Nov 19, 2022; Greenville, North Carolina, USA; Houston Cougars wide receiver Matthew Golden (10) is congratulated by wide receiver Nathaniel Dell (1) after this touchdown catch against the East Carolina Pirates during the second half at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
The biggest one with Dell is his size. This is a somewhat similar discussion to Tutu Atwell in the 2021 class. Atwell was 5’5″ and 150lbs so he was significantly smaller than Dell, but a player this slight hasn’t seen any kind of real success in the NFL. The closest comparison might be DeVonta Smith and even he weighs approximately 30 lbs more than Dell.
His lack of size profile makes a difference in the open field. His play strength is almost non-existent as is his blocking. It won’t be something that he does with any sort of sustainability at the next level.
His route running is also sloppy. Has shown the ability to run crisp, precise routes with great technique but rounds of his breaking routes far too often. Dell does have 23 drops in 336 targets (6.84%).
Press coverage has also been non-existent for Dell. He hasn’t faced it nearly at all at Houston and, even with corners not playing off coverage, Houston motioned him constantly to give him a free release.
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