STRENGTHS
Tez has the size, speed, and agility teams look for in an outside receiver. He reminds me a lot of former North Carolina WR Bucky Brooks. He’s got those long arms and legs that make him seem bigger than he is. On film he looks 6’5” but at the combine, he came at 6’1” not much difference but a bit deceiving for some reason. Tez has deceiving speed, that allows him to get behind unsuspecting defenders. He shows the ability and agility to play inside or outside.
CONCERNS
For me, it comes down to 2 issues that I find very hard for him to overcome. He double-clutches a lot of quick passes and seems to be a receiver who will be better at running vertical routes and not all the routes. The other issue is if you get physical with him, he will disappear. Maybe I should have said 3 issues…he sucks at blocking because he is just not a physical player.
BOTTOM LINE: 4.89
Bucky Brooks was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round of the 1994 draft. He played for 5 different teams in 5 years. Most of you don’t know that because you haven’t been following the draft like I have been for 45 years. All you know about Bucky is that he is a sports announcer who never talks about his college or NFL career. Enough Said. I don’t draft players who don’t like to be physical and do not like it when players get physical with them. I really don’t care what former player breaks them down on film and tries to make you believe things that just are not there. I don’t care how many teams bring a player in for their 30 visits. Tez double clutches the ball unless he is running vertical routes or as the pros say, he is a linear type of route runner. That’s a nice way to say that he will struggle running the route tree and most likely will not be a starting receiver. Tez most likely will be considered as only a 3rd or 4th receiver with special team’s potential. There are exceptions in profiling a player and overlooking some issues but for me personally, it’s hard to overlook a player who disappears when the play gets physical against him.
