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Scouting Report: Quick Look At Rookie DE Zach Wood, Who Signed Tuesday
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:05 PM CDT
The Cowboys added a rookie tryout player in defensive end Zach Wood, just before the start of OTAs on Tuesday. Bryan Broaddus studied Wood’s game tape for a quick scouting report of the rookie.
Name: Zach Wood
Position: DE
College: SMU
Height: 6-3
Weight: 282
Draft: Undrafted in 2016
Games Studied: 2015 vs. Baylor, TCU
Report: Read
- Played as a 3-4 defensive end -- more effort than ability. He will stay square along the line of scrimmage, but he is not an explosive player.
- He can avoid the low block, but he is not strong enough in the upper body to consistently disengage from blocks. He can get washed out of the play. He is better when he can just rush straight up the field.
- Wood works hard to try and find the ball, but he is not always successful. He is aware on the screen, and he makes plays on the move.
- Doesn’t have many pass rush moves and has problems when he has to deal with double teams. Tends to get bounced around inside. Has trouble when he has to finish. Tends to fall off tackles.
- Plays with a tremendous amount of effort just very limited in overall skill and talent.
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College
VINCE MAYLE, WR
SCHOOL: WASHINGTON STATE | CONFERENCE: PAC12
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SENIOR | HOMETOWN: NATOMAS, CA
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2 / 224 LBS.
WORKOUT RESULTS
40 YD20 YD10 YD225 BENCHVERTICAL JUMPBROADSHUTTLE3-CONE DRILL
4.652.751.67-35 1/29'9"4.136.93
PLAYER OVERVIEW
One of eight FBS players to collect triple digit catches in 2014, Mayle is much more than simply a product of Mike Leach's offensive system.
A former basketball player at the JUCO level, he is viewed as a hybrid tight end by some scouts, but showed more natural receiving traits as a senior and although he's not quite as gifted as Louisville's DeVante Parker, Mayle is a prospect in the similar mold. It's clear he's still learning the tricks of the trade and his passion for football needs to be addressed, but Mayle is an easy player to get excited about with his size, athleticism and the upside his talent suggests - projects as a NFL starter in year two.
Growing up thinking basketball was his future, Mayle played one season at Shasta Community College on the hardcourt (2009-10) before taking a year off and switching sports to football, enrolling at Sierra College in 2011 and becoming one of the top JUCO receivers after the 2012 season. He was a three-star JUCO recruit and passed up offers from Kentucky, West Virginia and others to stay on the west coast and enroll at Washington State.
He finished fourth on the Cougars in receiving as a junior in 2013, recording 42 catches for 539 yards and seven scores. Mayle emerged as one of the top Pac-12 receiving threats in 2014 as a senior with a conference-best 106 receptions, 1,483 yards and nine touchdowns, earning Second Team All-Pac 12 honors.
STRENGTHS: Good-sized athlete with light feet and smooth acceleration, turning on the burners downfield as a deep threat. Sharp footwork in the stem of his routes with initial quickness out of his cuts. Springs in his legs to out-leap defenders and highpoint the football.
Tracks well with the hand/eye coordination and ballskills to make hands-catches in stride. Adjusts well outside of the normal strike zone with natural body control. Better than expected after the catch with field vision and the lower body flexibility to redirect his momentum and stress defenses - uses the same qualities to anticipate coverage holes and room to operate pre-throw.
Lost 20 pounds since arriving at Washington State and appeared to be in much better football shape as a senior, embracing the physical aspect of the game. Extremely productive senior season, leading the Pac-12 in catches (106) and receiving yards (1,483) and finishing second in the country in receiving yards per game (123.6).
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't consistently play with power and needs to be more aggressive with his functional body strength. Can be re-routed at times and doesn't properly use his limb strength to work off contact. Top-end speed is more build-up than instant.
Will look to run before securing at times, hearing footsteps and not being a reliable finisher at the catch point - too many footballs that hit his hands soon found the ground (drops and fumbles). Needs to show better sink-and-separate skills in his breaks and is far from a finished product as a route runner. Needs technique work as a blocker. Limited FBS experience with an immature past, struggling with motivation and inconsistent focus - had to be convinced to play football after taking a few years off.
NFL
Vince Mayle #85 WR
Dallas Cowboys | Official Team Site
Height: 6-2 Weight: 224 Age: 24
Born: 6/12/1991 Trenton , NJ
College: Washington State
Experience: 2nd season
High School: Inderkum HS [Sacramento, CA]
REC YDS AVG TDS
0 0 -- 0
RECENT GAMES
WKOPPRESULTReceivingRushingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
5
NEL 6-3000----0--------------
17
WASL 23-34------------------------
CAREER STATS
SeasonTeamReceivingRushingFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2015Dallas Cowboys1000----0--------------
TOTAL000.000000.00000
==================================================================================================================
Not an impressive resume although I 'hear' he is doing well in TC. Maybe the lights came on.
