| Patrick Edwards Scouting Report |
| Patrick Edwards - Houston (HT: 5-8⅞ - WT: 172) |
Positives -- A slot receiver who can split out wide at times but is at his best lining up inside... Extremely fast, has a second gear to get behind the safeties and make plays down the field... Great initial quickness, accelerates instantly and is very tough to track, he can change direction at full speed... Absolutely
blew up as a senior, had 89 catches for 1,752 yards and 20 touchdowns; had a seven catch, 318 yards game against Rice (45.4 ypc average)... A threat to take it the distance every time he touches the football, averaged 19.7 ypc as a senior... Terrific player in the short passing game, can be a weapon taking screens and crossing patterns over the middle... Has taken handoffs on end arounds and has returned punts... A hard worker, really battled back from his terrible injury early in his career to carve out one of the most prolific receiving careers in Houston history.
Negatives -- Has some injury concerns, had a gruesome compound fracture in his leg during his freshman season and he has battled an injured quad this postseason... Numbers are extremely inflated after playing in Houston's spread attack which throws the ball on almost every play... Majorly undersized, has little to no bulk on him and is two or three inches shorter than most cornerbacks, can get jammed off his route by physical corners... Very short arms and very small hands, will have a tough time securing the ball in and high pointing the football... Not a good run blocker, was not asked to do much of it at Houston and is far too small to contribute as a blocker... Performed poorly at his pro day, disappointed with a 4.58-40 and only put up five reps on the bench press.
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At Houston -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors as a receiver and was named second-team as a punt returner... Ranked ninth in the NCAA and second in the conference in punt return average (15.4 per punt)... Rated 15th nationally and second in Conference USA in receiving yards per game... Ranked fourth in the league and 26th nationally in receptions per game... Led the team with four catches for 80 yards with a a 63-yard touchdown early in the first quarter against Texas State during the season opener... Also returned two punts for 52 yards against the Bobcats... Led the Cougars with six catches for 118 yards against UTEP... Led all players with six receptions and added 40 receiving yards against Tulane... Added five punt returns for 89 yards, including a long of 37 yards, against the Green Wave... Against Mississippi State made four catches for 45 yards with a touchdown... Led the team in receptions (9), yards (169) and touchdowns (3) against Rice... Was the only receiver to get in to the endzone against the Owls... Led team with six receptions totaling 88 yards and a score against SMU... made four catches for 78 yards and two scores against Memphis... Also had a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown against the Tigers... Led team in catches (10), yards (169), and scores (3) against UCF... Caught seven passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns at Southern Miss... Posted a season-best tying 10 receptions in the season finale, while recording a career-best 177 yards against Texas Tech.
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