| Devon Wylie Scouting Report |
| Devon Wylie - Fresno State (HT: 5-9¼ - WT: 187) |
Positives -- Has terrific speed and short area quickness, accelerates almost immediately and is tough to contain in small areas... Great top speed, 4.39-40 tied for second among receivers at the combine... Has short legs and takes quick steps so he cuts well and runs sharp routes, very good at creating
separation on shorter routes... Good body control, adjusts well to the football and will dig balls out of the dirt... Catches everything with his hands, doesn't let the ball get into his body, rarely drops a pass... Worked almost exclusively out of the slot in college, should be a great slot option in the mold of Wes Welker... Elusive runner after the catch who does a good job of getting the extra yards... After the catch, runs low to the ground so despite his size, he can still break tackle... Had a nice Shrine week which helped boost his stock... Electric punt returner who ranked fifth in the nation (minimum 1.2 punt returns per game) with 15.4 yards per punt return and returned two for touchdowns as a senior.
Negatives -- Very small, will struggle if asked to play outside, was designed to play out of the slot... Never put up great numbers, only has eight career receiving touchdowns and he set career highs this year with 56 receptions for 716 yards and one touchdown, not exactly lighting up WAC competition... Comes with a lot of injury concerns, was forced to miss the 2010 season after suffering a bad foot injury and had some nagging injuries as a senior... A niche receiver with limited upside due to his lack of size, needs to fall into an offense that gets him the ball in space... Will turn 24 before the start of the 2012 NFL season.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5092 |
| Weight |
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187 |
| Arm |
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30¼ |
| Hand |
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9½ |
| 40-Time |
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4.39 |
| Vertical |
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39 |
| Broad |
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10'3" |
| Bench Press |
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17 |
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At Fresno State -- (Official School Bio) 2011: Named a third team All-American as a punt returner by Yahoo! Sports... fourth team All-America pick by Phil Steele as a punt returner... honorable mention All-America pick as a punt returner by Sports Illustrated... second team All-WAC selection as a special teams performer... played in all 13 games, making five starts at wide receiver... led the team with 56 receptions... led the WAC and ranked fifth nationally by averaging 15.38 yards per punt return... returned two punts for a touchdown - the first was a 67 yarder at No. 10 Nebraska and the second was a 79-yard TD vs. No. 5 Boise State... his punt return for a touchdown at Nebraska was the first allowed by the Huskers in 10 years... had six-straight games from Sept. 10-Oct. 15 where he returned a punt for 30 yards or longer... finished the season with 29 punt returns for 446 yards... was second on the team with 716 yards receiving with one touchdown... averaged 12.8 yards per catch with a long of 71 at Nevada and averaged 55.1 yards per game... had eight receptions of 20 or more yards on the year... posted two 100-yard receiving games on the year in back-to-back weeks at Nevada and vs. Louisiana Tech... his 13 receptions against La Tech were the most by any player in the WAC in 2011 and the most by a Bulldog since Bernard Berrian also grabbed 13 against No. 20 Boise State on Nov. 16, 2003... finished with 149 yards receiving against Louisiana Tech and one touchdown... had five games with five or more receptions, including seven catches for 97 yards at San Diego State to close out the year... ran eight times for 48 yards. 2010: Redshirted after suffering an injury early in the season.
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