| Mohamed Sanu Scouting Report |
| Mohamed Sanu - Rutgers (HT: 6-1½ - WT: 211) |
Positives -- Big, strong body, uses his frame well to shield defenders from the football... Has big strong hands to pluck the ball out of the air... Good red zone target... Put up huge numbers as a junior with 115 catches for 1,206 yards and seven touchdowns... Reliable receiver who makes the tough
catches... Gets a good release off the line of scrimmage, hard to bump in press coverage... Has lined up in the backfield before and has experience returning punts... Intriguing player because of his size and versatility, there aren't many 6'1½", 211 pound receivers in the NFL who line up all over the field... Still learning the nuances of the position, was recruited as a safety and converted to wide receiver as a freshman so he has the ability to continue to get better... Great receiver between the hash marks, does most of his damage in the middle of the field running underneath routes... Former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano describes Sanu as playing with a "defensive mentality" which can be seen in his run blocking ability, he really attacks defenders and does a great job of blocking down the field.
Negatives -- Not a big play threat, hasn't had a play go for over 35 yards in the past two years; in fact, only had six catches go for 20+ yards as a junior, more of a possession receiver... Route running could use some work, seems to gear down a bit to change direction so he's not very crisp in and out of his cuts... Doesn't have great vertical speed to get behind the defense on deep routes.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6014 |
| Weight |
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211 |
| Arm |
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33½ |
| Hand |
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10⅛ |
| 40-Time |
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4.67 |
| Vertical |
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36 |
| Broad |
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10'6" |
| Bench Press |
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19 |
| Shuttle |
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4.22 |
| Cone |
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6.88 |
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At Rutgers -- 2010: Second-year starting wide receiver who played in all 12 games with 11 starts... hampered by injuries all season... nine touchdowns on the year (four rushing, three passing and two receiving)... second on the team with 44 receptions for 418 yards... also rushed for 309 yards (third on team) and tied for team-lead with four rushing touchdowns... averaged team-best 5.2 yards per carry... 6-of-9 passing for 160 yards and three touchdowns as the QB in the Wildcat package... season-bests in receptions (9) and receiving yards (74) vs. North Carolina (9/25)... totaled a career-high 191 all-purpose yards with 121 rushing yards on nine carries and 70 receiving yards on five catches with a rushing and receiving touchdown against Tulane (10/2)... broke the school record for longest run from scrimmage with a 91-yard touchdown run in the first minute of the game vs. the Green Wave... threw a 51-yard touchdown to Jordan Thomas on first play from scrimmage at Cincinnati (11/20)... posted a rushing and passing touchdown at FIU (9/11)... was selected as one of Paul Hornung's Most Versatile Performances of the Week twice. 2009: True freshman starting wide receiver... the first true freshman to start at wide receiver in a season-opener in the Greg Schiano era... Third Team All-Big East selection by Phil Steele... finished second on the team in receptions (51) and receiving yards (639)... also utilized out of the wildcat formation... had a receiving, rushing and passing TD, the first Scarlet Knight to do so in the same season since 1993... ranked eighth in the Big East with 3.92 receptions per game and 10th in the league with 88.5 receiving yards per contest.
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