Eric Page Scouting Report WR Toledo

This is our Eric Page Scouting report. Page is a dynamic play-maker who plays for Toledo. For all of our other scouting reports head on over to our scouting report page

Measurables

5’9 186 pounds, 8.5 inch hands

4.60 forty yard dash, 15 bench press, 30 inch vertical jump, 112 inch broad jump, 6.95 3 cone drill, 3.93 3 cone drill (top performer), 11.47 60 yard shuttle

Stats (CFBstats.com)

2011:

2010:

Pros

Creates a lot of separation with his route running…Willing to go over the middle, tough…has the ability to be a yards after the catch monster…Really good field vision with the ball in his hands…Speedy…Good return ability for both kick offs and punt returns…I don’t think he’s just a slot WR, I think he can play outside as well at the N.F.L level

Cons

Doesn’t have great size, Toledo puts him in motion a lot I’d love to see how he plays against a plus press coverage guy…I’d like to see him catch the ball cleaner with his hands instead of letting it get into his body too much…Fumbles too much…Might not have the kind of dynamic 40 yard dash people expect..small hands

Round Projection:

Day three

(this could change greatly depending on how he does in the pre-draft process-or if he comes back for another year and gets to go to some of the All-star games)

Player comparison: Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers, but not as fast.

Page had a bad combine

Thoughts

There are a million players who are “like” Eric Page. A productive underiszed jack of all trades wide receiver who comes from a small school because he wasn’t heavily recruited and gets drafted and tries to make an impact at the N.F.L. level. Some of these guys excel at the N.F.L. level and I’m betting it has a lot more to do with their inner desire to overcome the huge jump in speed and talent (competition level). Will Page be one of the one who excels?

I think there are many reasons he can. I think he plays much faster than he might actually time and I think he already understands how to run good routes (though he can still improve). He should be able to contribute immediately as a return man and work his way up. Like Brown he’s just crafty and competitive. I think Brown is much more reliable in terms of catching the football, but Page might be better once the ball in his hands.

I like Page as a flier prospect if you can grab him in the 4th or 5th round because he goes over the middle and is tough which shows some of the resiliency I was mentioning that separates these kind of smaller “slot” guys from the ones who don’t succeed.

Bio:

Career
Has caught at least two passes in all 25 career games…Ranks sixth all-time at UT with 181 career receptions…Needs 49 receptions to pass UT’s all-time leader Lance Moore (New Orleans Saints)…Fourth in career receiving yards with 2,264…12 games with at least 100 yards receiving…Ranks first all-time at UT and second in MAC in career kickoff return average (28.9).

2011
Listed at No. 1 at wide receiver,  kickoff returner and punt returner in preseason depth chart…All-America candidate at both wide receiver and kickoff returner…Named to “watch lists” for Fred Biletnikoff Award (nation’s best receiver) and Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player in the nation).

Video

(Jmpasq youtube)

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