VINCE MAYLE, WR
SCHOOL: WASHINGTON STATE | CONFERENCE: PAC12
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: SENIOR | HOMETOWN: NATOMAS, CA
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-2 / 224 LBS.
WORKOUT RESULTS
40 YD20 YD10 YD225 BENCHVERTICAL JUMPBROADSHUTTLE3-CONE DRILL
4.652.751.67-35 1/29'9"4.136.93
PLAYER OVERVIEW
One of eight FBS players to collect triple digit catches in 2014, Mayle is much more than simply a product of Mike Leach's offensive system.
A former basketball player at the JUCO level, he is viewed as a hybrid tight end by some scouts, but showed more natural receiving traits as a senior and although he's not quite as gifted as Louisville's DeVante Parker, Mayle is a prospect in the similar mold. It's clear he's still learning the tricks of the trade and his passion for football needs to be addressed, but Mayle is an easy player to get excited about with his size, athleticism and the upside his talent suggests - projects as a NFL starter in year two.
Growing up thinking basketball was his future, Mayle played one season at Shasta Community College on the hardcourt (2009-10) before taking a year off and switching sports to football, enrolling at Sierra College in 2011 and becoming one of the top JUCO receivers after the 2012 season. He was a three-star JUCO recruit and passed up offers from Kentucky, West Virginia and others to stay on the west coast and enroll at Washington State.
He finished fourth on the Cougars in receiving as a junior in 2013, recording 42 catches for 539 yards and seven scores. Mayle emerged as one of the top Pac-12 receiving threats in 2014 as a senior with a conference-best 106 receptions, 1,483 yards and nine touchdowns, earning Second Team All-Pac 12 honors.
STRENGTHS: Good-sized athlete with light feet and smooth acceleration, turning on the burners downfield as a deep threat. Sharp footwork in the stem of his routes with initial quickness out of his cuts. Springs in his legs to out-leap defenders and highpoint the football.
Tracks well with the hand/eye coordination and ballskills to make hands-catches in stride. Adjusts well outside of the normal strike zone with natural body control. Better than expected after the catch with field vision and the lower body flexibility to redirect his momentum and stress defenses - uses the same qualities to anticipate coverage holes and room to operate pre-throw.
Lost 20 pounds since arriving at Washington State and appeared to be in much better football shape as a senior, embracing the physical aspect of the game. Extremely productive senior season, leading the Pac-12 in catches (106) and receiving yards (1,483) and finishing second in the country in receiving yards per game (123.6).
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't consistently play with power and needs to be more aggressive with his functional body strength. Can be re-routed at times and doesn't properly use his limb strength to work off contact. Top-end speed is more build-up than instant.
Will look to run before securing at times, hearing footsteps and not being a reliable finisher at the catch point - too many footballs that hit his hands soon found the ground (drops and fumbles). Needs to show better sink-and-separate skills in his breaks and is far from a finished product as a route runner. Needs technique work as a blocker. Limited FBS experience with an immature past, struggling with motivation and inconsistent focus - had to be convinced to play football after taking a few years off.
NFL
Vince Mayle #85 WR
Dallas Cowboys | Official Team Site
Height: 6-2 Weight: 224 Age: 24
Born: 6/12/1991 Trenton , NJ
College: Washington State
Experience: 2nd season
High School: Inderkum HS [Sacramento, CA]
REC YDS AVG TDS
0 0 -- 0
RECENT GAMES
WKOPPRESULTReceivingRushingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
5
NEL 6-3000----0--------------17
WASL 23-34------------------------CAREER STATS
SeasonTeamReceivingRushingFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2015Dallas Cowboys1000----0--------------
TOTAL000.000000.00000
==================================================================================================================
Not an impressive resume although I 'hear' he is doing well in TC. Maybe the lights came on.
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Not an impressive resume although I 'hear' he is doing well in TC. Maybe the lights came on.
Watch some of his senior year at Washington St., he's very impressive. And that is a guy who was playing the WR position for 3 years (2nd yr at Washington St.) He's been compared to Brandon Marshall although he looks a lot like Dez as a senior - shorter than Marshall and really built well. Cleveland drafted him in the 4th round, and with his lack of experience everyone knew he needed at least a redshirt year but of course the Browns release him at the end of camp.