Alex
Bayer 6'4” 257
TE,
Bowling Green
Rankings:
NFLDraftScout:
16th-ranked tight end, #271 player overall, 7th
round-free agent grade.
Nawrocki:
19th-rated TE. Grade: 5.00, late draftable or priority free agent
capable of battling for a roster spot.
Scouts
Inc: 26th-ranked TE. Grade: 30, borderline draft prospect.
DraftCountdown.com:
21st-ranked
TE, late round-free agent grade.
Biography/Honors:
2013:
Third
team all-MAC. Started all 14 games. Team captain. 37 receptions for
593 yards (16.0 ypc) and 4 TDs. Played in East-West Shrine Game.
2012:
Third team all-MAC. Started all 13 games. 36 receptions for 410 yards
(11.4 ypc) and 3 TDs.
2011:
Started all 12 games. 20 receptions for 242 yards (12.1 ypc) and 2
TDs.
2010:
Played
in 12 games, starting 4. 22 receptions for 298 yards (7.8 ypc) and a
TD.
2009:
Redshirted.
Off-field:
Academics:
Majored in human development and family studies.
Twitter
handle: @abayerbg82
Injuries:
None
reported
Pro
Day Stats: (not
invited to NFL Combine)
4.77
40 (4.76 was average for TEs at the Combine)
31.5”
vertical jump (32”)
9'3”
broad jump (Combine TE average was 9'9”. Bayer would have tied for
worst jump)
7.26
3-cone drill (7.31)
4.42
20-yard shuttle (4.39)
20
bench press (22)
Scouting
report:
Positives:
One
of the more versatile tight ends in the draft. Very good size. Good
base and knee bend as a blocker. Effective wham blocker. Nice frame
for the position, can wall off smaller defenders and make himself a
reliable short-area receiver. Adjusts well to bad throws. Tenacious
blocker always working to pick somebody off. Very experienced and
durable. Has experience as a holder on kicks and has done some
long-snapping. Had pre-draft visits with the Buccaneers and Ravens.
Negatives:
Doesn't
have a second gear. Doesn't have the route-running skills, suddenness
or acceleration to gain separation. Not elusive after the catch. Not
much explosiveness as a blocker.
Compares
to: Billy
Bajema
Fun
Facts: Alex
scored Bowling Green's first TD, a 29-yard reception, in Bowling
Green's 30-27 Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl win over Pitt. The TD drive
was kept alive by a personal foul by Rams first-round pick Aaron
Donald.
RamView:
There's
a TE spot wide open on the roster since the Rams didn't re-sign Mike
McNeill, but that seems to be tabbed for Justice Cunningham, who rode
the practice squad last year and is said to be really liked at Rams
Park. Bayer is likely competing with several linemen for a spot on
the practice squad (not just DE-turned-TE Mason Brodine). He'll have
to have a really impressive camp to grab that spot, though; the Rams
had better tight ends in camp last year who didn't make the team.
Chance
of making team: 35%.
Sources: NFL Draft 2014 Preview
(Nolan Nawrocki), Bowling Green University athletics,
NFLDraftScout.com, ESPN.com, Draftcountdown.com, CBSSports.com,
Baltimore Sun, Scout.com
Photo: Columbus (Oh.) Dispatch
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