2010 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jermaine Gresham

Strengths:

Great height and long arms

NFL-level strength and bulk

Hands catcher

Very athletic

Terror in red zone

Good focus when making catch

Tough to bring down in open field

Speed to stretch field vertically

Mismatch for linebackers

Great Y.A.C.

Knows how to settle in zone

Versatile; can line up in slot

Highly productive

Beats the jam at line of scrimmage

Wide receiver in tight end's body

High points the football

Elite level upside

Weaknesses:

Route running needs to be sharper in NFL

Not very physical in the blocking department

Gets too high in run blocking

Occasionally exposed with ball security

Torn ACL from high school needs to be evaluated

Minor durability concerns

Sometimes lacks great effort

Timed speed isn't great (4.73 reported on Oklahoma official site)

Summary: Gresham is a first-round caliber tight end prospect and will make one team very explosive in the passing game at his position. He has the size and strength to be a better blocker, but this can be coached up in the NFL and often is. I'd like to see him fine tune his routes in his senior season.

Player Comparison: Tony Gonzalez. I hate to compare Gresham to one of the best tight ends of all time, but I am limited because tight ends of Gresham's caliber are very rare with his size, athleticism and production.

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