Jamie McCoy, 6'3" 242 FB, Texas A&M
Ratings: 29th-ranked tight end by Pro Football Weekly, free agent-grade. Rated as a player who should make an NFL training camp.
12th-ranked fullback by NFLDraftScout, 478th player overall. Free agent-grade.
Also ranked 12th at fullback by Scout.com. Priority free-agent grade. Didn't show enough potential to warrant a draft grade but is worthy of a shot to compete during training camp.
Biography/Honors:
2009: Second-team all-Big 12. 35 catches for 367 yards and 2 TD, 11 carries for 80 yards in 12 starts.
2008: Converted to TE/H-back. 43 catches for 500 yards and 5 TD.
2007: Worked at WR. No stats.
2006: played 3 games at QB. (McCoy was an option QB in high school.) 6 rushes for 68 yards and a TD.
Major: Agricultural leadership and development.
Injuries: none reported.
Pro Day stats:
4.56 40-yard dash
7.11 3-cone drill
23 bench presses
9'10" broad jump
35" vertical leap
McCoy's 40 time would have been 2nd-best among TEs at the Combine behind Dorin Dickerson.
He would have ranked among the top performers in the other drills.
Positives: Excellent athlete, versatile football player (played TE, WR, QB and special teams at A&M) and natural H-back. Good football smarts, knows what everybody's doing on a given play. Good at reading defenses and picking up blitzers. Has size, speed and athleticism to excel as a fullback. Doesn't shy from contact. Physical inside runner with good burst and vision. Stays low, explodes into defenders, runs well after contact. Could succeed as a short-yardage / goal-line specialist. Quick off the snap. TE experience in college should make him a good receiver. A&M called him a dangerous pass-catching threat. Can make the difficult catch over the middle. Has soft hands, catches away from his body and has speed to challenge defenders in the open. Competer with an intriguing skill set. Multiple analysts thought he would be a draft day steal and folks who follow the A&M program were very high on his pro prospects.
Negatives: Needs work at blocking. Needs to improve strength and stamina. A project with little experience at his pro position, or with the physical nature of the position. Size and skills-wise, he's caught in that no-man's land between fullback and tight end.
Compares to: Kris Wilson of the Chiefs.
Fun facts: Iowa State won't miss the McCoy brothers when they're out of school. Jamie and his younger brother Terrence, a wide receiver, combined for 13 catches, 177 yards and 2 TDs in a 49-35 Texas A&M win over the Cyclones two years ago. Jamie McCoy's a more common name than you might think: Memphis has a sophomore offensive lineman named Jamie McCoy. UNLV has a soccer player named Jamie McCoy. Women's soccer.
RamView: Jamie McCoy seems to be the player the NFL invented the practice squad for, an excellent athlete who needs seasoning to grow into a position. RamView was fine with Mike Karney's performance last season, but a lot of people, seemingly including the Rams, expected more from the fullback position, especially in the passing game. McCoy has credibility as a receiver but needs time to get the feel of the pro game as a blocker, though he has good history already at an important part of that game, picking up blitzers. If the Rams can stash him on the practice squad, beef him up a little and get him up to par as a blocker, they may have a player ready-made to step in when Karney's contract runs out. Another nice free-agent pickup for the Rams, and a project pick RamView understands, for a change.
Sources: Pro Football Weekly 2010 Draft Guide, StLouisRams.com, Texas A&M, Memphis and UNLV athletic sites, ESPN.com, 1stDownScouting, NFLDraftScout, SBNation, Philadelphia Inquirer, AggieSports.com, NFL.com
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