{"id":85361,"date":"2020-04-20T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=85361"},"modified":"2021-03-18T21:32:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T01:32:56","slug":"isaiah-coulter-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/20\/isaiah-coulter-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah Coulter 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Isaiah Coulter Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position: <\/strong>Wide Receiver<br \/>\n<strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u2019-2\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>198 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Rhode Island<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40 Yard Dash<\/strong>: 4.45 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump: <\/strong>36.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>121.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>3 Cone Drill: <\/strong>7.28 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20 Yard Shuttle<\/strong>: 4.62 seconds<\/p>\n<h2>Isaiah Coulter 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>Small school prospects typically don\u2019t receive too much pre-draft hype, but most small school prospects aren\u2019t nearly as good as Isaiah Coulter. The Rhode Island product had a breakout season in 2019, recording 71 receptions on 124 targets for 1,032 yards and eight touchdowns on 767 snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Coulter initially joined the collegiate ranks without much fanfare. The Maryland native wasn\u2019t ranked in 2017 and ended up joining his cousin, <strong>Aaron Parker<\/strong>, at Rhode Island. A linebacker in high school, Coulter transitioned to wide receiver in college and took a while to learn the ropes. As a true freshman, Coulter recorded just one reception on three targets for 56 yards and one touchdown. One year later, Coulter recorded 11 receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Above-average speed and height;<\/li>\n<li>Knows how to beat press coverage and get open quickly;<\/li>\n<li>Dangerous in the open field with speed to quickly pick up yards on shallow passes;<\/li>\n<li>Performed well against tough competition at Virginia Tech;<\/li>\n<li>Knows when the ball is coming and can catch a pass right out of a break \u2013 quarterback can throw pre-break knowing he\u2019ll be ready for it;<\/li>\n<li>Shifty enough to make defenders miss in the open field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Not the best route runner;<\/li>\n<li>Needs to work on improving lateral agility and cutting;<\/li>\n<li>Not the largest catch radius, struggles to adjust to off-target passes;<\/li>\n<li>Pedestrian in contested catch situations, success rate will probably decrease against NFL competition;<\/li>\n<li>Didn\u2019t face elite competition on a consistent basis;<\/li>\n<li>Hands could be a worry \u2013 dropped six passes in 2019;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t attack the ball and could be outmuscled by defensive backs at the NFL level;<\/li>\n<li>Needs to add more muscle to deal with NFL physicality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HurnAl01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allen Hurns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buffalo Bills<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Denver Broncos<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jacksonville Jaguars<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> Round<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Isaiah Coulter<\/h3>\n<p>Isaiah Coulter is an intriguing small school wide receiver with legitimate NFL traits. It wasn\u2019t just that he put up great stats as a junior (he did), but it was the way he did it. Blessed with fantastic speed, Coulter was able to blow past the competition, make plays in the open field, and make guys miss while picking up additional yardage after the catch. He has the NFL build and managed to produce against top programs like Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are some concerns with Coulter adjusting to NFL life. Even though he played well against elite competition, he didn\u2019t face it on a regular basis. This is somewhat concerning, simply because the sample size is so small. In terms of visible flaws, Coulter isn\u2019t the best route runner and relied mostly on speed and post-catch shiftiness for most of his yards. He\u2019ll need to tone up his route running and also add on some muscle to deal with the added NFL size. Most years, he\u2019d probably be a late-third or early-fourth round pick. However, with all the depth at the position, he\u2019ll probably go off the board in the fifth round.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"-LpJypUtRSxOvmdd_xD39A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1209327525\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-LpJypUtRSxOvmdd_xD39A',sig:'oPgU31q8_2HyPsl4T1i-IsZCqdbHu8wabB6hA_ngoeE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1209327525',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three years at Rhode Island, wide receiver Isaiah Coulter is taking is game to the professional level in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":85362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[5273],"class_list":["post-85361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85361","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\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}