{"id":217799,"date":"2025-02-18T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=217799"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T19:49:51","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-efton-chism-iii-east-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/18\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-efton-chism-iii-east-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Efton Chism III, Eastern Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efton Chism III has garnered some attention after his strong Shrine Bowl performance and striking similarities to former EWU WR Cooper Kupp. Here is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/03\/biggest-offensive-senior-bowl-risers-among-nfl-draft-prospects\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 NFL Draft<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/13\/2025-nfl-draft-scouting-report-dante-trader-jr-maryland\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scouting Report <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and film analysis on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Overview, Film Analysis, And 2025 Scouting Report Of <\/b><b>Eastern Washington WR Efton Chism III<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Measurables:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\u201911\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 lbs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Player Background:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efton Chism III graduated from Monroe HS in Washington as a part of the 2020 recruiting class, grading out as a <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/efton-chism-iii-46050075\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three-star recruit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He returned punts and saw some limited time at receiver in the brief COVID-19 2020 season. In said time he caught 22 passes, racking up 264 yards and a score. He elevated himself to the forefront of the team\u2019s offense in 2021, with over 730 yards and nine TDs to his name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022 was the sole season he didn\u2019t increase his production, dropping down to just 558 yards and six scores. Chism III turned in a fantastic 2023 campaign and established himself as a top FCS weapon. In that year he caught 83 passes for 927 yards and eight TDs for the Eagles. His final season in 2024 was also his best, setting career-highs in receptions (120), yards (1,311), and TDs (13).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Accolades:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Team All-Big Sky (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freshman All-American (2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Team All-Big Sky (2022)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Team All-Big Sky (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third Team All-American (2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Team All-Big Sky (2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Team All-American (2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Strengths\/Pros:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chism III has all the traits of a prototypical slot wideout and, more importantly, knows how to use them. He flashes great footwork on quick routes, generating early space and accelerating away from DBs in off-man and zone. He\u2019s a very smart route runner, working into space against zone alignments and taking advantage of DBs weaknesses in man. He easily operates through multi-cut routes and is extremely slippery when attacking DBs on an island. His stop-and-go skills are elite, manipulating DBs\u2019 blind spots at the top of his routes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His footwork when driving downfield in his routes is sharp and he rarely telegraphs his cuts. Chism III has strong hands at all points and contorts his body smoothly when adjusting to balls away from his frame. He transitions to a ball carrier fluidly after securing the ball and is a savvy mover who dips through traffic well. He\u2019s a compact mover with the ball, planting his feet forcefully and rarely wasting movement. His willingness to block is noticeable on tape, getting down and dirty in the run\/screen game and laying pretty decent hits as a lead blocker.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Weaknesses\/Cons:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As is with most players of his archetype, physicality, and top-end athleticism are two things Chism III struggles with. His vertical speed isn\u2019t fantastic and won\u2019t consistently separate when running downfield routes. He\u2019s creative in the short game but won\u2019t straight-up beat defenders on deeper shots. His hips also drift too much when cutting vertically, preventing him from optimizing his momentum creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chism III is a bit stiff in some regards, with his routes getting too choppy at times. He\u2019ll occasionally extend his footwork too much and become predictable and longer-developing in his stems. On the physicality front, he gets brushed off his routes way too easily by more contact-driven DBs. He\u2019s fine at the catch point but will sometimes struggle to get open if faced with scrappier defenders. He needs to become a more comfortable route runner in traffic and has to work on creating more on extended or broken plays.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Potential Team Fits:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Jets<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>NFL Projection:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chism III\u2019s scouting report unironically reads exactly how one would expect it to. He\u2019s a nifty slot receiver with strong hands, a desire for contact, and solid short-to-intermediate route running. He\u2019s almost certainly a slot-only player at the next level, but the path for him to become a decent contributor is very possible. He\u2019ll likely get selected in the later rounds or sign as an undrafted free agent and will have to prove himself to earn a spot on a roster. If he can separate himself from the slew of similarly built depth slot WRs, he could work his way into a set role as a reliable safety valve option.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Prospect Grade:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early To Mid 5th Round<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Film Exposures:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. Sacramento State<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. Montana State<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 vs. Nevada<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Main Photo: [Jerome Miron] &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview And Film Analysis Of 2025 NFL Draft Prospect And Eastern Washington WR Efton Chism III, A Potential Cooper Kupp Lite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5364,"featured_media":217823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[32605,33324,33323,33322,27083],"class_list":["post-217799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2025-nfl-draft","tag-eastern-washington-eagles","tag-eastern-washington-football","tag-efton-chism-iii","tag-scouting-report"],"modified_by":"Michael Zimmelman","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217799"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217825,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217799\/revisions\/217825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}