2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Josh Imatorbhebhe | Illinois | WR

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Player Bio: Josh Imatorbhebhe prepped at North Gwinett High School in Gwinett, GA. At North Gwinett his senior season, he had 31 receptions for 452 yards for three touchdowns, one touchdown pass, and five kickoff returns for touchdowns. He fared better his junior season with 59 receptions for 1,072 yards and 15 touchdowns. He helped North Gwinett to play in the 2014 Class AAAAAA state championship game. He was named to the 2015 Prep Star All-American Dream Team, 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County third team, and the 2014 All-Region 7-AAAAAA first team. He also played basketball at North Gwinnett High to complete his athletics. He signed to play at USC and later transferred to Illinois.
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ACCOLADES
2021 East-West Shrine Bowl
2020 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team
2019 Media All-Big Ten Honorable Mention

JOSH IMATORBHEBHE
WIDE RECEIVER
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
SUWANEE, GA                   |           SENIOR (RS)
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: NO

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
6' 0 ⅞"            218 lbs            32 ⅜"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
9 ¾""                       4.50                       5.96

SCHOOL:  ILLINOIS                                   |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.53         |              24                  |              46½”            |            134”          |             7.10             |              4.38

game film
#9 Josh Imatorbhebhe game highlights (2020)

Strengths: He is a physical big body wide receiver with tremendous leaping ability. He jumped an astonishing 46 ½-inches on his vertical jump at Illinois pro-day, including a 134-inches broad jump. He is an explosive receiver off the line of scrimmage and reaches top speed setting up his route tree. He uses his size to beat press coverage and give his quarterback a wide catch radius. He will use his leaping ability to win 50/50 balls thrown to him. He has strong hands to pluck the ball out the air and high-points the catch and has excellent ball tracking skills. He is fearful and will in the middle of the field to make the tough catches. He is elusive and is shifty in traffic. He can break tackles, especially arm tackles.
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Weaknesses: He will need to enhance his route tree for the next level and polish his routes. He will be challenged and not trusted until he can show that he can beat coverages underneath. He does not possess the breakaway speed and will limit his yards after the catch. While working on his route tree, he should also work on his footwork and technique.

Draft Projection: 4th Round

NFL Comparison: Sammy Watkins (Kansas City Chiefs) ​

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