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same way shaedon sharpe was a top 10 draft prospect without playing a minute of college ball
Say the line!
Take a glance at Dawson Knox's college stats, then his pro stats
Freak basketball athlete that played one year of football at a school known for producing great tight ends.
Because Antonio Gates paved the way. They saw what he became and decided to take a shot on him.
The mini-trend of drafting basketball players.
wait til op finds out about the euro and former rugby players in the nfl
By being an elite athlete with size. Plus when the Saints drafted him he got to play behind Jeremy Shockey for a year to further learn the position.
Same way gates did it before him
He was a lottery ticket. A guy who is 6'7, 250 pounds, that can move like that. Plus, he ran a 4.56. Defenses just didn't know how to handle him on that Saints' offense. You didn't see guys that massive lined up in the slot too often.
i believe wikipedia was created for this
i just assume it would be an easier reference than a forum that hates things even a week old
Can’t coach height
Have you seen his biceps?
Off the charts athleticism and upside. I recall he was seen as drafted slightly on the early side, but after the second round teams will start turning to upside picks
Because of huge
Spent too much time fucking around with basketball, probably.
Jordan mailata, now one of the best o linemen in the league, was drafted without ever having played football at any level
The Vikings drafted Moritz Bohringer out of a German football league cuz he was 6’5” 240 and ran a 4.4. Crazy measurables will get people drafted
Bro, he played basketball
I bet LeBron James could have been a very good TE in the NFL if he had focused on Football instead . He was good in high-school.
Not worth.
Teams seem to draft DNA moreso than tape.
6'6 and ran 4.5. He's getting drafted.
How the fuck did Antonio Gates go pro with 0 receptions?
How the fuck did Jordan Mailata go pro without ever having seen the sport?
The world may never know the answer to these questions...oh wait, scouting, scouting is obvious answer to the question
Heard he played basketball.
Kyle long only started 6 games at Oregon before going 20th overall. He only played juco before that
Someone took a huge gamble on him. That’s kind of how every draft pick is after round 1.
You have to remember that Mickey Loomis does what Mickey Loomis wants.
Physical attributes.
6'7 270, 4.5 40, 39" vert
Tall and athletic
He played four years of basketball.
Pats offered him a contract as an undrafted rookie the year before he went back for his last year to play football.
Because 6'6" guys who can run a 4.5 are always going to at least pique the interest of some team or another.
Exactly. Just look at em.
'grats on spelling "pique" correctly
Word!
Didn’t antonio gates barely play football? He played basketball in college and was signed undrafted.
nfl scouts know a lot more than rando chads do.
“… TE version of Trey Lance but he’s actually good.”
So not the TE version of Trey Lance. Or just not Trey Lance at all.
lol.
Try looking up Jordan Mailata’s college career
He's a freak athlete the Saints thought they could refine with some experience
They were right
He had what you call “the goods”
Ability
2nd in receiving TDs on Miami that season despite only 17 receptions
RAS of 9.62 so even for the NFL he was a pretty elite athlete
3rd round pick is surprising tho, but it was pretty late in the third
Wait until you hear about Jordan Mailata
Potential over production.
When the Saints were practicing in Miami before Super Bowl 44 the staff called asked UM coaches which of their prospects was most pro ready and they all said Graham. Pretty cool story.