Draft Analysis: Romeo Doubs

• Height: 6’2″
• Weight: 201 lbs
• College: Nevada
• Tape watched: Kansas St, Boise State, Cal
• NFL Comparison: Demarcus Robinson

Pros

• Contested Catches
  The area where Romeo Doubs will shine brightest is in contested catch opportunities. He is a bigger bodied receiver that has long arms and huge hands. He is able to leap with the best of them, and is not afraid to get his nose dirty in tough catch situations. He showed good body control and can be a matchup advantage. He will need to capitalize on this trait and clean up a few drop issues from college.

• Football IQ
  If you aren’t the strongest or fastest player on the field, you most likely need to be one of the smartest. Doubs checks the box with his route running IQ. He made great decisions against press coverage and knowing where to sit down in zones. He also has a knack for developing punt returns and setting up blocks and run lanes.

• Hands
  Doubs shows good hands in all situations. He did have quite a few drops after being hit, and letting the ball into his body. Otherwise Romeo Doubs has large, soft hands that can find and secure the football.

Midline

• Route Running
  Doubs ran a nice set of routes in college in the spread at Nevada. He had a lot of timing routes where he had to find the football as he turned his head. Carson Strong gave him good experience with an NFL caliber arm, and the timing that comes with it. Where Doubs will fall short is his lack of explosion and shiftiness in his routes. He has a nice straight line speed, that allows him to stride past defenders. He avoids contact and holds through his route well. Otherwise, most of his catches come in tight coverage due to his lack of separation.

• Physicality
  I really expected more from Doubs in terms of aggressiveness and physicality. He is by no means a slouch, but his calling card in the NFL may need him to be a gritty and power receiver.

Cons

• Separation
  Unfortunately, a knee injury kept Doubs out of combine and pro day drills, so we won’t have clarification on his 40 time or agilities. His tape says high 4.5s – 4.6s, where he fails to really separate underneath the safeties.

• RAC
  A very solid punt returner, Doubs’ skills don’t necessarily translate to playing after the catch. He rarely created more yards once he completed the catch. He falls forward and doesn’t lose yards naturally due to his solid frame, however.

• Blocking
  Usually just disinterested, Doubs has a long way to go with blocking. He is slow to stalk, and often doesn’t even initiate contact. He had some great reps when he wanted to use his base and clamp inside to drive defenders away. The tools are there, Doubs just has to (want to) put them together.

Overview

Romeo Doubs enters a draft class that offers better high-end ceilings and talent at receiver. However, Doubs can carve out his NFL role by driving home some of the things he already excels at. He can be a competent addition to special teams, both as a return man, and as a gunner. He can develop into a solid red zone and contested catch receiver as well. He slates in as an average, round out the roster, type of receiver.