6th Round: WR Dezmon Patmon, Washington State
At this point in the draft, teams are looking at players that either don’t have the physical skills but were productive in college or guys that have the physical traits but might never connect them together into production. In Patmon, you get a big-bodied wide receiver with exceptional speed but needs to improve everywhere else.
Though his size and speed make him a mismatch due to his natural physical talents, Patmon likely slides due to his inability to get separation. He’s got a slow release, doesn’t offer much change-up speed in his routes or following the catch, has limited agility to really break underneath, and doesn’t play up to his size and strength all the time.
Patmon is definitely a project but he has everything you can’t teach. If the Ravens were to take a chance on him this late, they’d likely be sidelining him for at least a year or two to build him into a more complete and consistent player.