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These are the Dane Brugler reviews for our UDFAs. For a team that found Romo and Beasley its definitely something to watch. About half of them (7 of 12) had a draftable grade, some as 6th/7th round. Dallas clearly targeted project players who can develop on the practice squad.
LB Francis Bernard had a grade of 4th/5th round however and does look like a guy with a shot at the active roster. Usually that kind of drop means the scouts know something sportswriters don’t however.
This OP will take several posts to copy it all in, but it was worth it because I get to post “semi-professional surfer….. who is a short-armed, overaged spark plug”
WR AARON PARKER | Rhode Island 6015 | 209 lbs. | SR.
SUMMARY: A no-star recruit out of high school, Parker was a standout basketball and football player at Gwynn Park, playing both offense (wide receiver) and defense (linebacker). He signed with Rhode Island as a linebacker, but moved to receiver during fall camp and led the team in receiving each of the last three seasons. Parker statline improved each year and he finished his career No. 2 in school history in career catches and receiving yards and No. 3 in touchdown grabs. Parker has above-average ball skills with the catch radius to track-and-snare, turning errant passes into completions. Although he transitions his weight well and doesn’t play stiff in his route movements, his footwork off the line and at the stem lacks suddenness, allowing defenders to gain a beat on his pattern path. Overall, Parker is a reliable pass catcher with the savvy to manipulate spacing, but his below-average play strength and lack of dynamic traits will make it tough for him to unseat an NFL veteran.
GRADE: Priority Free Agent
TE SEAN MCKEON | Michigan 6050 | 242 lbs. | SR.
STRENGTHS: Smooth strider to quickly enter his routes…doesn’t appear stressed in/out of his route breaks…maintains his focus through the catch and drops were rare on his tape…adjusts well outside his frame…was deployed more downfield as a senior, showing a little juice after the catch…disciplined blocker, working hard to stay square to defenders…achieves his angles as an on-the-move blocker…seals the edge on down blocks, running his feet on contact…played penalty-free football in 2019…NFL scouts say he is coachable and a reliable teammate.
WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive build and muscle definition…requires more time to work on his body development…ran a basic route tree in college…needs to introduce more tempo in his patterns to hold/sell safeties…hands can get a tad wild in his blocking attack, lacking the brute power to easily recover (the quickness of Alabama in the 2019 bowl game was a problem for him)…his receptions declined each of the last three seasons, lacking ideal production…missed three games as a senior due to injury (September 2019).
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Michigan, McKeon was the starting tight end in offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ spread, pro-style scheme, lining up inline and detached. He didn’t have the benefit of a redshirt year and has added only 15 pounds since high school, requiring more time to develop his body for NFL life. McKeon is a smooth route runner and didn’t put any drops on his film, but the lack of targets also contributed to that. As a blocker, he routinely received praise from head coach Jim Harbaugh for his assignment-sound approach, although he will need to tweak his hand use to better match up in the NFL. Overall, McKeon doesn’t offer a distinguishing trait that guarantees him a draft pick, but he is a tough-minded blocker with the ball skills to warrant practice squad consideration as he develops.
GRADE: 6th-7th Round
WR STEPHEN GUIDRY | Mississippi State 6030 | 201 lbs. | SR.
SUMMARY: A four-star recruit out of high school, Stephen Guidry Jr. prepped at Livonia (previously at Pointe Coupee Central before a merger), posting 36 catches for 854 yards and 13 scores as a senior. After two seasons at the juco level due to academic issues, he committed to LSU (twice) and South Carolina before flipping to Mississippi State. He lined up at “X” receiver for the Bulldogs with moderate production each of the last two seasons. Guidry is a strong-strider off the snap and picks up steam as he goes, finishing with a secondary burst to create late separation. While he has good-enough speed and can shake tacklers in space, he doesn’t always play up to his measurables and struggles to uncover, telegraphing his path and failing to set up corners. Overall, Guidry has the raw physical traits that could land him on a practice squad as he develops his skills, but he must eliminate the focus drops and improve the passive patterns if he hopes to make an NFL roster.
