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they did go off consensus. They did reach. I mean, even for me, like I didn't have Sribling as an early second round. I had him as a good day two pick. So, it is even a slight reach for me. I would have taken Denzel Boston ahead of him with Stribling, like, he has that blocking ability... Stribling's receiving game... 83% on dig routes, 81% on slants... Caught seven of 10 contested targets... 2.2% drop rate... blocks well, breaks tackles after the catch, has good hands, runs routes over the middle of the field. That does That sounds like a Shanahan receiver.
STACKED’s take
Stribling was a slight reach at early second round; Harmon preferred Boston.
Matt Harmon views Stribling as a slight reach at the first pick of the second round in the 2024 draft, noting he personally had Stribling as a good day two pick rather than an early second-round selection. Harmon would have taken Denzel Boston ahead of Stribling, though he acknowledges the 49ers' draft logic and sees Stribling as complementary depth to the receiving room. Matt Harmon identifies Stribling as a potential replacement for Jauan Jennings in the big slot flanker role, a position where Jennings was best utilized before being overcast as the X receiver in recent years. Stribling's blocking ability, receiving success rates (68% vs press, 83% on dig routes, 81% on slants), contested catch rate (70%), and 2.2% drop rate align well with Kyle Shanahan's offensive scheme; he breaks tackles after the catch, has good hands, and runs routes over the middle of the field—traits that fit the Shanahan receiver profile.
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