Dennis Pitta is flying up the draft boards. He is now projected to be a second round pick, the second TE taken after Oklahoma's kid. However, I remember being really high on Jonny Harline who to the day has yet to catch a ball in the NFL. So I thought i would compare and contrast some BYU TE's to put it into perspective.
Dennis Pitta:
Height: 6'4
Weight: 245
40 yard dash: 4.63
Bench Press: 27
Vertical Jump: 34
Broad jump: 9'5
Three Cone drill: 6.72
20 yard shuffle: 4.17
60 yard shuffle: 11.53
Jonny Harline
Height: 6'4
Weight: 248
40 yard dash: 4.86
Bench Press: 15
Vertical Jump: 28.5
Broad jump: 8'10
Three Cone drill: 7.05
20 yard shuffle: 4.68
60 yard shuffle: 12.2
Danielle Coats
Height: 6'3
Weight: 257
40 yard dash: 4.99
Bench Press: 34
Vertical Jump: 30
Broad jump: 9'3
Three Cone drill: 7.07
20 yard shuffle: 4.43
60 yard shuffle: DNR
Its pretty easy to see why Coats has gotten a starting gig in the NFL. He is simply a blocking machine. To put it into perspective Coats's did two more reps than Ndamukong Suh posted. Very impressive.
By contrast, Harline seems downright weak. 15 reps at 225...where is Dave Barney at? I bet he could tie that. He wasn't that fast either. Good hands just wont cut it alone in the NFL.
Pitta did very well. he was third in the 40 yard dash. Second in the bench press. First in the 20 yard shuffle. First in the 60 yard shuffle. And first in the 3 cone drill. He also is generally regarded to have the best hands of this year's draft. The problem is that he is not Danielle Coats. Most teams want blocking TE's not pass catching ones. I still think Pitta goes second round but the teams that are interested will be fewer.
I would love to see him end up on the Arizona Cardinals; they need a TE to help Leinart get adjusted. Another intriguing option is Atlanta; Tony Gonzalez is 34. How cool would it be if went to the Colts? Probably wont happen, Clark is playing great and is only 30. Seattle needs a real TE. Seattle makes the most sense to me. They would draft at the end of the second round, and already would have had two first round pics to sure up their offensive line. The only draw back is that they will probably look to get a Rb in round 2.
Anyway hope this was insightful. Go Cougars.
Great info Adam, I love Booya Sports. I originally thought he would get drafted in the later rounds, but here the combine is going to help one of the Cougars. I have often wondered what I would get at the combine. Here are my predicted numbers:
ReplyDeleteHeight: 6'1
Weight: 195
40 yard dash: 5.1
Bench Press: 0
Vertical Jump: 16"
Broad jump: fall on face
Three Cone drill: 8.45
20 yard shuffle: 5.34
60 yard shuffle: Pass out before completion.