GRADE: Priority Free Agent
LB Francis Bernard had a grade of 4th/5th round however and does look like a guy with a shot at the active roster. Usually that kind of drop means the scouts know something sportswriters don’t however.
This OP will take several posts to copy it all in, but it was worth it because I get to post “semi-professional surfer….. who is a short-armed, overaged spark plug”
WR AARON PARKER | Rhode Island 6015 | 209 lbs. | SR.
SUMMARY: A no-star recruit out of high school, Parker was a standout basketball and football player at Gwynn Park, playing both offense (wide receiver) and defense (linebacker). He signed with Rhode Island as a linebacker, but moved to receiver during fall camp and led the team in receiving each of the last three seasons. Parker statline improved each year and he finished his career No. 2 in school history in career catches and receiving yards and No. 3 in touchdown grabs. Parker has above-average ball skills with the catch radius to track-and-snare, turning errant passes into completions. Although he transitions his weight well and doesn’t play stiff in his route movements, his footwork off the line and at the stem lacks suddenness, allowing defenders to gain a beat on his pattern path. Overall, Parker is a reliable pass catcher with the savvy to manipulate spacing, but his below-average play strength and lack of dynamic traits will make it tough for him to unseat an NFL veteran.
GRADE: Priority Free Agent
TE SEAN MCKEON | Michigan 6050 | 242 lbs. | SR.
STRENGTHS: Smooth strider to quickly enter his routes…doesn’t appear stressed in/out of his route breaks…maintains his focus through the catch and drops were rare on his tape…adjusts well outside his frame…was deployed more downfield as a senior, showing a little juice after the catch…disciplined blocker, working hard to stay square to defenders…achieves his angles as an on-the-move blocker…seals the edge on down blocks, running his feet on contact…played penalty-free football in 2019…NFL scouts say he is coachable and a reliable teammate.
WEAKNESSES: Unimpressive build and muscle definition…requires more time to work on his body development…ran a basic route tree in college…needs to introduce more tempo in his patterns to hold/sell safeties…hands can get a tad wild in his blocking attack, lacking the brute power to easily recover (the quickness of Alabama in the 2019 bowl game was a problem for him)…his receptions declined each of the last three seasons, lacking ideal production…missed three games as a senior due to injury (September 2019).
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Michigan, McKeon was the starting tight end in offensive coordinator Josh Gattis’ spread, pro-style scheme, lining up inline and detached. He didn’t have the benefit of a redshirt year and has added only 15 pounds since high school, requiring more time to develop his body for NFL life. McKeon is a smooth route runner and didn’t put any drops on his film, but the lack of targets also contributed to that. As a blocker, he routinely received praise from head coach Jim Harbaugh for his assignment-sound approach, although he will need to tweak his hand use to better match up in the NFL. Overall, McKeon doesn’t offer a distinguishing trait that guarantees him a draft pick, but he is a tough-minded blocker with the ball skills to warrant practice squad consideration as he develops.
GRADE: 6th-7th Round
WR STEPHEN GUIDRY | Mississippi State 6030 | 201 lbs. | SR.
SUMMARY: A four-star recruit out of high school, Stephen Guidry Jr. prepped at Livonia (previously at Pointe Coupee Central before a merger), posting 36 catches for 854 yards and 13 scores as a senior. After two seasons at the juco level due to academic issues, he committed to LSU (twice) and South Carolina before flipping to Mississippi State. He lined up at “X” receiver for the Bulldogs with moderate production each of the last two seasons. Guidry is a strong-strider off the snap and picks up steam as he goes, finishing with a secondary burst to create late separation. While he has good-enough speed and can shake tacklers in space, he doesn’t always play up to his measurables and struggles to uncover, telegraphing his path and failing to set up corners. Overall, Guidry has the raw physical traits that could land him on a practice squad as he develops his skills, but he must eliminate the focus drops and improve the passive patterns if he hopes to make an NFL roster.
GRADE: Priority Free Agent
