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Keaton Mitchell played next, well ahead of Kimani Vidal. Mitchell caught two passes; a wheel route up the seam and a checkdown where he made a defender miss. I'm #nooticing that his alignments are funky when he's on the field and that OC Mike McDaniel appears to be having fun with how he'll use him as a receiver, in addition to giving him pitches and stretch runs. Mitchell is a near lock to have a career-high in receiving this year, and I'm drafting him aggressively while fading Hampton inside the top-15. This could be an interesting tandem rather than pure bellcow backfield.
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Mitchell's receiving upside and creative usage make him aggressive draft target.

Mitchell played well ahead of Kimani Vidal in preseason Week 2, catching two passes on a wheel route up the seam and a checkdown where he made a defender miss. The source notes his alignments are funky when he's on the field and OC Mike McDaniel appears to be having fun with how he'll use him as a receiver, in addition to giving him pitches and stretch runs. Mitchell is a near lock to have a career-high in receiving this year, and the source is drafting him aggressively while fading Hampton inside the top-15. This could be an interesting tandem rather than pure bellcow backfield.

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