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2126825, Gavin Escobar, San Diego State (6'6, 255) Posted by will_5198, Wed Feb-06-13 11:05 AM
Strike what I wrote about this being a thin tight end class. There's more depth than I thought, and this guy might be the best pure receiver of them all. He's got better hands than most wideouts, and runs the field extremely well. Adjusts easily to passes. Super smooth in and out of his breaks. Attacks from all three receiver positions. As good a pass-catcher as he is, he's nearly as bad as a blocker. There's effort there, he just can't sustain. He's basically trying to survive in-line if he's not going out for a pass. He'll get stronger in the NFL, but I don't see him ever thriving at blocking.
Even being one dimensional, he's still an absolute match-up problem in the passing game. You can isolate him on a variety of defenders to gain an advantage -- tight ends good enough to win fades over anybody can get away with mediocre blocking.
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