How high would you take Rico Gathers?

I knew he was from Louisiana, so I half-assed paid attention when I ran across the headline of him declaring for the NFL draft. I assumed since he used his entire eligibility at Baylor, he probably wasn't NBA material due lack of athleticism or actual height. Too short to play the 4, but not athletic enough to play the 3, that sort of thing. So I kinda glossed over it. Then I hear a little bit about him on Mascona this week and find out he's a legit 6'7", 280, with 11% body fat. That's a fricking freak. I'm not sure what his 40, come, shuttle, vertical and all the usual measurables are, but I'd imagine with his basketball background, they'd be pretty damn good. I think we've all pretty much conceded high level basketball players are probably the best overall athletes on the planet.

So, let's say he runs a 4.7ish and jumps 35ish. Had he played and been productive in college--if there was nice tape on him--he'd likely be a no doubt 1st rounder. But he hasn't played football since he was 13. How high would you be willing to gamble on him? I keep hearing 6th or 7th round, or even UDFA. But how many of those guys ever even make a roster? Or even a practice squad? Sure, there are the Colston-like outliers, but those are certainly the rare exceptions. At best, you are realistically hoping for warm camp bodies and perhaps depth during the season if injuries happen at their position.

The late rounds, to me, are where you should take chances on guys who could wind up being really good, complete gambles due to either college injuries that you're not sure they'll ever really come back from or guys like Colston who played against crap competition that prevents you from getting a good feel for them. They have the measurables to be really good, but they are risks. Not much risk in the 6th or 7th as most of those guys will never make a team.

So how high would you gamble on Gathers? And I'm not even necessarily talking about the Saints, who have addressed TE. He could literally be anything from the best TE to ever play the game or a total bust who doesn't ever have an NFL career catch. I think I'd take a shot in the 5th all things considered. What say you?