Official Bio
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Strengths:
Good natural athlete...Has a big frame with long arms and room to get bigger...Outstanding hands...Fantastic ball skills...Good body control and balance...Excellent route runner...Has nimble feet...Quick off the line...Tough and does a nice job over the middle...Runs hard after the catch...Great redzone threat...Real smart with superb instincts and first-rate awareness...Great work ethic...Has a lot of experience...Very competitive...Team player...Extremely productive...Good bloodlines.
Weaknesses:
Needs to add some weight...Must get stronger...Does not have elite timed speed...Not overly shifty or elusive...Isn't very physical...Gives good effort but is a sub par blocker...Limited experience in-line...Not a vertical threat...Played in a spread offense...Durability's a big concern.
Notes:
Father, Paul, enjoyed a long career in the NFL (1978-87) as a tight end for the Green Bay Packers...Brother, Carson, is a quarterback at Kansas St...Played extensively but split time with current Cleveland Brown Martin Rucker the first three years of his career...1st Team All-Big 12 in 2006 and 2nd Team in 2007 and 2008...Named a 1st Team All-American in 2008...Won the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end as a senior...Graduated in 3 1/2 years...Missed the Big 12 Championship game in 2007 with an ankle injury...Was hobbled by a turf toe injury in 2008...Injured his foot on the final play of the Alamo Bowl and underwent surgery to install a screw into the fifth metatarsal bone, which affected his pre-draft training...Owns the Division I record for career receptions by a tight end...Pass catching threat with decent, not great, physical tools and top-notch intangibles.
| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP |
Rec |
Yds |
YPC |
TD |
| 2005 |
12 |
47 |
503 |
10.7 |
4 |
| 2006 |
13 |
58 |
638 |
11.0 |
9 |
| 2007 |
13 |
52 |
531 |
10.2 |
7 |
| 2008 |
12 |
90 |
987 |
11.0 |
10 |
| Totals |
50 |
247 |
2,659 |
10.8 |
30 |
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