Let’s have some Fun with Chess

Jimmy Bourbon

9 years ago

As we have said many times, this upcoming draft is deep and especially deep at the wide receiver position. There are around 10 receivers that have 1st round grades and around a total of 16 that have the potential to start next season for their respective teams. One of these players is Michigan‘s Devin Funchess.

He is one of the more interesting prospects because he is 6’4” 232 pounds, which makes him more like a tight end. He actually played tight end for the Wolverines in his first and second year, and then was moved to wide receiver as a Junior. Last season at the wide receiver position he caught 62 passes for 733 yards and 4 touchdowns but was slowed down during the year with a nagging leg injury. The biggest knock on Funchess is that he does not have elite speed and ran a 40-yard time of 4.70, and there are concerns that as a wide receiver in the NFL he will not be fast enough to get separation.

However there is no reason why Miami can not allow him to start off as a wide receiver and if separation is an issue, then they could just as easily move him to tight end. In his Sophomore season in 2013, he was the Big Ten TE of the year with 49 receptions for 748 yards and 6 touchdowns. The yardage mark was also a Michigan single-season record, so it is clear that this young man has athletic skills.

There is a lot of speculation on Funchess and he is projected by sports betting software gurus likes www.AcePerHead.com to go anywhere as early as the first round or as late as the 4th round. Based on his slow 40 time, and that there are other more pure Wide Receivers in the draft, I would expect Funchess to be selected in more of the 3rd to 4th round range. Depending on what the Phins do with their early draft picks, Funchess may be a unique high upside value pick in the third or fourth round. What do the rest of the Miami Dolphins News enthusiasts think about drafting Funchess on day 3 of the draft?

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