LaDarius Green Scouting Report Louisiana-Lafayette

This is our LaDarius Green scouting report. LaDarius Green doesn’t come from a huge school, but that doesn’t mean he’s not already on the radar of scouts. He was on the radar as one of the best non-BCS players heading into the 2011 college football season and hasn’t done a lot to change that perception though his numbers are down a bit from last year.

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Measurables

6’6 238 pounds, 34.5 inch long arms, 10 1/8″ hands

4.53 forty yard dash, 16 bench press reps, 34.5 inch vertical, 124 inch broad jump, 7.12 3 cone drill, 4.47 20 yard shuttle, 12.08 60 yard shuttle

Stats:

2011:

2010:

Pros:

Big fluid athlete…can make plays down the field…can make defenders miss in the open field…makes highlight reel catches and does a good job of catching the ball at the highest point…high effort player

Cons:

Not strong at the point of attack or even a really aggressive blocker…really lean looks more like an oversized WR than he does a Tight end…small injury history…Really the big knocks on him are his blocking ability and the fact that he struggles to get off the line at times so he’s often at his best as a split out tight end…his dip in production this year will also be questioned

Round Projection:

3rd round, especially if he tests well in the predraft process

Player comparison:

I’ve seen him compared to Jared Cook from Tennessee

Bio:

TOP 5 DRAFT ELIGIBLE TIGHT END (ESPN.COM INSIDER MEL KIPER, JR.)
2011 JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
2011 FRED BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PERFORMANCE AWARDS D-I FBS TIGHT END TROPHY WATCH LIST
2011 PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (BleacherReport.com)
2011 PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (ATHLON)
2011 PRESEASON THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (GoDaddy.com)
2011 PRESEASON FOURTH TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (PHIL STEELE)
2011 PRESEASON HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICAN (CDSdraft.com)
2010 SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (CBSSports.com)
2010 FOURTH TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (PHIL STEELE)
2010 JOHN MACKEY AWARD SEMIFINALIST
2010 MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
2010 FIRST TEAM ALL-SUN BELT
2009 MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST
2009 SECOND TEAM ALL-SUN BELT
JOHN MACKEY TIGHT END OF THE WEEK (12.9.09)

NOTEWORTHY: Enters the 2011 season seventh in school history in career receiving yards (1,595), tied for fourth in career receiving touchdowns (14) and needs 26 catches to reach fifth in career receptions (currently has 98).

2010 (Junior): One of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award…Six-time John Mackey TE of the Week runner-up…Led all tight ends nationally in receiving yardage (794), receiving yards-per-game (79.4), receiving yards-per-catch (18.0), games with 80 yards or more receiving (7) and receiving touchdowns (7)…Made a catch of 20 yards or longer in all but one game, despite being double-teamed on over 90 percent of his routes…Caught at least one TD pass from three different starting quarterbacks…Led all players in Sun Belt with four 100-yard receiving games and in yards-per-reception (18.0)…Caught a touchdown pass in seven of 10 games played…Had a season-high seven receptions vs. ASU…Played 83 snaps at Ohio – the most by an offensive skill player…Posted 100-yard receiving games in four of final five contests…Hauled in 18 receptions for 334 yards and three touchdowns over the final three games, including a season-high 120 yards in the finale at La.-Monroe…Did not play at NT and vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State (ankle injury).

Video:

JMPASQ on youtube