SI:2011 Wes Welker Watch List Story Highlights

[cowboyjoe]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/04/15/wes-welker-watch/index.html

Notre Dame cornerback Darrin Walls (above), a projected late-round pick, ran a 4.39 40 at his pro day. By comparison, first-round CB prospect Patrick Peterson ran a 4.34.
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The cause of the undrafted player in the NFL got another couple poster-child candidates last season when rookie running backs LeGarrette Blount and Chris Ivory wound up leading their teams in rushing despite never hearing their names called from the podium in New York City.

But it happens every year that way in the NFL in some form or fashion, which is why we're back at it again this spring, rolling out our third annual Wes Welker Watch List -- a compilation of 10 off-the-radar NFL prospects who have a shot to make the league even if they are taken in the late rounds or the draft passes them by altogether.


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[cowboyjoe]

Schuylar Oordt, TE, Northern Iowa

Besides having perhaps the most distinctive name of any draft prospect, Oordt has impressive size (6-6, 262 pounds) and speed (4.63), with reliable hands and the ability to exploit the downfield seams in a defense. It's not easy to attract pro scouts to Cedar Falls (just ask UNI alum Kurt Warner), but they know about Oordt, who has been described as a slightly faster version of Jaguars tight end Marcedes Lewis. Oordt earned an invite to the scouting combine and put up some impressive numbers in Indy, giving himself a chance to be selected in the sixth or seventh round. He needs to get stronger and develop his blocking skills, but some team will give him a shot based on his ability to separate from coverage and stretch the field vertically.



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Note, keep your eyes on this kid, zoners, cowboys have shown interest in him and if cowboys dont take a fullback in the draft, look for this TE to be taken if some other team doesnt take him.

 

[fishspill]

Schuylar Oordt, TE, Northern Iowa


Note, keep your eyes on this kid, zoners, cowboys have shown interest in him and if cowboys dont take a fullback in the draft, look for this TE to be taken if some other team doesnt take him.

I think you're on the right path here, Joe. Phillips is coming off an injury, Marty is Marty, and Witten is around the point where Hall-worthy tight end careers begin a slip that sometimes turn into an all-out plummet. TE is a high-impact position (from a physical standpoint), I recall someone saying. I doubt Garrett wants to be caught hamstrung by TE problems.