In the NFL Combine, only three receivers had a verticle jump over 40 inches

[Plainosooner_rivals54053]

All three were from the Big XII. Shep and Josh Doctson were at 41.0. Corey Coleman was at 40.5. Only one other receiver was as high as 39.5. Keyarris Garrett from Tulsa was eighth at 36.5.

In the standing broad jump, Doctson was second 10'11". TCU's Kolby was tied with Coleman for fourth at 10'9" Tulsa's Garrett was seventh at 10'8"

So we faced some talent this year. Shep's 4.48 was tied for ninth best receiver.

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After reading the NFL.com's scouting report of Tap, and then watching him catch and run, I think if I were an NFL GM, I'd think about making him a tight end. The next Antonio Gates. The guy can run and he could learn how to block. They said his technique on defense was miserable.

Don't kill the messenger.

 

[MiccoMacey]

What's his time compared to other TE's? And the other drills TE's do?

You might be on to something.

 

[Plainosooner_rivals54053]

The NFL cannot find enough tight ends because of all the spread offenses. Even the tight ends are mostly H backs. They don't have any Greg Olsen types in this group. Or Jason Whitten. Or even Jermaine Gresham.

The downside is that the knock on Tap is that he doesn't have a great feel for the game. I think a big part of that is that he was a high school basketball player who started playing football pretty late. A lot of tight end is finding zone spaces and he'd have to learn all of that. But Gates didn't even play college football.

When I saw 4.59 show up on the screen, I went WOW!. At 270. And he had as good a ball skills as anybody. I'll bet he was a really good high school post player. I know OU's staff toyed with the idea of letting him play offense, but they were short of big bodies on the D side and the played him all over the place there.

I just have to think there is some place for him to be not just a contributor, but maybe a stud.

 

[SoonerTulsan]

All three were from the Big XII. Shep and Josh Doctson were at 41.0. Corey Coleman was at 40.5. Only one other receiver was as high as 39.5. Keyarris Garrett from Tulsa was eighth at 36.5.

In the standing broad jump, Doctson was second 10'11". TCU's Kolby was tied with Coleman for fourth at 10'9" Tulsa's Garrett was seventh at 10'8"

So we faced some talent this year. Shep's 4.48 was tied for ninth best receiver.

=================

After reading the NFL.com's scouting report of Tap, and then watching him catch and run, I think if I were an NFL GM, I'd think about making him a tight end. The next Antonio Gates. The guy can run and he could learn how to block. They said his technique on defense was miserable.

Don't kill the messenger.

Disappointing.