That's a good summary of DJ. You watch his routes and they are really crisp. BUT he drops a ton of passes, has no vertical threat or + speed, and is short (not physical).
He thrives on a Ben QB who has to get rid of the ball for 5-10 yd gains but I've never seen him as a #1. He'd be an excellent slot reciever with 2 bigger or faster guys running the outside.
FYI to anyone curious. He wouldn't return anywhere close to a 1st with his contract.
AB was short, but he was explosive. DJ is just shifty, but he doesn’t have AB speed or body control, nor his hands for sure.
Guys like Ward and AB could not only generate big downfield plays, but they were also stick movers that made big catches on third downs.
DJ is just a dude that makes a lot of catches… without big plays or YAC.
Last year he was around 10 YPC which is kind of comical. Except this season it is 9.3 YPC. For his career he is at 10.5 YPC.
That’s like blocking TE type of YPC. Gentry was at 8.8 last season for reference.
This again doesn’t even take into account his penchant for big drops at the worst times.