Dwight Jones Scouting Report |
Dwight Jones - North Carolina (HT: 6-3¼ - WT: 230) |
Positives -- Big receiver with a strong frame... Above-average size-speed ratio, has the physical tools that teams look for... Good runner after the catch, maintains balance through tacklers and has a strong stiff arm... A big play threat, had receptions of 34 or more yards in seven games this year... Strong
red zone target with his combination of size and strength... Does a good job with press coverage, rarely gets knocked off his routes... Very physical, uses his body well to wall off defenders from the football... Good vertical receiver who can go up and make the spectacular catch... Has very long arms... Strong and willing run blocker, will block down the field... Had a big senior season, recorded 85 catches for 1,196 yards and 12 touchdowns... Similar to former North Carolina wide receivers Greg Little and Hakeem Nicks, who both transitioned well to the NFL.
Negatives -- Will drop some easy passes, has some lapses in concentration and will take his eyes off the ball to look up field... Allows too many balls get into his frame, needs to catch more with his hands... Raw as a route runner, rounds off some of his cuts and has to gear down to change direction... Below average explosion, doesn't have a second gear and has some problems getting separation in man coverage... Below average after the catch, doesn't have the speed or lateral agility to make people miss in the open field... Struggles with zone coverage, has a hard to recognizing the soft spot in the coverage... Did not impress at the Senior Bowl... Overall a raw prospect who will need time to develop.
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Combine Results |
Height |
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6032 |
Weight |
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230 |
Arm |
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34 |
Hand |
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9 |
40-Time |
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4.55 |
Vertical |
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33 |
Broad |
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9'1" |
Bench Press |
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14 |
Shuttle |
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At North Carolina -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after finishing the season with team highs of 62 receptions and 946 yards... His 62 receptions tie for the fifth-best single-season mark in school history and his 946 yards are also fifth in school history... Averaged 72.8 yards per game, good for fourth in the league... Appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts... Had five catches for 51 yards, including a long of 16, in the Music City Bowl win over Tennessee... Had a career-high 11 catches for 121 yards in the win at Duke, his fourth 100+ yard effort of the season... Finished with five receptions for 54 yards against NC State... Had a 4-yard catch against Virginia Tech... Caught eight balls for a career-high 233 yards and a touchdown in the win at Florida State... His 233 receiving yards were the second-most in a single game in school history... Had two catches of over 50 yards against the Seminoles, including a 67-yard touchdown... Finished with nine catches for 107 yards in the win over William & Mary... Caught four passes for 74 yards at Miami... Had seven receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Virginia... Scored an 81-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, just 17 seconds into the game, which was the ninth-longest pass play in school history... Added a 20-yard touchdown later in the game... Had three catches for 35 yards and his first career touchdown against East Carolina... Finished with four receptions for 43 yards at Rutgers... Had three catches for 12 yards against LSU.
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