So maybe a bit more like Austin on the Steelers?!?!?
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Exacty.
Pretty sure they also don’t flaunt stats when a guy plays 537 snaps on special teams.
I’m aware of the round he was picked in lol. It’s ok, not everyone has to love every pick. My opinion doesn’t matter to how he impacts the team. Just leaving a comment on a message board…
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Austin is tiny though. 3 inches shorter and almost 30 pounds lighter.
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Physically… closer to Devin Duvernay
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It wouldn’t be unlike the Lions, but I do see him as a replacement for what Kalif did. Manufactured touches etc.
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I think he’ll simply be something a little new. Not a like for like replacement for anyone. Certainly there will be overlap with Kalif, but you can also hand Law the ball, which overlaps a little more with ARSB
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Him leading the way with 500 & 3 speaks to how bad Kentucky’s offense was 
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I probably have said this one too many times, but I do wonder if the Lions might be into outside zone blocking more than the past. Miller should be just fine doing it. They got excellent blocking WRs. They got Law and Dortch now too for sweeps etc. And ARSB. And JAMO. And an OC who lived in that world prior to the LIons
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Maybe Law becomes a Tim Patrick lite WR, with the help of practice, PT, and guidance from our staff?
That really doesn’t matter.
Lions drafted him to play special teams for 90% of his snaps or more.
If he does get offensive snaps, he was a very good run blocking WR, so he may be on the field just to give someone a breather.
And… if they want him to touch the ball, it might be gadget plays or quick short passes to start.
If he develops, he has the solid build (weighs 203 pounds) to hold up on the outside. Jayden Reed just aigned a $50 million deal and is ~ 1 inch shorter, but weighed 15 pounds less coming out of MSU.
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I think WR blocking is key to a run game nowadays no matter what scheme you run. The Rams shifted TO a gap scheme but have probably the best blocking WRs in the league. If you want to turn 3 yarders into 10 yarders, it’s key. I don’t think the scheme really matters too much (though you can’t have BAD blocking WRs in zone, for sure).
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True. esp in Outside zone though where you stretch it horizontal..
These late round skills player flyers never really seem to pan out.
Though I see Jermar Jefferson is still living the dream as a practice squader in Arizona, at least until the new squad is selected.
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Hopefully he’s played long enough for that sweet, sweet NFL pension.
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Overall the hit rate of 6th rounders is low at all positions.
But… there is Puka, Antonio Brown, Edelman, Welker, and others have had great careers. Rare? Absolutely.
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Yeah, I just find it a bit depressing to invest any hope in them. Going through an existentialist phase, I think.
I think the good thing is that WRs, DBs, and LBs offer the best chance for special teams contributions.
If they develop on offense or defense… that is a bonus for late picks.
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Dang… Perkins got picked.
And… damm Bears got Van den Berg @Sofatso 
Most of those late guys that pan out tend to put up around 1000/10 at some point, even if at a small school. Puka is a weird outlier that had a best year at 800/6, but he had a high ypc at 19 that year.
Edelman didn’t even play WR in college.
And… like you said… Kentucky had a crappy offense in the SEC. They threw for less than 2500 yards. Law had 25% of the team’s receiving yards. 
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