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AlwaysSunnyinIndy
04-29-2022, 09:53 PM
https://twitter.com/KBowen1070/status/1520219185971965952

With No. 73, the Colts take TE Jelani Woods (Virginia).

Woods is one of the most athletic tight ends you’ll find.

2 picks. 2 pass catchers.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/status/1520220166386339845

Jack Doyle and Mo Alie-Cox have combined for more than 1,100 snaps in each of the last 3 seasons. With Doyle gone, Alie-Cox wasn’t going to be able to take all of those snaps.

Enter Woods.

https://twitter.com/NateAtkins_/status/1520219564671438849

OC Marcus Brady coached him at the Shrine Bowl and the Colts had been interested in him ever since.

https://twitter.com/MathBomb/status/1520220579282001920

Jelani Woods was drafted with pick 73 of round 3 in the 2022 draft class.

He scored a 10 RAS out of a possible 10.00.

This ranked 1 out of 1014 TE from 1987 to 2022.

https://twitter.com/HolderStephen/status/1520224276770701314

Colts third-round pick Jelani Woods, explaining how he switched from QB to TE while at Oklahoma St....

He was asked once to play Mark Andrews on the scout team and "pretty much killed our starting defense."

Coaches asked him to switch to TE the next day.
apballin
04-30-2022, 07:38 AM
Him and Mo Allie on the field together holy shit
Dam8610
04-30-2022, 11:46 AM
After watching his tape, I'm surprised he was ranked as low as he was. I don't want to say who my comp was yet, but watch film of him and see if you can guess, because it's pretty obvious.
apballin
04-30-2022, 07:44 PM
After watching his tape, I'm surprised he was ranked as low as he was. I don't want to say who my comp was yet, but watch film of him and see if you can guess, because it's pretty obvious.

Antonio Gates?
Dam8610
04-30-2022, 07:53 PM
Antonio Gates?

More recent. Gates wasn't as physical. Size match is uncanny.
apballin
05-01-2022, 07:26 PM
More recent. Gates wasn't as physical. Size match is uncanny.

Gronk???
Spike
05-01-2022, 08:04 PM
After watching his tape, I'm surprised he was ranked as low as he was. I don't want to say who my comp was yet, but watch film of him and see if you can guess, because it's pretty obvious.

Tony Gonzalez?
Dam8610
05-02-2022, 04:45 AM
Gronk???

That's the one. Play style is nearly identical. Woods seeks out contact, whether he's run blocking or just made a reception. He's already a quality run blocker, and as a pass catcher, he's a matchup nightmare everywhere on the field but especially in the redzone where UVA would split him out wide and throw either a fade or a slant for an easy TD or DPI flag. The Illinois tape is the one where it's the most blatantly obvious. He ran over their entire secondary in that game.
Oldcolt
05-02-2022, 09:24 AM
Dam I've never wanted you to be more correct than this comp.
Dam8610
05-02-2022, 01:41 PM
Dam I've never wanted you to be more correct than this comp.

Watch the Illinois tape and try to stop yourself from thinking "That's Gronk". I couldn't.
rcubed
05-02-2022, 02:17 PM
That's no moon…it's a space station.
ChaosTheory
05-02-2022, 02:57 PM
That's funny. I saw that Illinois film and thought Jimmy Graham based on his routes. But he was definitely trucking guys like Gronk, too. Here's a few routes and a pass-pro with different angles. I liked 3:10 in particular.

https://youtu.be/2kHWHkU4Wg8


I want to see more on his blocking. Anybody seen a good vid?
apballin
05-02-2022, 03:18 PM
That's funny. I saw that Illinois film and thought Jimmy Graham based on his routes. But he was definitely trucking guys like Gronk, too. Here's a few routes and a pass-pro with different angles. I liked 3:10 in particular.

https://youtu.be/2kHWHkU4Wg8


I want to see more on his blocking. Anybody seen a good vid?

He did more blocking at Oklahoma state
Oldcolt
05-02-2022, 04:12 PM
He moves better than Cox, more fluid. One of these TE’s we drafted needs to work out. Lots of pressure on the coaching staff with this draft. No finished products.
apballin
05-02-2022, 09:30 PM
Seen an interview before the draft he said he wants to wear 88 in the NFL
Ironshaft
05-02-2022, 09:43 PM
Seen an interview before the draft he said he wants to wear 88 in the NFL
It will be interesting to see but my guess is that the Colts don't budge on letting someone new use a HOFer's number. Marvin should be safe.
Dam8610
05-02-2022, 11:43 PM
It will be interesting to see but my guess is that the Colts don't budge on letting someone new use a HOFer's number. Marvin should be safe.

Yeah he may have to be 89.
Butter
05-03-2022, 02:04 AM
It is so dumb to "retire" numbers in a game where teams have 53 +players and only 99 numbers to use.
smitty46953
05-03-2022, 07:44 AM
John Mackey wore #88 prior to Marvin... :cool:
ChaosTheory
05-03-2022, 09:22 AM
It will be interesting to see but my guess is that the Colts don't budge on letting someone new use a HOFer's number. Marvin should be safe.

This can't be a team rule, right? Edgerrin James got elected to the Hall of Fame in January or February of 2020. Then we drafted Julian Blackmon in April of 2020. Blackmon continues to wear Edge's #32.
apballin
05-03-2022, 10:17 AM
This can't be a team rule, right? Edgerrin James got elected to the Hall of Fame in January or February of 2020. Then we drafted Julian Blackmon in April of 2020. Blackmon continues to wear Edge's #32.

Yea I don’t think the Colts have that rule, give the dude 88