{"id":19361,"date":"2024-03-08T18:16:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/?p=19361"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T17:17:51","slug":"ainias-smith-wr-texas-am-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/ainias-smith-wr-texas-am-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&#038;M (Senior)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19361\" class=\"elementor elementor-19361\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76bf2000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76bf2000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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data-id=\"54e5dc20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774f9b8a\" data-id=\"774f9b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4470942a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4470942a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Back for the 2024 NFL Draft edition, The Trick Play team is once again offering to immerse you in the heart of the event through the scouting reports of Rayane and Valentin. Who will become the next gem of the pro world and who, on the contrary, risks a spectacular flop? <br \/>The 2024 NFL Draft starts right now on TTP!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Quickness<\/li>\n<li>Route running on the first two levels<\/li>\n<li>YAC threat<\/li>\n<li>IQ<\/li>\n<li>Interesting player in run block<\/li>\n<li>Special team + Gadget player<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>Weaknesses<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Size\/Speed ratio<\/li>\n<li>Power<\/li>\n<li>Limited Ball skills<\/li>\n<li>Impact against Press coverage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-646668aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"646668aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6920612f\" data-id=\"6920612f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9de887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1b9de887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WR Ainias Smith<br><br>He is a twitchy and quick athlete who understands how to create space. <br>He could be a great piece in the good scheme, a good gadget player and a legit value as a returner ! <br>His lack of play strength will be a concern to the next level.<br><br>5th round talent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tad6BWDuNb\">pic.twitter.com\/tad6BWDuNb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Valentin (@ScoutValentin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScoutValentin\/status\/1752790856904683883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e42da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e42da4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-169c3757\" data-id=\"169c3757\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3d05d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b3d05d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>TTProfil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\">\n<div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\">\n<div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\">\n<div class=\"docos-replyview-static\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ainias Smith has a small frame for the wide receiver position and lacks the athletic abilities or power to consistently win on the outside, which is why he primarily played as a slot receiver. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith is more quick than fast; his speed seems good but is not elite considering his size. His footwork and quickness stand out the most on film, allowing him to have quality start &amp; stop movements. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has good explosiveness, agility, and hips, but his body control is average. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His lack of power is his weakness, as his play strength is questioned, and he gets outmuscled when placed on the outside or faces press coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith has a good release palette and explosiveness, but his lack of power is felt on the line of scrimmage, and he can be jammed quite easily. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had a lot of free releases, but his release ability at the second level is interesting because the cornerback does not have the opportunity to use his physicality if Smith executes his release with good timing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He struggles to create separation against press coverage, but when he succeeds, it's due to his quickness, where he manages to create enough space to be a viable option.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith is a threat against off-man coverage and zone coverage. When given time to develop his route, he is a true threat and knows how to create space thanks to his IQ and ability to change directions with very pronounced angles.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith executes well-executed breaks inside and out, which are fluid and quite incisive thanks to his low center of gravity. However, in my opinion, he still often plays too high on his supports, especially on his stem. The stem of a receiver's route is the initial vertical segment of the route, which is the part of the route that precedes the receiver's break. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a threat on the first two levels of the field (short\/intermediate) and has a fairly well-developed route tree, but it could be even more diverse given his abilities as a fluid mover. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His ability to be dangerous on deep routes is more limited because his lack of elite speed allows cornerbacks to catch up to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ainias Smith has limited ball skills due to his size and short arms. His catch radius is limited, so is his ability to play the ball at its highest point, making him vulnerable in contested catch situations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His lack of power and tendency to body catch make it difficult for him to thrive in traffic and limit his yards after catch ability. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If he has space in front of him, he has the athletic qualities and change of direction to gain yards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his small frame, I find his run blocking to be really good due to his commitment and technique; strangely, his lack of power is not too noticeable in this area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ainias Smith is a very interesting prospect to have on a roster; he can be an important piece in a system tailored to his strengths and in a rotation. He can have a gadget player role and as a returner (2 TDs on punt returns in his career), but unfortunately, he will be too limited by his lack of physicality to be an impactful slot throughout a game and that could be used in all situations in the NFL.<br \/>I evaluate Ainias Smith as a talent from the middle to the end of day 3.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ainias Smith, WR, Texas A&#038;M (Senior) De retour pour cette \u00e9dition 2024 de la Draft NFL, l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe de The Trick Play vous propose \u00e0 nouveau de vous plonger au c\u0153ur de l&rsquo;\u00e9v\u00e8nement gr\u00e2ce aux scouting reports de Rayane et Valentin. Qui deviendra la prochaine p\u00e9pite du monde pro et qui, au contraire, risque de se [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":20148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[238,241],"tags":[77,79,75,72,134,118],"class_list":["post-19361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scouting-2024","category-wr-2024","tag-draft","tag-ncaa","tag-nfl-draft","tag-scouting","tag-sec","tag-wr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19361"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20162,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19361\/revisions\/20162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}