Jamie Childers 6'4" 246
TE, Coastal Carolina
(Cut August 15th)
Rankings: 29th-ranked tight end by Pro Football Weekly. Graded as having a chance to be in an NFL training camp. Priority free agent grade.
NFLDraftScout: 38th-ranked tight end, #675 player overall, free agent grade.
Biography/honors:
2011: Played in 8 games, starting 5, playing both tight end and quarterback. 11 receptions for 233 yards (21.2 ypc) and 3 TDs. 15-for-38 passing for 209 yards, 2 TDs, no INTs. Also had 18 rushes for 41 yards (2.3 ypc).
2010: Moved to tight end. Played in all 12 games, starting 6. 19 receptions for 218 yards (11.5 ypc) and a TD. Also rushed twice for 15 yards and was the backup quarterback.
2009: Played in 9 games and started 3 at quarterback. 27-for-53 (50.9%), 289 yards, 3 TDs, 6 interceptions. 49 rushes for 163 yards (3.3 ypc) and 3 TDs.
2008: Played in 6 games at quarterback. 6-for-17 (35.3%), 47 yards and an interception. Ran 22 times for 61 yards (2.8 ypc) and a TD.
2007: Redshirted.
Major: finance.
Injuries:
2011: missed four games due to a knee injury.
2008: missed all of spring football due to illness.
Pro day stats: (NFL Combine TE averages in parentheses)
4.85 40 (4.74)
34” vertical jump (34”)
9'9" broad jump (9'10")
4.44 3-cone drill (4.34)
7.29 20-yard shuttle (7.08)
24 bench press (21)
These are the results of Coastal Carolina's pro day on March 27th. Jamie also worked out at Wofford's pro day (yes, Wofford has a pro day) on March 8th, and was better at almost everything there, but since he is putting on weight to play in the NFL, the later pro day times may be more representative.
Positives:
Freakishly gifted athletically. Has excellent size and deceptive speed and is a natural receiver. Needs additional bulk but has the frame for it. Catches well in traffic. Catches well outside his frame. Nice hands for plucking high passes. Adjusts pretty well to underthrown balls. Shows big-play ability. Smart player with upside. The Seahawks, Giants and Panthers were also interested in signing him.
Negatives:
Needs to get bigger and stronger. Can be jammed at the line and knocked off course. Doesn't create after the catch. Not a powerful blocker. Played at a low level of competition and is very inexperienced (30 career catches). Very raw and will need time to get coached up, get stronger and develop the instincts needed to play his position.
Compares to: (I think we knew this name was coming, didn't we?) Fendi Onobun.
Fun Facts: For a football team, the Rams sure are collecting a lot of good baseball players this offseason. Jamie batted .335 his senior year on a nationally-ranked team at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
RamView: Childers is nowhere near the freakish athlete Fendi Onobun was, and though he's more polished as a player, he's still pretty much a ground-floor project. It also looks like the weight he's going to need to add to last as a pro is going to pull down the numbers that had several teams interested in picking him up based on his athleticism alone. At least the current Rams regime chose not to burn a draft pick on a developmental tight end like the last one did. Childers' ceiling for 2012 is likely the practice squad if he catches on quickly in training camp. And remembering the troubles the old regime had stashing Project Onobun on the roster, RamView thinks Project Childers is going to be a very brief experiment if he's not a pretty big success pretty quickly.
Chance of making roster: 25%.
Sources: Pro Football Weekly 2012 Draft Guide, CBS Sports, Coastal Carolina athletics, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), WCSC-TV (Charleston), WPDE-TV (Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC), YouTube, LinkedIn
Photo: Pro Football Weekly
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