WR, Lindenwood
Twitter handle: @ahelmick15
Rankings: NFLDraftScout: 138th-ranked WR, #922 player overall, free-agent grade.
Scouts Inc: 221st-ranked WR, rated as a free agent. Grade: 30, borderline draft prospect.
Biography/honors:
2012: Started 11 of 12 games. 66 receptions for 1,363 yards (20.7 ypc) and 14 TDs. 4 200-yard games, 6 games over 100 yards. 4 rushes for 25 yards (6.2 ypc) and a TD. Averaged 19.9 yards on 16 kickoff returns, 14.1 yards on 7 punt returns. Threw one incomplete pass. Holds school records for career receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs.
2011: Started all 11 games. 56 receptions for 901 yards (16.1 ypc) and 12 TDs. 11 of his TD catches covered 20 yards or more. 4 100-yard games and two 3-TD games. 5 rushes for 51 yards (10.2 ypc). Averaged 32.4 yards on 11 kickoff returns with a 100-yard TD. Also completed one pass for 9 yards in 2 attempts.
2010: Played in 11 games. 20 receptions for 436 (21.9 ypc) and 6 TDs, 12 rushes for 27 yards (2.3 ypc).
2009: Played in nine games. 11 receptions for 127 yards (11.5 ypc), 7 rushes for 88 yards (12.6 ypc) and a TD.
Major: physical education.
Injuries: none reported.
Pro day results: (NFL Combine WR averages in parentheses)
4.45 40 (WRs at the Combine averaged 4.51. Andrew has run a 4.34)
1.60 10-yard split
33.5” vertical jump (34.5”)
9'8" broad jump (10'1")
7.15 3-cone drill (Tied slowest time at Combine. Average was 6.91)
4.26 20-yard shuttle (4.26)
15 bench press (13)
Positives: Good acceleration and straight-line speed, lethal for his level of competition. Shows speed to get open deep and tracks deep ball well over his shoulder. Shows quickness to avoid getting jammed at the line. Shows some ability to win jump balls. Sells his routes well enough and is explosive out of his breaks. Good hands and feet, good footwork on sideline. Pretty elusive after the catch and changes directions well. Good strength and ability to break tackles for his size. Some experience returning kickoffs and punts. Competes hard, always gives his best effort. Browns and Falcons both had him in their rookie minicamps.
Negatives: Tight-hipped, lacks elite flexibility and change of direction, evidenced by his 3-cone time. Probably limited to slot receiver in the pros but is not one of those Danny Amendola types who will get separation with his short-area quickness and route-running and he will be challenged to get off press coverage. Level of competition close to laughable judging from his YouTube highlights, most of the opposing safeties make Craig Dahl look like a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.
Compares to: Amendola. Hey, Andrew said it, not me. His workout numbers were pretty similar to Stedman Bailey's Combine numbers.
Fun Facts: The Rams have scrimmaged at Lindenwood a couple of times in past training camps. It's the second-oldest college west of the Mississippi, behind SLU. The Lions have played NCAA Division II football only since 2011, and have already been in a bowl game. The Mineral Water Bowl. Yes, the Mineral Water Bowl, played in Excelsior Springs, Mo. The Lions lost this year's game 41-17 to Winona State, which is named for its home city of Winona, Minnesota, not any living actress or country music singer.
RamView: Andrew raised the odds I would have put on him originally by feasting on slack zone coverage and making a ton of catches early in camp. As a local kid, he's quickly become a fan favorite. He's going to miss most of training camp due to a hamstring injury, though, which is going to make it tough for him to prove he can get off an NFL-quality jam, or prove a better punt/kick returner option than Nick Johnson, who seems his main competition for a practice squad spot. He has flashed the tools and gotten noticed; the question now is whether a very hot start will be enough.
Chance of making team: 35%.
Sources: NFLDraftScout, ESPN.com, Lindenwood University athletics, NFLDraftZone, YouTube
Photo: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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