Yarns' 84th percentile 10-yard split is on display immediately. He has quick acceleration, getting up to top gear quickly. Yarns has the raw speed (4.45 40-yard dash) to hit homers as well as the necessary short-area quickness to author chunk plays. Yarns is more of a linear runner than a twitchy jitterbug. That doesn't mean that he can't hit a defender with a juke and leave them in the dirt. Yarns is a decisive runner who gets downfield quickly, wasting little time hitting the hole. He has decent finishing power at the end of his runs, as he can fight for some "dessert yards" after the main course. Yarns has solid contact balance for his size and can run through arm tackles. Yarns is a true pass-game weapon. He has lined up in the slot or out wide 13-19.4% of his snaps over the last two years. He was tasked with plenty of branches of the route tree running outs, ins, fades, whip routes, and wheels. He is crisp at the top of his routes and looks like a legit receiver. He should quickly earn passing down snaps in the NFL not only because of his route prowess but also because of his aptitude for pass protection. Yarns is more than willing to get his uniform dirty and doesn't shy away from incoming rushers with chips or diving at their ankles. While he won't knock rushers back a few yards, he can definitely defend his patch of grass and keep his quarterback clean.
by in FantasyMar 13, 2025