He’s like the TE version of Trey Lance but he’s actually good.

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    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

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    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

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    Because 6’6" guys who can run a 4.5 are always going to at least pique the interest of some team or another.

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      Didn’t antonio gates barely play football? He played basketball in college and was signed undrafted.

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      Absolutely this. There’s a reason Jordan Mailata was drafted too despite having literally never played football. Third round seems a bit high for someone with Graham’s college pedigree but I mean, it worked out so obviously the people who know what they are doing know more than I would have.

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      /thread

      The NFL always needs big guys that run fast. Who woulda thunk.

      To be slightly more serious, the NFL usually runs through highly athletic big guys in just a couple years so it’s a constantly revolving door

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      It kind of messes with your mind thinking about these things. 6’6 is a gigantic NFL player. Calvin Johnson is 6’5 and considered an automatic mismatch for corners. However, 6’6 is the average height of NBA players. If anything, 6’6 makes you a small forward or an undersized PF.

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      DK Metcalf instantly comes to mind. Non-impressive college stats but an absolute beast of a human.

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    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.

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    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

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    Kyle long only started 6 games at Oregon before going 20th overall. He only played juco before that

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      Check out Tim Boyle’s college stats and then his pro stats and tell me why he is STILL in the league. He must be one hell of a clipboard QB.