re: From the Senior Bowl - Deangelo's stock down

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6-2?, 230


I thought he was bigger. He'll that basically my size, except I have much more body fat that DP

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They are cutting that a bit short. He officially came in at 6'2 7/8"...so basically 6'3. On the shorter side for a TE but definitely not very short. 230 pounds is extremely light though...keep in mind years ago Calvin Johnson came out and weighed 239 pounds (while running a 4.3 40) as a WR.

DP was always just a bigger WR, not a true TE by any means. He gets the "Athletic TE" tag because he's so small and should be faster/quicker...but he pays for it big time in blocking DEs/LBs (as we're all finding out in senior bowl practices). He simply doesn't have the size. I was never one of those guys who thought he was some great talent, but he was a little underutilized here...I honestly thought at times he could of played a little harder than he did.

All is not lost at his size though. Aaron Hernandez came in officially at 6'2 1/3" but also 245 pounds a couple years ago. DP is no doubt going to have to put on some weight if he has any chance in the NFL. I think either a team takes a "Chance" on him in the 6th-7th rounds if he runs a good (sub 4.6) 40. If not, he'll get a chance as an UDFA. Hernandez for comparison ran just a 4.64 40. He might honestly just stay at his size and become a possession WR in the NFL (assuming he makes it).