(11-12-2019 08:49 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: (11-11-2019 10:51 AM)eroc Wrote: Do we know what DeGuara's 40 time is? How is he rated as a blocker? i think with some time to bulk up and improve is speed numbers he'll have a shot. Maybe he latches on to special teams at first but i know the coaching staff will probably ride pretty hard for him as they should.
There's straight up 40 time and there's game film. His straight up 40 is probably nothing that stands out but the plays he makes - the UCLA interception run down the sideline tackle - should get some notice. Here's an article from October about his NFL status...
Quote:The Bearcats are off to a 4-1 start and a 24th national ranking, and Deguara has played a crucial role in their hot start. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound redshirt senior has hauled in 17 catches for 247 yards and three touchdowns.
That stat line might seem modest, but it’s good for a college tight end up to this point. His production tops that of Jared Pinkney and Brycen Hopkins, two players that have garnered early-round talk this season. He doesn’t have quite the upside of those two, but he has intriguing traits and has a NFL future.
Deguara possesses good quickness coming off the snap and he can produce both in-line, from the slot and split out wide. He has the speed to create mismatches against linebackers and the ability to create separation coming out of his breaks.
He doesn’t run the full route tree (mostly flat outs, slants, corners) but he finds a lot of success on posts. Deguara has the fluidity to further develop his route running savvy, but he already displays the awareness to reroute vertical when he spots an opening in the back-end.
Where he struggles is as a blocker, and he will need to develop in this area before he can be relied upon at the next level. Deguara flashes adequate ability and he’s an effective chipper and down-blocker, but his initial punch is wide and he struggles to consistently win one-on-one.
He very well could be a Mackey Award finalist, but it’s tough to project exactly where Deguara fits into this loaded senior tight end NFL draft class.
It would be great to see Deguara get a chance to compete during Senior Bowl week, and Director Jim Nagy is already thinking outside of the box to find a way to get him into the game.
While Deguara’s blocking is still coming along, it will be interesting to see if he can make that transition at the next level.
He’s a talented prospect that is certainly worth watching, and he looks to keep things rolling this weekend against Houston.
Josey D
Based on this, Deguara might be undersized for an NFL tight end.
Average NFL TE: 6' 4.54" 254.3 lbs
Deguara: 6' 3" 240 lbs
Colleges often exaggerate players' height, especially for tight ends. Here are the last 3 Bearcats tight ends who went to the NFL:
Travis Kelce today: 6'5" 260 lb
Travis Kelce UC (2012): 6'6" 260 lb
Adrien Robinson NFL: 6'4" 264 lb
Adrien Robinson UC (2011): 6'5" 267 lb
Blake Annen NFL: 6'5" 250 lb
Blake Annen UC (2013): 6'5" 247 lb
And here are the 4 tight ends who were picked in the first 2 rounds of the 2019 NFL draft:
T.J. Hockenson, NFL: 6'5" 247 lb
T.J. Hockenson, Iowa: 6'5" 243 lb
Noah Fant, NFL: 6'4" 249 lb
Noah Fant, Iowa: 6'5" 232 lb (yes, Iowa had 2 tight ends picked in the first round!)
Irv Smith Jr, NFL: 6'2" 242 lb
Irv Smith Jr, Alabama: 6'4" 246 lb
Drew Sample, NFL: 6'4" 258 lb
Drew Sample, U of Washington: 6'5" 259 lb