Rob, a couple days ago you said you can't tell anything from highlight reels, so we shouldn't think anything about Patton v. Jenkins from a highlight reel. In general, I agree in that highlight reels cut all stupid plays, all miscues. However, what I look for in a highlight reel is what kinds of things they include and don't include. If a quarterback throws nothing but deep balls I wonder about how much touch he has. If the receivers are all 10 yards open I wonder about his ability to fit it into tight windows. So when I look at receivers I want to see what they consider most impressive, what they feel they do best. Here is the highlight reel of A.J. Jenkins from before the draft.



What I noticed is that most of these routes don't require much. Short crosses where he catches it and runs and deep balls where he didn't have to make cuts. He is generally 5 yards open or more. There are only a couple of catches that are even marginally difficult. So what I see is a guy whose best attributes are his speed and ability to run after the catch.

Here is the highlight reel of Quinton Patton:



Two of the first four catches are all about feet and hands. On a huge number of the plays there is a defender in close proximity. Yes, there are the bombs, but more noticeable to me are the number of catches that require him to get his feet down right next to the sideline, to contort his body to make a catch, to adjust to catches that are not exactly on the mark.

So maybe Jenkins can make all those catches, too. Maybe he can run precise routes. But he did not include any film of that, and I wonder why not. So I am more impressed by Patton. The film he chose to show is of a more complete, NFL-ready receiver.