People put way too much stock in measurement and every year there's an overreaction to 40 times. Keenan Allen fell in last year's draft because of it, yet was the best rookie receiver. DeAndre Hopkins was presumed to fall because of a 4.57, but was still drafted #27.
Imo, you're missing on the tape if you think Allen Robinson plays slow or is not a great athlete. He does not have elite
top speed, but he can accelerate faster than a lot of these guys showing better 40 times.
"So @ScottEnyeart knows Coach Carlisle, the Seahawks (and USC prior) Strength coach...here is what Seahawks look at...Seahawks look at 10 yard split and 3cone over 40 yard time...They also look at 20 yard split..Carlisle knows that 40 times can be trained for (some guys play as fast as they run & some guys dont & they know that)" @DavisHsuSeattle
Compare him to some of the other receivers in the class (numbers from @JoshNorris):
I'm only showing three receivers, but AR's 10 yard split compared favorably to many of the others and when compared to guys below, he basically outperformed them outside of Brandon Coleman running a little bit faster.
Allen Robinson
Broad Jump: 127" - top 3 w/ WRs
Vertical Jump: 39" - top 6 w/ WRs
Unofficial 10 yard split:
1.60 & 1.54
Official 40: 4.6
Brandon Coleman
Broad Jump: U/A
Vertical Jump: 32"
Unofficial 10 yard split:
1.63 & 1.63
Official 40: 4.56
Kelvin Benjamin
Broad Jump: 119"
Vertical Jump: 32.5"
Unofficial 10 yard split:
1.66 & 1.62
Official 40: 4.61
Cody Hoffman
Broad Jump: 108"
Vertical Jump: 27"
unofficial 10 yard split:
1.62 & 1.56
Official 40: 4.65
If people want an even better athlete, I get that, but to say a guy like Brandon Coleman is athletic enough to fit this offense, but Allen is not is a joke. Especially when considering Allen's tape and production is far better.