One of this year’s hottest wide receiver prospects is TCU’s Quentin Johnston, a 6-foot-4, 216-pounder who checks all the boxes teams love in a prototypical NFL wideout.
Johnston played his high school ball at Temple High School in Temple, Texas and initially committed to play at the University of Texas but then switched plans and headed to TCU.
At TCU, Johnston, a four-star recruit, improved each season, grabbing 60 passes for 1,089 and six touchdowns as a junior last year and forcing his way onto the NFL draft landscape.
The New York Giants, desperate for a game-breaking (or even a capable) receiver, would love to get their hands on Johnston.
On Friday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Johnston was asked if he met with the Giants and how would a small-town guy like him would fit in the Big Apple.
“I met with them Wednesday, and I’m meeting with them again sometime soon. It was a very welcoming staff, had good talks with them. I for sure see myself in that blue with them, just like I did in high school,” Johnston said.
The Giants select 25th, which might be a tad bit late to snag Johnston. But the draft is never predictable and players do manage to rise as well as fall every year, so there’s hope.
Johnston averaged over 17 yards per reception at TCU last season and would be exactly the type of player the Giants could use to stretch the field.
Johnston said his favorite routes are naturally the vertical ones but reminded everyone that he can act as a possession guy, too.
“I like the curl. It’s a route I feel I can always sell. Go a few extra steps on that vertical, then just break it off. It’s something I’ve sprung a few big plays off,” Johnston said.
