Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Newcastle Battle Injury Woes Ahead of Tottenham

NFL Combine Preview: Aaron Hernandez

TE Aaron Hernandez (Scheduled to workout with Group 3 on Saturday, February 27)

Size and Statistics: 6-foot-2, 250 pounds. 111 catches, 1382 yards, 12 touchdowns in three seasons. 2009 Mackey Award for nation's best tight end and first team AP All-American.

In 140 characters or less: A tight end in the mold of Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzales with a mean streak too.

Strengths: Great hands and leaping ability. He is too big for DBs to cover him and too fast for LBs. Hernandez can run up the seam and build up enough speed that he won't be touched until he gets to the end zone.


Weaknesses: Seems to take plays off when it is not a pass play and could work on using his mean streak to run block. Rounds off pass routes on occasion.

Character: Has never been a problem for Florida. However, there is the often quoted but never confirmed line from Urban Meyer during Hernandez's freshman year, "Aaron will either be in prison or a Hall of Famer."

Where will he go: He needs a good combine and pro day to move into the first round. Otherwise, Miami at 43.

Comment 4 comments  |  0 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

another strong possibility

…would be the Patriots. He is definitely on the radar screen of the Pats fans and the experts who follow the team. If current starting TE Ben Watson leaves in free agency (as is widely believed), that leaves the team without a legitimate pass-catching TE for Brady to throw to. They already have more of a run-blocking TE so word on the street is the team is going to be looking hard in the draft for a TE who is an offensive weapon in the passing game. While I don’t think there is any chance they use their first-round pick on him (22nd overall), they have three second-round picks (44th, 47th, and 53rd).

If he is still on the board early in the 2nd round and the Pats are convinced Miami is going to take him at 43, I would not at all rule out the fact they have a boatload of picks this year to move up to snag him. Or, alternatively as is often the case with the Pats, trade away their 1st round pick entirely for a high 2nd plus future considerations.

by JohnPaul on Feb 25, 2010 1:59 PM EST reply actions  

If he fell to Miami at 43

That would be the awesomest thing ever. A badass SEC draft like 1st Rolando Mcclain 2nd Hernandez 3rd Dexter Mccluster would be great.

That said, I dont see how Hernandez can get out of the first round. This guy runs in the open field like he is playing Tecmo Super Bowl, and has Marvin Harrison hands.

www.takeyourskirtofftombrady.com

by Sid Bream's Moustache on Feb 25, 2010 2:31 PM EST reply actions  

That "quote" from Meyer made my day

"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"
Driver of the "Cut Reggie Nelson" Bandwagon.
Winner of the 2010 Chad Pennington Award

by TheTealDeal on Feb 25, 2010 5:47 PM EST reply actions  

I'd love to see him on the Dolphins!

2009 NY Phin PhansFantasy League Champion
2009 Best Regular Season Record in NYPPL.
2010 The Jim Mandich NewsFlash Award Winner.

by Patssuck456 on Mar 1, 2010 9:41 PM EST reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to SB Nation's Florida Gators community.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

SHOP THE ALLIGATOR ARMY STORE

Gameday Depot University Apparel


Editor-In-Chief

Gatorclassicei8_small Andy Hutchins

Editor

Hail_florida_hail_avatar_small The Bull Gator

63_small FlaGators

Author

Score_small mlmintampa

See_you_later_gator_small skigator93

222955_1747054711892_1104510092_31511467_4923519_n_small sdquinn

Lola_small Hook85

2640637186_d182502b8e_small Cardsfan25

You_can_small swampchomp7

Gatorbeach1_small NC_Gator

99-99036c_florida_big_al_prod_small BKGator

Small jpole1

Troll2troll_small Troll2Troll

Allstate_sugar_bowl_florida_v_cincinnati_yzklow4acpvl_small LanceDavis

Small FColosi