I've always heard about "catch radius" but never understood what it means.
What's the definition ? Who's got the best one ? Is it more important that being great route runner or having big hands or run 4.4 ?
Curious of your answers guys !
WR - Catch radius
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I mean, surely there is a clearly defined "catch radius" for each player, something like Arm length+hand size+vertical leap?
But usually when people are talking about it, they are referring to a player's knack for catching tough throws, plus his athletiscm & wingspan, plus his soft hands. In this way, OBJ has a better catch radius than a bigger guy with better wingspan, like DGB. Larry Fitzgerald, though surely not as athletic as some youngsters like Kevin White or Chris Moore, has a superior catch radius because his insanely elite hands and his awareness make up for anything lacking in the vertical leap category
But usually when people are talking about it, they are referring to a player's knack for catching tough throws, plus his athletiscm & wingspan, plus his soft hands. In this way, OBJ has a better catch radius than a bigger guy with better wingspan, like DGB. Larry Fitzgerald, though surely not as athletic as some youngsters like Kevin White or Chris Moore, has a superior catch radius because his insanely elite hands and his awareness make up for anything lacking in the vertical leap category
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Thanks. It's clearer for me
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Re: WR - Catch radius
I thought 40 time was a factor too, and maybe broad jump? Not sure tbh, but arm length and vert leap are definitely in it. I guess hand size too if that's not already included in arm length.lukkynumber13 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:28 am I mean, surely there is a clearly defined "catch radius" for each player, something like Arm length+hand size+vertical leap?
But usually when people are talking about it, they are referring to a player's knack for catching tough throws, plus his athletiscm & wingspan, plus his soft hands. In this way, OBJ has a better catch radius than a bigger guy with better wingspan, like DGB. Larry Fitzgerald, though surely not as athletic as some youngsters like Kevin White or Chris Moore, has a superior catch radius because his insanely elite hands and his awareness make up for anything lacking in the vertical leap category
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Re: WR - Catch radius
I believe a good definition might be the distance that a player can make a catch on a throw that is outside the envelope of their standing mainframe.
This would be a combination of their reach, ability to leap both vertically and laterally, and the size and dexterity of their hands.
Just a thought...
This would be a combination of their reach, ability to leap both vertically and laterally, and the size and dexterity of their hands.
Just a thought...
Re: WR - Catch radius
Wing-span, hand-size, vertical jump seem to factor to determine catch-radius percentile on Playerprofiler. Although you shouldn't trust PP's claim, because body-control and ball-skills are also very important for catch-radius and there's no metric for measuring those elements.
A big catch-radius is nice because it makes it easier for the QB to complete the pass, makes it more likely the receiver can catch the pass. Catch-radius is especially important if it's regarding a receiver that maybe doesn't separate hugely but is physical at the catch-point; then the traits naturally complement each other and it perhaps doesn't matter so much if the guy isn't separating for days (e.g. Gronk).
Catch-radius isn't the end all be all, but you don't want it to be tiny, and short arm-length paired with average or below-average ball-skills is a big problem for NFL WRs (warning to Andy Isabella truthers). One of the first things I look at when I'm profiling sub-6'0" WRs is their arm-length. For example, Beckham and Hilton's freakishly long arms relative to their height do a lot to compensate for them being only 5'9"/5'11". This isn't to say a WR can't have a solid catch-radius with short arms -- AB, Boldin, Lockett come to mind -- but arm-length is easily the most obvious factor in determining catch-radius that can be measured on paper and doesn't require tape study.
Hope this helps, OP.
A big catch-radius is nice because it makes it easier for the QB to complete the pass, makes it more likely the receiver can catch the pass. Catch-radius is especially important if it's regarding a receiver that maybe doesn't separate hugely but is physical at the catch-point; then the traits naturally complement each other and it perhaps doesn't matter so much if the guy isn't separating for days (e.g. Gronk).
Catch-radius isn't the end all be all, but you don't want it to be tiny, and short arm-length paired with average or below-average ball-skills is a big problem for NFL WRs (warning to Andy Isabella truthers). One of the first things I look at when I'm profiling sub-6'0" WRs is their arm-length. For example, Beckham and Hilton's freakishly long arms relative to their height do a lot to compensate for them being only 5'9"/5'11". This isn't to say a WR can't have a solid catch-radius with short arms -- AB, Boldin, Lockett come to mind -- but arm-length is easily the most obvious factor in determining catch-radius that can be measured on paper and doesn't require tape study.
Hope this helps, OP.
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