| Jermaine Kearse Scouting Report |
| Jermaine Kearse - Washington (HT: 6-0⅞ - WT: 209) |
Positives -- Solid height for an NFL receiver, can line up outside... Strong build, has a nice upper body and can fend off defenders with a stiff arm... Is able to gain vertical separation with double moves... Terrific route runner, does a great job getting in and out of his cuts... Keeps running past his route, will
come back toward the football and fight for position... Good hands catcher who doesn't let the ball get into his body, always has his arms extended... Adjusts well to poorly thrown balls, has great body control... Great runner after the catch, gets a lot of yards with the ball in his hands, has good field vision... Drop off in production as a senior may have had more to do with losing quarterback Jake Locker to the NFL than a depreciation of his level of play... Ended his collegiate career with 198 receiving yards, including an 80-yard TD, in the Alamo Bowl vs. Baylor.
Negatives -- Production dropped off as a senior, had over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior and those numbers fell to 699 yards and seven touchdowns this past year which was mostly aided by a breakout bowl game against Baylor where he had five catches of 198 yards and a touchdown... A long strider who lacks explosion, doesn't have great initial quickness... Lacks elite long speed, more of a one speed runner... May struggle to gain separation at the next level... Only had a 34" vertical at the combine which was below average in comparison to the other receivers in attendance... More of a straight line runner, doesn't have great hip movement and struggles with his lateral agility... Although he does a good job of catching with his hands and not letting balls get into his body, he has very inconsistent hands and he'll drop some very catchable balls.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6007 |
| Weight |
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209 |
| Arm |
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32⅛ |
| Hand |
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9¼ |
| 40-Time |
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4.58 |
| Vertical |
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34 |
| Broad |
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9'11" |
| Bench Press |
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14 |
| Shuttle |
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4.12 |
| Cone |
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7.03 |
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At Washington -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Played in all 13 games and started 12 of 13 (all but Utah) at one wide receiver position... named a team captain prior to the start of the season... earned honorable mention All-Pac-12... finished his career ranked No. 2 on the UW career charts for receptions (180), receiving yards (2,871) and receiving TDs (29)... had a great game in the Alamo Bowl vs. Baylor, catching five passes for 198 yards and an 80-yard touchdown... 198 yards were sixth-most in UW single-game history... had a pair of two-TD games during the season: vs. Hawai'i and at Nebraska... caught just two passes vs. the Warriors, for 30 yards, but both were TDs... five receptions for 69 yards and two scores at Nebraska... made a season-high seven catches for 70 yards and a score in the win at Utah... season-high 84 yards on five catches, including one score, vs. Colorado... four catches each at Stanford and vs. Arizona... made five receptions for 62 yards in the Apple Cup win over Washington State... won the team's Tyee Sports Council Community Service Award at the team's postseason banquet. 2010: Started all 13 games at one wide receiver spot... named to the All-Pac-10 second team... finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the Pac-10 in both receptions (5.17) and receiving yards (83.42) per game... turned in one of the better seasons by a receiver in UW history... 1,006 receiving yards ranked No. 7 on the UW single-season list, while 63 catches were good for sixth and 12 receiving touchdown ranked No. 2 all-time... ranked sixth in career receptions (133), fourth in career receiving yards (2,172) and second in career receiving TDs (22)... broke a school record with four touchdown receptions vs. Oregon State... also tied the old record with three TD catches vs. Syracuse... first WR to lead the Huskies in scoring (72 points entering the bowl game) since Mario Bailey in 1991.
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