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3. COREY COLEMAN, Baylor (5-10 ½, 193, 4.38, 2): Fourth-year junior from Richardson, Texas. "He is a slot but he could play outside," said one scout. "He's a No. 2. His play speed is good and he's athletic. Baylor guys have a lot to learn because of the way they play. On their backside, they don't even come off the line and you don't really block." Vertical jump of 40 ½, broad jump of 10-9 and the second-fastest 40 of the top 15 WRs. "He's very thick and strong and short," a second scout said. "Explosive run after the catch guy. He's like Anquan Boldin." Finished with 173 receptions for 3,009 (17.4) and 33 TDs. "He doesn't have great hands but he has solid hands," said a third scout. "Part of his (catching) issue is they went through four quarterbacks this year at Baylor." Wonderlic of 10.
4. WILL FULLER, Notre Dame (6-0, 189, 4.33, 2): Compared by one scout to Mike Wallace. "In that he doesn't have great hands and he's fast as hell," the scout said. "He can make somebody run deep and then throw the ball underneath. He's going to be a smoother route runner than Mike." His small hands (8 ¼ inches) no doubt contributed to a reported 21 drops the past two years. "He's been clocked as low as 4.28," another scout said. "Frail body so he'll have his drop issues across the middle in traffic. If you pressed him they went vertical fade. If they played off they ran a stop route. I never saw him come inside. DeSean Jackson is the same way." Third-year junior finished with 144 catches for 2,512 (17.4) and 30 TDs. "If you want somebody to scare a defense, that's the guy," a third scout said. "His hands aren't the best. Not a great route runner, not a lot of toughness inside. Somebody might take him bottom of the first round. Each year, somebody runs fast, they get taken high." From Philadelphia.
2. AUSTIN HOOPER, Stanford (6-3 ½, 253, 4.70, 2-3): Redshirted in 2013, started 27 games in 2014-'15 and then renounced final two years of eligibility. "Comes from a great athletic family," said one scout. "Measures his words when he talks. He tries to be like the smartest guy in the room, and he could be." Wonderlic of 29. From San Ramon, Calif. "He's OK," said another scout. "He's a low-end starter. He blocks well, he catches well. He just doesn't have any extra gears after the catch and no extra dominance after the block." Caught 74 passes for 937 (12.7) and eight TDs. "Very much more of a receiver," said a third scout. "He's a little undersized but he's a good receiver. He's an off-the-line tight end, which is the thing in the NFL now." Hands (10 5/8) were largest among TEs.
3. NICK VANNETT, Ohio State (6-6, 256, 4.87, 3): Fifth-year senior had to wait until '15 to start. "Like him," one scout said. "Gives you a combination of blocking and possession receiver kind of like the Mark Bavaro's of the world. I'd say he's gone by the third round." Wonderlic of 34 was the highest of the top nine TEs. "He's just a regular ol' guy," another scout said. "Gives some effort blocking but he's not very strong and a non-factor in the pass game." Finished with 55 catches for 585 (10.6) and six TDs. "He's your old-school tight end," a third scout said. "He's a better player than Richard Rodgers." Clocked the same 40 time as the Packers TE. From Westerville, Ohio.
3. COREY COLEMAN, Baylor (5-10 ½, 193, 4.38, 2): Fourth-year junior from Richardson, Texas. "He is a slot but he could play outside," said one scout. "He's a No. 2. His play speed is good and he's athletic. Baylor guys have a lot to learn because of the way they play. On their backside, they don't even come off the line and you don't really block." Vertical jump of 40 ½, broad jump of 10-9 and the second-fastest 40 of the top 15 WRs. "He's very thick and strong and short," a second scout said. "Explosive run after the catch guy. He's like Anquan Boldin." Finished with 173 receptions for 3,009 (17.4) and 33 TDs. "He doesn't have great hands but he has solid hands," said a third scout. "Part of his (catching) issue is they went through four quarterbacks this year at Baylor." Wonderlic of 10.
4. WILL FULLER, Notre Dame (6-0, 189, 4.33, 2): Compared by one scout to Mike Wallace. "In that he doesn't have great hands and he's fast as hell," the scout said. "He can make somebody run deep and then throw the ball underneath. He's going to be a smoother route runner than Mike." His small hands (8 ¼ inches) no doubt contributed to a reported 21 drops the past two years. "He's been clocked as low as 4.28," another scout said. "Frail body so he'll have his drop issues across the middle in traffic. If you pressed him they went vertical fade. If they played off they ran a stop route. I never saw him come inside. DeSean Jackson is the same way." Third-year junior finished with 144 catches for 2,512 (17.4) and 30 TDs. "If you want somebody to scare a defense, that's the guy," a third scout said. "His hands aren't the best. Not a great route runner, not a lot of toughness inside. Somebody might take him bottom of the first round. Each year, somebody runs fast, they get taken high." From Philadelphia.
2. AUSTIN HOOPER, Stanford (6-3 ½, 253, 4.70, 2-3): Redshirted in 2013, started 27 games in 2014-'15 and then renounced final two years of eligibility. "Comes from a great athletic family," said one scout. "Measures his words when he talks. He tries to be like the smartest guy in the room, and he could be." Wonderlic of 29. From San Ramon, Calif. "He's OK," said another scout. "He's a low-end starter. He blocks well, he catches well. He just doesn't have any extra gears after the catch and no extra dominance after the block." Caught 74 passes for 937 (12.7) and eight TDs. "Very much more of a receiver," said a third scout. "He's a little undersized but he's a good receiver. He's an off-the-line tight end, which is the thing in the NFL now." Hands (10 5/8) were largest among TEs.
3. NICK VANNETT, Ohio State (6-6, 256, 4.87, 3): Fifth-year senior had to wait until '15 to start. "Like him," one scout said. "Gives you a combination of blocking and possession receiver kind of like the Mark Bavaro's of the world. I'd say he's gone by the third round." Wonderlic of 34 was the highest of the top nine TEs. "He's just a regular ol' guy," another scout said. "Gives some effort blocking but he's not very strong and a non-factor in the pass game." Finished with 55 catches for 585 (10.6) and six TDs. "He's your old-school tight end," a third scout said. "He's a better player than Richard Rodgers." Clocked the same 40 time as the Packers TE. From Westerville, Ohio.
