{"id":20695,"date":"2024-04-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/?p=20695"},"modified":"2024-04-10T19:16:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:16:23","slug":"malik-washington-wr-virginia-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/malik-washington-wr-virginia-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Malik Washington, WR, Virginia (Senior)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20695\" class=\"elementor elementor-20695\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-703b44b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"703b44b4\" 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=\"103910fd\" 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-4929c697\" data-id=\"4929c697\" 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-103b2bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103b2bae\" 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><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><p><\/p><p><strong>Strengths<\/strong> :<\/p><p><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Quickness<\/li><li>Ball skills<\/li><li>Good route runner<\/li><li>IQ<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong> :<\/p><ul><li>Size<\/li><li>Lack speed for his size<\/li><li>Arm lenght<\/li><li>Skills against press coverage<\/li><li>Run block<\/li><li>Slot only<\/li><\/ul><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-1c465abd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c465abd\" 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-72bd578a\" data-id=\"72bd578a\" 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-761df9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"761df9a5\" 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 Malik Washington<br><br>Because of his frame and ability to deal with the Press, I only see a slot at the next level but he has the tools to be more than a role-specific player. <br>Has quickness and ball skills, He can impact all three levels, but the third level will be situational. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qZARaSLpcA\">pic.twitter.com\/qZARaSLpcA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Valentin (@ScoutValentin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScoutValentin\/status\/1771960090041405467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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-4f26a309 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f26a309\" 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-6c0683ae\" data-id=\"6c0683ae\" 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-31f42df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f42df8\" 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><p><\/p><p><\/p><div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\"><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable\" dir=\"ltr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malik Washington has a small build for the wide receiver position, and he lacks the athletic abilities or power to consistently win on the outside, which is why he has primarily played as a slot receiver. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malik is more quick than fast; his speed is good but not elite compared to what is expected with his build. His quickness stands out the most on film. He has good explosiveness, agility, and hips, and he possesses good body control. His power is not a weakness but also not a strong point, mainly due to his lack of arm length, which leads to him being outmuscled when lined up on the outside or facing press coverage.<\/span><\/p><br \/><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Against press coverage, Malik Washington struggles to make an impact. Whenever cornerbacks have placed their hands on him, he hasn't fared well. His lack of arm length and power pose issues for him at the line of scrimmage, where he gets jammed and can also be subjected to bump-and-run (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A technique used by a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DB<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,aligned in front of a receiver, consisting of a block (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bump<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) on the latter, only during the first 5 yards (beyond that, it's a foul), before following them in their running route<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Against Tennessee (his only game below 100 yards apart from Boston College's 97 yards), his impact was severely limited against the physical builds of the SEC. Similarly, against Louisville, when the cornerbacks played aggressively against him, they managed to shut him down.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington excels against zone coverage, utilizing his high football IQ to find and exploit openings in the defense. He demonstrates the ability to create separation and adjust his routes on the fly, providing a reliable option for his quarterback even when plays break down.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has a well-developed route tree, capable of running quick outs, flat routes, shallow crossers, and more. However, he lacks creativity in his route running, making him somewhat predictable for defenders to read. While he can make an impact on all three levels of the field, his effectiveness deep downfield may be more situational. Nonetheless, he possesses the football IQ, change-of-direction abilities, and route precision necessary to create separation on shorter and intermediate routes. His solid head and shoulder fakes allow him to manipulate defenders and gain separation, particularly with his quickness.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington has excellent ball skills, although they are somewhat limited by his lack of arm length, which reduces his catch radius and ability to attack the ball at its highest point. However, he has demonstrated the ability to make catches outside the numbers and execute impressive acrobatic catches. His eye-foot-hand coordination is very good, his ball-tracking ability is impressive, and he maintains solid concentration, allowing him to make adjustments to the ball and secure catches reliably. He has often been used in the backfield or on screens to quickly get the ball in his hands. He is a threat in yards after catch (YAC) situations thanks to his vision and excellent balance upon contact, although his lack of elite speed is noticeable at times.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He struggles in run blocking situations, where once again, his lack of arm length has been a disadvantage, leading to big plays for opposing defenses. Despite his strong commitment, he needs to work on his technique in this aspect.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Malik Washington is an intriguing prospect who had a strong production in 2023, albeit against relatively weak backfields and with a system that provided him with many opportunities. Malik has some very promising tools to excel in the slot for an NFL franchise, thanks to his ball skills and ability to create separation. However, he will need to develop his skills as a returner to have a greater impact on a roster.<br \/>I evaluate Malik Washington as a 4th round talent.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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>Malik Washington, WR, Virginia (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 planter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[238,241],"tags":[94,77,79,75,72,118],"class_list":["post-20695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scouting-2024","category-wr-2024","tag-acc","tag-draft","tag-ncaa","tag-nfl-draft","tag-scouting","tag-wr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20695","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=20695"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21151,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20695\/revisions\/21151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}