Ladd McConkey Signs NIL Deal
Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey has joined the NIL ranks by agreeing to a partnership with World's Finest Chocolate, a company that's primary focus is to fund-raise for good causes in the most profitable manner possible.
Entering his second year at Georgia, McConkey has gotten considerably bigger. He's buried a bit on the depth chart, especially with the emergence of fellow 2020 signee Arian Smith making waves in the slot late in the season and 2019 signee Dominick Blaylock expected to be back in the lineup at some point this season.
Offensive coordinator Todd Monken is known for his genius in the passing game. Part of the success Monken has had in the past is due to his ability to create matchup problems for opponents by utilizing pre-snap motions and shifts. As a slot receiver, McConkey will be quicker than a lot of linebackers and faster than quite a few safeties. The suddenness that McConkey has in his ability to start, stop and start again, along with his ability to cut and remain full speed out of breaks, will make him very hard to defend on option routes, intermediate crossers and also double moves.
He may not get a lot of snaps in 2021, but there certainly could be a role for McConkey on special teams. He's an experienced punt returner dating back to his high-school days and he proved during the G-Day scrimmage that he can be trusted with the role.
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