Charone Peake NFL Draft 2016: Scouting Report, Grade for Jets Rookie

POSITIVES

If a receiver comes out of Clemson, you'd better take a look at him. With so much success at the position in recent years, the Tigers have become a modern Wide Receiver U. Charone Peake may not have the name recognition of his former teammates, but his skills are NFL-caliber.

Peake is an ideal triangle player with the height, weight and speed of a starting outside receiver. He's strong at the catch point and is physical enough to break off his routes and post up defenders on slants and comebacks.

Peake knows how to sell his route with head fakes and hip shakes and is a better technician than you expect from a one-year starter. His body control and gliding running style combine to make him a tough player to read in his route stem.

Peake is an explosive vertical threat with the speed to take the top off the defense. He ran a 4.45 on a slow track in Indianapolis and then followed it up with a 4.37 at the Clemson pro day. That speed shows on film, and it showed in a week of practices at the Senior Bowl, where Peake consistently beat defenders deep.

With 34-inch arms and a 35 ½-inch vertical jump, Peake can be a threat deep or in jump-ball situations with the catch radius to adjust to the ball in the air.

NEGATIVES

Injuries and having to wait for superstars like DeAndre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Martavis Bryant and Mike Williams (injured in 2015, but the top-ranked receiver in next year's class) to leave the field kept Peake from producing at a high level.

Peake's only season with a high number of targets (85) resulted in five dropped passes. It's worth noting he had no drops on 17 targets in 2014, according to College Football Focus. Many of these drops were due to Peake's simply not being ready for the ball and not a lack of concentration.

Two knee injuries in college held back his production and his development. Some scouts may see Peake as a one-year-wonder in the souped-up Clemson offense.

COMBINE RESULTS

Height: 6'2 ⅜"

Weight: 209 lbs.

40 Time: 4.45s

3-Cone: 6.69s

Short Shuttle: 4.46s

PRO COMPARISON: Devin Smith, New York Jets
FINAL GRADE: 6.70/9.00 (Round 2—Future Starter)