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Will Juice Wells be one of the steals of the draft?
The New York Giants might not be done adding to their wide receiver room. The good news is that while the 2025 receiver class isn’t as highly touted as the 2024 class, it isn’t devoid of talent by any means. There are receivers who can fit any style of offense and many who’re scheme diverse.
Antwane Wells Jr. (nicknamed “Juice”) transferred from South Carolina to Ole Miss prior to the 2024 season in hopes of rebounding following a 2023 that was derailed by injury. He wasn’t exactly able to do so, as he had to share the ball with a thoroughly talented group of skill position players.
He might not have gotten the opportunities he hoped, but could that make him a potential hidden gem for a team like the Giants?
Prospect: Antwane Wells Jr. (3)
Games Watched: vs. Clemson (2022 - with South Carolina), vs. South Carolina (2024 - with Ole Miss), vs. Arkansas (2024), vs. Georgia (2024)
Red Flags: Foot (2023)
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 205 pounds
Best traits
Wells Jr. is a versatile receiving prospect who can create explosive plays in a variety of ways for an offense.
He has a relatively compact build at 6-foot, 205 pounds, which gives him a solid blend of quickness, agility, play strength, and long speed. He doesn’t appear to be an elite athlete on tape, but he’s explosive and a threat to create a big play any time he touches the ball – hence his nickname “Juice”.
Wells is a threat both down the field and with the ball in his hand. South Carolina frequently used him on bubble screens, while Ole Miss used him as a vertical threat. In fact, he averaged the sixth largest average depth of target this year at 17.8 yards downfield (per PFF).
He has great agility and short-area agility, allowing him to change directions suddenly and explode in a new direction. Likewise, he’s able to carry his initial explosiveness into respectable deep speed. Wells might not be a true burner, but he has enough speed to maintain separation and turn short gains into long runs.
Wells is a capable route runner with good savvy throughout his route. He has a varied release package and is able to quickly get into his routes. He does a good job of using misdirection to throw off defenders’ timing as well as running his routes into their chest plate. He’s adept at drawing pass interference or creating separation for himself when working back to the ball.
Worst traits
Wells has a versatile game that can fit into a variety of roles and schemes, however he has some limitations.
Most notably, he’s a bit undersized for some roles on the outside and can struggle against big corners in tight coverage. Likewise,...
