In-depth look at speedy Abilene Christian wide receiver Edmund Gates

[cowboyjoe]

http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/mar/21/acus-gates-texas-techs-leong-chase-nfl-dreams-at/

Gates, who had 66 catches for 1,182 yards and 13 touchdowns last season for the Wildcats, left ACU ranked second in career receiving yards (2,885), third in receptions (158), tied for first in touchdown catches (27) and fourth in scoring (194 points).

Gates wowed scouts at the NFL combine last month in Indianapolis, covering 40 yards in 4.37 seconds — the fastest time among receivers at the combine. And that was with an injured groin muscle.

But many NFL teams consider the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Gates a project, since he really only started playing football four years ago. The knock on him, according to the scouting report on NFL.com, is that Gates doesn't run good routes, needs to beef up and needs to improve his knowledge of the game. The report said he has the speed to be explosive after a catch, but doesn't track the ball well because of his deficiencies running routes. It said he also drops easy catches sometimes.