFL Draft is this low in my rankings. Well, if you look at the rest of the 49ers' draft class and their past few, it looks like their front office has been drunk-drafting. I wasn't in love with Stribling as a prospect with his 36th percentile college dominator, 39th percentile target share, and 72nd percentile breakout age. Stribling is a linear player with solid RAC skills, but his speed could be to blame for the 49ers falling over themselves to overdraft him. I'm trying to learn from previous years of overdrafting 49er draft picks because of Shanny magic. If you want to take the swing on him and chase the draft capital and offensive system earlier than the second round of your rookie draft, be my guest, but I won't be doing it. The risk of another 49er flop is baked in during the second round of rookie drafts.
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