Greg Salas 6'1" 210WR, Hawaii
Biography/Honors:
2010: Led nation in receiving yards. 119 receptions for 1,889 yards (15.9 ypc) and 14 TDs. First-team all-WAC. Third-team All-America. Biletnikoff Award semifinalist. Led WAC (again) in receptions and set school records for receptions and yards. School career receiving yardage leader, too. 214-yard, 2-TD bowl game performance against Tulsa. TEN 100-yard games, 6 over 150, 3 over 190. Team captain and three-year starter.
2009: Third in the nation in receiving yards. First-team all-WAC. 106 receptions for 1,590 yards (15.0 ypc) and 8 TDs. Led WAC in receptions. 11.4 yard average on 5 punt returns. 16-catch, 196-yard game against New Mexico State. Six 100-yard games; three of them over 180.
2008: Started all 14 games. 57 receptions for 831 yards (14.6 ypc) and 3 TDs.
2007: Played in 8 games, 3 catches for 35 yards (11.7 ypc) and a TD.
Academics: Majored in sociology.
Rankings:
Pro Football Weekly: #99 player overall, #15 wide receiver. 3rd-highest-ranked left. Grade: 5.38, better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster. Fourth- to fifth-round pick.
NFLDraftScout.com: #103 player overall, #10 wide receiver. Third- to fourth-round grade.
DraftCountdown.com: #81 player overall, #11 wide receiver. "Mid-rounder" grade.
Not in Rick Gosselin's top 100.
Injuries:
2009: Did not start one game due to a sprained right ankle.
NFL Combine Stats:
4.56 40-yard dash
37.0 vertical
10'0" broad jump
6.65 3-cone drill (top ten time for wide receivers)
4.10 20-yard shuttle (top ten time for wide receivers)
15 bench press reps at 225 lbs
Wonderlic score (unconfirmed): 21
Positives
Outstanding production. Played in a prolific spread passing attack. Made a killing running speed outs, underneath routes and seam routes. Savvy zone beater. Thickly built with good size. Tall with long arms. Confident hands catcher who attacks the ball in the air. Reacts and adjusts to throws well. Looks ball into his hands. Good balance and body control to catch balls outside his frame or passes into a crowd. Catches well one-handed. Catches in stride and gets upfield quickly. Strong and nimble-footed after the catch. Has a nice second gear, sees the whole field and uses his blocks well. Willing to stick his nose in there and block. Smart, tough, durable, loves the game. June Jones product.
Negatives
Just ordinary speed and can't separate vertically. Played only from the slot. Struggles to separate from press coverage, which he didn't face a lot of. Not explosive off the line or quick to accelerate. Has to tidy up his footwork because he telegraphs his routes. Hawaii's system used a limited route tree. Pro system won't let him improvise as much as he did in college.
Compares to: PFW modestly says Jason Avant. I see a bigger version of Wes Welker; I feel Josh McDaniels will use him similarly. Successful with a lot of the routes Welker's successful with out of the slot, but has added size.
Fun Facts:
Greg's father Mark is a lifelong Rams fan, but isn't the Mark Salas who came up as a catcher with the Cardinals in the 80s. (That Mark is the White Sox bullpen coach.) Greg models his play after Charles Woodson.
RamView:
The Rams had the weakest receiving corps in the league last year, and are upgrading it with gusto this weekend. They're adding size, they're adding good hands, they're adding red zone weapons. What better way to beef up your passing game than by adding a tall receiver with about a million catches? Plus, it looks like he killed at a lot of the routes Wes Welker ran well for the Patriots for Josh McDaniels! I love this pick. Thumbs way up.
Sources: Pro Football Weekly, NFLDraftScout.com, DraftCountdown.com (Scott Wright), University of Hawaii Athletics, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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