| Justin Blackmon Scouting Report |
| Justin Blackmon - Oklahoma State (HT: 6-0⅞ - WT: 207) |
Positives -- Strong player, is able to shield defenders with his arms... Great hands, catches everything thrown to him... Very tough, will work the middle of the field and fights for the football... Runs well after the catch... Good body control when he's in the air, adjusts to the ball very well... Has a good vertical
jump, makes a lot of acrobatic catches... A natural catcher who can pluck the ball on the run and effortlessly catches the ball away from his body... Unreal production, 232 catches for 3,304 yards and 38 touchdowns over the past two years... Nobody has proven capable of slowing him down, never gets shut down, had at least six catches in every game in 2011... Ended his career on a high note with eight catches for 186 yards and three touchdowns in the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford... Compares to current Baltimore Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin, has put up bigger numbers than former Oklahoma State wideout Dez Bryant, who transitioned well to the NFL... Gives 100 percent on the field, a great competitor... Ran a 4.46-40 with a 35" vertical and 10'4" broad jump at his pro day, and solidified his status as the top wide receiver in this draft.
Negatives -- Not a great route runner, needs to work on making sharper cuts to get separation in man coverage... Game speed doesn't equate to pro day speed, has just average speed and may struggle getting deep separation, can physically dominate defensive backs but doesn't beat them with speed... Although he catches everything, he does have rather small hands at 9¼" inches... Played in Oklahoma State's spread offense which focused on getting him the ball and inflated his statistics... Received a DUI in October, 2010 which resulted in a one game suspension.
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6007 |
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207 |
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32½ |
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9¼ |
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At Oklahoma State -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Had at least a 29-yard reception in every game and at least 105 receiving yards in every game with a touchdown catch in every game as well... Along with 20 touchdown receptions, he also scored on a blocked punt return (vs. Washington State) and on a 69-yard run vs. Baylor (OSU's longest run from scrimmage in 2010)... Averaged 16.1 yards per reception... Had three touchdown catches against Washington State and Tulsa... Had two TD grabs vs. Troy, Louisiana, Nebraska and Arizona... His receiving yardage totals included 125 vs. Washington State, 132 against Troy, 174 against Tulsa, 127 against Texas A&M;, 190 vs. Louisiana (ninth-best total in OSU history), 207 vs. Texas Tech (eighth-best total in OSU history), 157 vs. Nebraska, 173 vs. Baylor, 145 at Texas, 130 vs. Kansas, 105 against OU (despite playing while injured) and 117 vs. Arizona... Had 24 catches of at least 20 yards and 10 of 40 yards or more .. His NCAA-best 148.5 receiving yards per game was 14 yards better than anyone else in the country... Had more than 100 receiving yards in the first half of games against Texas (116), Baylor (115) and Nebraska (129)... Was Big 12 player of the week for his efforts at Texas Tech... Had at least five receptions in every game and a least eight receptions in 11 games... Caught 13 passes against Louisiana and Baylor to tie for second on OSU's single-game receptions list... Averaged 32.1 yards on his touchdown catches... Had 12 TD catches longer than 20 yards and eight that covered at least 30 yards... Had eight scoring plays of longer than 40 yards.
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