13. Sammie Coates, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
34 offensive snaps, third-round pick (2015), age 23
Coates, like Conley, is a pure physical projection. He has an ideal frame (6-foot-1, 212 pounds), along with decent wheels (4.43) and awesome broad (131 inches) and vertical jump (41 inches). He was also one of Playmaker Score's favorite receivers of the 2015 draft, with an asterisk: He was a high-volume receiver in a run-heavy Auburn offense, which has been one of Playmaker's blind spots. Coates wasn't exactly an immediate fit in Pittsburgh, disappointing coaches with poor conditioning and difficulty picking up the playbook. He has been talked up a lot more this preseason, and many reporters who cover the Steelers feel he has finally earned the confidence of the coaches. We're not entirely sure what side to believe, but when you see Darrius Heyward-Bey andMarkus Wheaton as the only obstacles in Coates' way of becoming the nextMartavis Bryant, the upside is pretty tantalizing.
34 offensive snaps, third-round pick (2015), age 23
Coates, like Conley, is a pure physical projection. He has an ideal frame (6-foot-1, 212 pounds), along with decent wheels (4.43) and awesome broad (131 inches) and vertical jump (41 inches). He was also one of Playmaker Score's favorite receivers of the 2015 draft, with an asterisk: He was a high-volume receiver in a run-heavy Auburn offense, which has been one of Playmaker's blind spots. Coates wasn't exactly an immediate fit in Pittsburgh, disappointing coaches with poor conditioning and difficulty picking up the playbook. He has been talked up a lot more this preseason, and many reporters who cover the Steelers feel he has finally earned the confidence of the coaches. We're not entirely sure what side to believe, but when you see Darrius Heyward-Bey andMarkus Wheaton as the only obstacles in Coates' way of becoming the nextMartavis Bryant, the upside is pretty tantalizing.
