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That's because he didn't yet know he was walking into the perfect situation, to a team and a coach famous for getting the most out of players just like him. No, not 6-foot-4, 229-pound receivers – Metcalf is the first who fits that bill – but players who other teams decided had more inhibiting flaws than upside. The receiver's freakish combo of size and athleticism (he ran a 4.33 40-yard dash at the Combine and posted a 40.5-inch vertical) were overlooked by many because of Metcalf's lack of lateral quickness (emphasized by his underwhelming three-cone drill), his injury history (only played in 21 games over three years) and his relatively trivial college statistics at Ole Miss (just 67 care...
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