Senior Bowl Standouts: Impressive Receivers and Tight Ends

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:03 - Let me tell you something, Scott.

00:04 First of all, the receivers and tight ends,

00:06 this is my 23rd senior bowl.

00:08 This is one of the best groups I've ever seen.

00:11 You never know what you're gonna see

00:12 because you have three days of practice.

00:14 The first two are the real important ones.

00:16 Then you have the game on Saturday,

00:17 which is less important.

00:18 In fact, most teams don't have a lot of people

00:21 who go to the games 'cause all the practices are taped

00:23 and obviously they have the game tape.

00:25 But it was fascinating.

00:26 And look, last week, Puka Nakua, Jayden Reed,

00:30 Dalton Kincaid, again, 10 to 12 guys,

00:33 a tight end receiver who are stars.

00:34 Now, when you look at this one,

00:37 there were a bunch of players I really liked

00:38 who I wound up seeing.

00:40 And the first two days, again,

00:42 Tuesday and Wednesday, the weather was great.

00:44 A lot of guys stood out.

00:46 Pierce Olaho, who's a receiver

00:47 from the University of Florida, was terrific.

00:49 Inside and outside receiver.

00:51 Talked to some receivers, coaches,

00:52 who think he could probably be better served

00:55 playing outside because he's got great speed.

00:57 Christian McCaffrey's brother, out of Rice, was there.

01:01 That was good to see that.

01:02 But what I really liked is the fact that

01:05 guys could rebound.

01:06 If you had one practice that wasn't so good on Tuesday,

01:10 then it was Wednesday.

01:10 And you all said Thursday.

01:11 Now, Thursday, for all you should know,

01:13 is a lighter practice.

01:15 It's really Tuesday and Wednesday

01:17 where guys could stand out and really help the draft stop.

01:19 Now, I wanna add this.

01:20 It's not like the guy's gonna move up five rounds.

01:24 But back in 2002, my first senior bowl,

01:27 Antoine Randall-El came out of nowhere

01:29 as an option quarterback at IU.

01:31 I was told he was gonna be a fifth round pick

01:33 or sixth round pick had he played quarterback.

01:35 He was willing to switch positions.

01:38 He did that and he shocked the world,

01:39 became a second round pick.

01:42 That's what could happen sometimes.

01:43 If a guy comes out of nowhere, I'm gonna give you a guy,

01:45 now, I'm not saying this guy's gonna go very high.

01:47 Dylan Laube, who's a running back out of New Hampshire.

01:50 He was a late add.

01:51 No one knew anything about him.

01:52 He was the best back on the field.

01:54 Had a chance to talk to him on our interview on SiriusXM.

01:57 He was phenomenal.

01:59 He had a game this season for L.

02:01 We lined up mostly at receiver.

02:03 Early in September, he had 12 receptions for 295 yards.

02:10 So that helped him get invited to Mobile.

02:12 He was terrific.

02:13 And this is what happens sometimes.

02:14 Guys can come out of nowhere and shock the world.

02:17 Ricardo Coakley, another corner that was '02 or '03.

02:23 Out of Tuscaloosa.

02:24 Small school player, came out of nowhere.

02:27 Wound up being a second round pick for your Steelers again.

02:30 Now, that one was not as good as Antoine Rivelael,

02:32 who was sort of a journeyman

02:33 and never really made it that well.

02:34 But he had a dominant week.

02:36 Cornerbacks get pushed up sometimes

02:38 if they have a great week.

02:40 And he came out of nowhere, out of Tuscaloosa,

02:42 a small school, to get drafted that high by your Steelers.

02:45 (upbeat music)

02:47 [MUSIC]

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