TE Dorin Dickerson Ups His Draft Stock
by Bruce Raffel on Feb 28, 2010 10:56 AM EST
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Over the past couple of days, players at the NFL Scouting Combine are being poked and prodded, and then ran through all sorts of tests and drills to gauge their athleticism and football skills. In past years, some players have chosen to skip the Combine and either show off their skills at the college's own Pro Day, or skip it altogether based on their body of work over their college careers, which sometimes speak loud enough themselves.
However, some players have taken this opportunity to introduce themselves to the football world and their draft stock has soared as a result. All Baltimore Ravens fans have known about their need to upgrade the tight end position, as Todd Heapbegins to age and his injuries add up. The most widely speculated name mentioned has been and continues to be Oklahoma's Jermaine Gresham. However, a tight end's name is beginning to appear on everyone's lips after the first few days in Indianapolis and that belongs to Pittsburgh's Dorin Dickerson.
Dickerson is a 6'4", 226 pound tight end, who is a bit small to be a huge blocking guy, but might fit the bill as an H-Back and pose nightmares for anyone covering him out of the backfield or whereever he lines up. Too big and strong for a defensive back and way too fast for a linebacker, Dickerson is making huge strides with all the NFL coaches and scouts at the Combine off of some very impressive performances so far.
Dorin had the best time of all tight ends in the 40 yard dash (4.40), in the 225 pound bench press (24 reps), 1st by far in the vertical jump (43"), second in the broad jump (10'5"), and 3rd in the 3-Cone Drill (9.6 seconds) and the 20-Yard Shuttle (30 seconds).
He was used in college by the Panthers at tight end, wide receiver, fullback and even played a little linebacker. Most scouts see him lining up as the H-Back, in the fullback or tight end position, causing matchup problems at every spot. If the Ravens decide to skip over the tight end in the first round of the NFL Draft in April, they certainly will have intriguing other options as the draft progresses. Just one more name to remember along the way.
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This guy is alright.
I was more impressed with Jimmy Graham out of the U. He is about 4 inches taller than Dickerson and ran a 4.5. Dickerson looked good though. Pitta from BYU had some good drills as well.
Hey Warrior, your boy Briscoe is killing himself in this combine while my boy Arrelious Benn is lighting it up. Briscoe did 9 reps of 225 while Benn did 20. Briscoe ran a 4.6, Benn ran a 4.4. When Mike Mayock says he does not like a guy, he is usually right.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
yeah i really like Dickerson
He’s a decent blocker too.l.. Gresham was a bit disapointing.. Golden Tate is having a rough day
Does he have dreads?
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Surprisingly not!
But I saw a bunch of guys at the Combine who do and think we should try to get them all!
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Feb 28, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
I like the QB with the dreads
That Brown guy. I think he will be good. And he ran a 4.5
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
How about our boy McCluster
Stumbled a bit on his 40, ran a 4.5 but put up 20 reps of 225 pounds. That is damn good for a guy who is 5’8" and 170 pounds.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Tate did great in everything besides the gauntlet.
Scientific research has proven that you lose exactly 5.37 billion brain cells every time you listen to Todd McShay.
by TheRealSlimShady on Feb 28, 2010 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
My boy from the U is lighting up yeah, and he would be a good pick-up in the 2nd-3rd round for us
Instead of Gresham. And Briscoe is doing what I wanted from him; to have a bad combine, that just means we can pick him up in the 4th round, which would leave us to use the 1st-3rd to fill other positions. Get big Benn in the first, a corner in the second, my Hurricane in the 3rd, and Briscoe in the 4th. What do you think?
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Works for me. Briscoe be nice in the 4th or 5th, but no higher.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Only if we get him
Gilyard is lighting it up too.
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Gilyard had an great vertical
today at the Combine (39").
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Feb 28, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
And he has dreads.
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He does seem pretty athletic and if he could bulk up he may be a steal. With this being a pretty deep draft at TE, I would rather us get benn in the first if he’s available over gresham and take a TE later on.Hopefully Benn doesn’t do too good today, although that 4.4 I bet is moving him up on a lot of peoples boards.
Benn won't last beyond
the first round now that his stock has risen thru the Combine. However, if we trade or sign a WR in FA, then we won’t go WR in the first round as well.
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by Bruce Raffel on Feb 28, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
You think if we signed TO we still wouldnt draft a WR in the first? I think it would be smart to do that.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
So does everyone else
Except the wonderful wizard of Ozz.
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
I don't agree
If we get a top WR such as TO, Boldin or Marshall, then re-sign Mason, we would have a top three of them and Stallworth, which is a very big upgrade. We could draft one late but have other needs to find, to me the most pressing a DE who can rush the passer and then a corner to cover for Webb for at least half the season until he’s definitely ready.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Feb 28, 2010 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
I think Web will be ready at the beggining of the season.
The night is darkest right before the dawn
by Baltimore Warrior on Feb 28, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
You may think so
But the coaches and doctors for the Ravens have said it is possible he misses the first 4 games of the season. Hopefully not, because he said his rehab has been going really well.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
No way
He really tore those ACL ligs. That’s a 10-12 month rehab and if he even comes back at week 6 with any similarity to what he was before, I’ll be shocked and thrilled. With that in mind, even if week 4, we don’t know how he’ll be so we definitely have to go with the thought that he is out the beginning of the season and plan/draft accordingly.
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graham
we need to get both grahams and wilson. Trade for Marshall and sign TO. next stop SUPER BOWL!!!!!!!!
Dickerson.
At Pitt Dickerson was one of those guys you just had to get the ball too, but can’t actually get it done.
His senior year he was a major part of the gameplan but I was unimpressed even with his 45 catches and 10 TD’s. I don’t think he’ll be an impact player on offense. He might be worth it as a ST guy, but still I wouldn’t want to draft this kid very high at all, 4th round he’d be a good pick, 3rd or higher he won’t justify.
Wow, if we could get him in the 4th or 5th
Then we could make him a project and put a bunch of weight on him to add 25 pounds of muscle to make him a true TE. Then Heap could get a reprieve for one more year until he proved his worth.
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