It’s something that fans rarely pay attention to and hardly ever gets talked about during NFL broadcasts, but for wide receivers hoping to hear their name called in the 2022 NFL Draft, being a willing blocker can be essential to hearing their name called early.
Green Bay Packers fans are a bit more knowledgable about the importance of an aggressive, blocking wide receiver in recent years thanks to head coach Matt LaFleur. When I asked LaFleur at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis what run blocking meant to him when evaluating WR prospects, he visibly lit up and provided an incredibly detailed answer.