With the NFL Draft quick approaching, information of participant visits have come pouring in, and right here’s one for the Seattle Seahawks on the large receiver entrance.
On Tuesday the Seahawks met with ex-Purdue standout Charlie Jones, who earned an All-American spot within the 2022 season along with his second straight All-Huge Ten First-Group alternative (as soon as as a receiver, one as a returner).
Jones goes to be 25 years previous this October and was in faculty for six years. He redshirted his freshman yr at Buffalo earlier than ultimately transferring to Iowa, the place he needed to sit out a yr on account of NCAA switch guidelines. After two seasons on the sector as primarily a return specialist, he transferred to Purdue for his remaining yr of eligibility and had a breakthrough season as a receiver. In 13 video games performed, Jones caught 110 passes for a school-record 1,361 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Lance Zierlein scouting report on NFL.com:
Exceptionally productive in his season at Purdue after transferring from Iowa, Jones may have hassle shedding tight, press-man protection on account of his lack of suddenness and blow-by pace. He possesses above common ball abilities and has a really feel for positioning and focus that creates a strong win price on his contested catches. He can play zone-beater all day lengthy and has the route savvy to maintain bettering his short-area separation. Jones is unlikely to work the deepest parts of the sector however may discover work in a possession-based passing recreation as a Day 3 draft decide.
He can return kicks and punts and appears like a dependable possession receiver with out being a lot of a deep risk, and at 5’11 and 175 lbs he’s not precisely a leap ball goal. I don’t suppose the Seahawks want to simply stack deep threats if they will simply get chain-movers outdoors of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, so Jones could also be value a more in-depth look as a Day 3 choice.
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