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Was a redshirt senior.

All-Star Games: Medal of Honor Bowl.

Positives: Above-average bulk for the position, and is built more like a running back. Runs generally above-average routes, and gets good positioning on slant patterns. Has strong hands and can pluck fast passes out of the air. Can extend and adjust to come down with some very hard catches. Can adjust to back-shoulder passes. Okay concentration on contested passes. Runs with adequate speed and acceleration at best. Adequate downfield blocker – gets in the way and isn’t easy to move off of his base.

Negatives: Slightly below-average height. Inconsistent hands overall, and drops some easy ones in the end zone. Tends to body catch but can adjust and extend at times. Needs work on blocking technique – lacks leverage and gets caught out of position easily. Rounds off his routes.

Projection: UDFA.

Was a redshirt senior.

Positives: Tracks well. Above-average height and adequate bulk for the position. Runs with above-average speed, quickness, and elusiveness. Good acceleration. Runs crisp routes and is quick in and out of his breaks. Patient as a returner. Very good hands and can extend to snag passes away from his frame. Above-average concentration and hands in traffic. Good body control and can lay out to come down with passes. Taps and drags his feet well on the sidelines. Adequate downfield run blocker.

Negatives: Can be knocked off of his routes by cornerbacks, and has a hard time getting off press coverage.

Projection: Round 5.

All-Star Games: Shrine Game.

Positives: Has above-average height and bulk for the position, with adequate hand size. Runs with okay speed. Comes down with some tough catches. Tracks passes pretty well over his inside shoulder, and can adjust fairly well to off-target passes. Will go up and highpoint the ball. Fair downfield blocker.

Negatives: Below-average acceleration. Generally below-average hands and has trouble extending. Tends to body catch. Inconsistent concentration and drops some easy ones. Suspect deep routes – was forced out of bounds on go route. Seems to have a little bit of trouble with body control in changing directions, and will slip coming out of his breaks. Doesn’t show much lateral or directional quickness.

Projection: Round 7.

All-Star Games: Medal of Honor Bowl.

Positives: Runs with above-average speed and acceleration, and his very good track speed shows he may get even faster in games. Gets off the line and accelerates very quickly. Shows above-average routes and gets into and out of his breaks quickly. Above-average body control and can get both feet down on difficult sideline passes. Adjusts pretty well to back-shoulder passes. Has adequate, though inconsistent, hands, and can extend for passes at times. Tracks fairly well over his inside shoulder. Can maintain his balance after a big hit.

Negatives: Short and slight for the position. Below-average ball security on kick returns and holds ball too loosely. Needs to switch hands to keep defenders from being able to contact the ball on tackles. Though his hands are adequate, the ball tends to get to his body. Below-average concentration and hands in traffic. Below-average cutback vision. As a blocker, is easily overpowered.  Injured knee in December 2013, had surgery, and missed bowl game.

Projection: UDFA.

All-Star Games: Shrine Game.

Positives: Has good bulk for the position, and is built more like a running back than a wide receiver. Runs with adequate game speed. Shows good effort on off-target passes. Is a willing downfield blocker.

Negatives: Slightly below-average height for the position, and has small hands. Has inconsistent hands and concentration, and sometimes drops easy passes – even when wide open. Adjusts very well to underthrown passes. Reportedly had big trouble in slippery conditions at Shrine Game practices. Though willing, he is a weak downfield blocker. Consistently poor explosiveness and lateral quickness in Pro Day and Combine drills. Did not play in 2014 bowl game due to team rule violation. Broke his collarbone in 2014 and missed several games. Sprained wrist in Shrine Game practices.

Projection: UDFA.

Positives: Runs with adequate speed and acceleration. Though his routes are inconsistent, he is quick into and out of his breaks, and digs hard on double moves. Showed unbelievably quick lateral and change-of-direction quickness at Pro Day. Above-average hands and shows above-average concentration on contested passes. Tracks passes fairly well over his inside shoulder. Willing downfield blocker. Above-average upper-body strength.

Negatives: Short for the position, with below-average bulk. Runs a little bit out of control after the catch. Isn’t very explosive out of his second move. Seems to run slightly lazy out routes and drift.

Projection: UDFA.

Transferred from USC in 2013.

All-Star Games: Medal of Honor Bowl.

Positives: Great height and bulk for the position – nearly H-back size. Is willing to get physical with cornerbacks, and uses his hands pretty well to get open off the line. Willing to go up in traffic to get passes. Pretty good concentration on contested passes. Tracks well over his inside shoulder.

Negatives: Has inconsistent hands, and the ball tends to get to his body – although he can extend at times. Below-average routes and seems slow to get into his breaks and will round off his out routes. Slow feet. Also needs to give better sideline cushion on go routes. Below-average acceleration off the line. Suspect balance, and will slip making cuts.

Projection: UDFA.

Was a redshirt senior.

All-Star Games: Shrine Game.

Positives: Has adequate height and above-average bulk for the position, with great hand size. Runs with adequate speed and shows fair acceleration out of his cuts. Generally good hands and can extend well and consistently and falling out of bounds on the sidelines. Nimble on the sidelines. Fairly decisive as a runner and has nice acceleration after the catch. Willing to fight for extra yards. Nice downfield blocker.

Negatives: Inconsistent concentration in traffic and will drop some easy passes. Below-average body control on off-target passes and has a hard time reaching passes thrown behind him. Below-average routes and consistently rounds them off. Also won’t give himself enough room on the sidelines on deep go routes. Doesn’t get separation on deep routes. Consistently below-average ability to track over inside shoulder – will run with hands out as if he cannot judge the ball’s trajectory.

Projection: Round 7.

Positives: Good height and above-average bulk for the position. Runs with above-average speed. Runs adequate routes, and is fairly quick out of his breaks – gets some separation on deep routes. Fairly nimble on sidelines. Is able to extend or make tough catches occasionally. Above-average body control, and adjusts very well to off-target passes. Shows very good effort on off-target passes – will lay himself out and go to the ground for them. Fair concentration in traffic. Not easy to bring down after the catch. Holds the ball with a big hit.

Negatives: Broke both collarbones in 2011. Inconsistent hands and concentration – though he will make some difficult catches, he will drop some easy ones. Though his routes are okay, he will sometimes cuts them short of the first-down marker. Suspect game IQ, and needs to know when to get out of bounds. Below-average acceleration after the catch. Mistimes his jumps at times.

Projection: UDFA.

Was a redshirt senior.

Positives: Runs with above-average speed and quickness. Generally above-average routes. Shows fair concentration on contested passes. Is willing to extend for passes away from his frame even over the middle. Above-average hands and can extend well. Runs with good body lean and fair balance after the catch. Reliable hands as a punt returner.

Negatives: Short for the position, with slightly below-average bulk. Will cut routes short on third down. Inconsistent concentration and will drop easy passes on the move. Below-average body control and has trouble bringing in passes thrown behind him. Below-average balance making cuts and runs a little bit out of control after the catch.

Projection: UDFA.