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Giants, Round 6.

Postseason Events: Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.

Positives: Good height for the position. Adequate bulk for the position. Above-average hand size. Though his hands looked sub-par in the games I’ve seen him play, they looked better during Senior Bowl practices, so they might be improving. Above-average game speed and acceleration off the line, with good quickness off the line. He showed good track speed for the position at the Combine, so he may improve during games. Can hold the ball with the big hit. Tracks passes fairly well over his outside shoulder. Adequate lower-body explosiveness in Combine drills. Above-average ability to change directions with burst in Combine drills.

Negatives: Inconsistent hands, and tends to body catch, having trouble when he has to extend. Seems to be too easy to knock off balance running his routes. Below-average vertical leap for the position. Below-average upper-body strength.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 4.

Postseason Events: Senior Bowl and NFL Combine.

Positives: Very good height and bulk for the position, with above-average hand size. Above-average hands and can extend fairly well. Tracks passes well over his inside shoulder. Is surprisingly quick off the line for his size. Fights for yards after the catch. Willing to sacrifice his body as a run blocker. Able to change directions with burst pretty quickly.

Negatives: He is a little slow in his routes, with below-average quickness out of his breaks. Has to dial it down a lot to stop his momentum. Needs to get better depth in his routes in the red zone to make sure he caches passes in the end zone. Needs to fight harder for contested passes and go and get it instead of letting the ball get to him. Though he is able to extend well, too many passes get to his body. Inconsistent concentration and will sometimes look up field before securing the pass. Below-average track speed for the position, and slow off the line. Poor vertical leap for the position. Below-average lower body explosiveness in Combine drills. Below-average upper body strength.

Projection: Round 6.

Rams, Round 6.

Postseason Events: NFLPA Bowl and NFL Combine.

Positives: Good height for the position. Above-average hand size. Nice acceleration and gets up to speed into or three strides. Good effort for off target passes. Runs generally adequate routes. Above-average track speed and quickness off the line for the position. Very good ability to change directions with burst in Combine drills.

Negatives: Below-average bulk for the position and has a slim build for a tight end. Poor vertical leap for the position. Below-average lower-body explosiveness in Combine drills. Below-average upper-body strength. Below-average hands when he has to extend. Though his routes are adequate, he is a long strider who is a little slow into and out of his breaks and has to dial it down a lot to change course. Below-average tracking over his outside shoulder and has a hard time adjusting to underthrown passes.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 5.

Panthers, Round 7. Transferred to Miami from junior college in 2013. Then transferred to Montana State for 2015 season.

Postseason Events: NFLPA Bowl and NFL Combine.

Positives: Above-average height and bulk for the position. Great hand size. Generally adequate hands, though he had a lot of trouble in the Combine gauntlet drill. Tracks passes fairly well over either shoulder. Runs with above-average track speed and quickness off the line. Above-average vertical leap. Good lower-body explosiveness in Combine drills. Above-average ability to change directions with burst in Combine drills. Adequate upper-body strength.

Negatives: His trouble in the Combine gauntlet drill may indicate need for work on receiving. Needs to maintain ball security through traffic.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 6. I haven’t seen him play much, and this projection is based on what I’ve heard of others’ expectations.

Postseason Events: Senior Bowl.

Positives: Adequate bulk for the position. Adequate hand size. Adequate track and game speed. Generally above-average hands, and can extend well and bring in the one-hand catch. Gets out of his stance pretty quickly at the line to get into his routes. Above-average quickness into and out of his breaks, and accelerates out of his cuts to get separation – though his pro day measurements were very poor in this regard. Finds spots in zone coverage in the middle of the field. Moves pretty well laterally to stay with defenders as a run blocker, and gets good leverage to drive defenders back and maintain his block. Is also an up back on kick return team. Adequate vertical leap in pro day measurements.

Negatives: Below-average height for the position. Occasionally lets passes get to his body. Poor broad jump in pro day measurements. Not very dangerous after the catch. Very weak upper body for the position.

Projection: Round 6.

Vikings, Round 6.

Postseason Events: Shrine Game and NFL Combine.

Positives: Adequate height and good bulk for the position. Great hand size. Consistently good hands and can extend well. Tracks passes fairly well over his head. Good ability to change directions with burst in Combine drills. Good upper-body strength.

Negatives: Below-average track speed and speed off the line. Poor vertical leap for the position. Below-average lower-body explosiveness in Combine drills. Minor knee injury forced him to miss Shrine Game.

Pre-Draft Projection: Round 7-undrafted free agent.