mcintyre1
Footballguy
Didn't see a thread for one of my late round dart throws, so figured I'd open it up.
Played WR at UCF, was a late bloomer and started his collegiate career as a Div 1 college soccer player. After signing day, he changed his mind and walked on at Western Kentucky, later transferring to UCF. He's 24 years old, and still pretty raw. All in all not a very tempting profile -- until you get to the positional designation and the raw athletic numbers.
1) The Rams drafted him in the 4th round and designated him as a TE.
2) Jacob Harris pro day numbers:
Tight end Jacob Harris, receiver Van Jefferson shine at Rams OTAs
Played WR at UCF, was a late bloomer and started his collegiate career as a Div 1 college soccer player. After signing day, he changed his mind and walked on at Western Kentucky, later transferring to UCF. He's 24 years old, and still pretty raw. All in all not a very tempting profile -- until you get to the positional designation and the raw athletic numbers.
1) The Rams drafted him in the 4th round and designated him as a TE.
2) Jacob Harris pro day numbers:
- 6'5", 219 lbs
- 4.39 40 yard dash
- 11'1" broad jump
- 40.5" vertical jump
- 6.51 second 3 cone
- 15 bench reps
Tight end Jacob Harris, receiver Van Jefferson shine at Rams OTAs
Watch: Rookie Jacob Harris shows off his size and speed on TD in practice“Jacob Harris is a guy that’s definitely stood out,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay, when asked about players who have flashed among this year’s rookie class. “Just his overall speed and athleticism, you kind of feel him on the field. But that’s been in some of the limited, 7-on-7s and kind of running routes on air.
“That’s not how you really play football, so there is a real variance when you actually include the offensive and defensive lines. But just the overall athleticism and some of the things that he and Wes (Rams TEs coach Wes Phillips) have been working on the last few weeks in his improvement, he’s somebody that comes to mind.”