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DREW SAMPLE
WASHINGTON
TE
TE14
Prospect Info
COLLEGE
Washington
HOMETOWN
CLASS
Bellevue, WA
r-Senior
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
ARMS
6' 5"
255 lbs
33 3/8”
HANDS
9 5/8”
Prospect Grade
5.51
CHANCE TO BECOME NFL STARTER
HOW WE GRADE
40 Yard Dash
4.71
SECONDS
Bench Press
--
REPS
Vertical Jump
33.5
INCHES
Broad Jump
115.0
INCHES
3 Cone Drill
7.15
SECONDS
20 Yd Shuttle
4.31
SECONDS
60 Yd Shuttle
11.85
SECONDS
SEE MORE RESULTS
PLAYLIST
Sample saved his best season for last, garnering honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors by catching 25 passes for 252 yard (10.1 average) and three touchdowns for the Pac-12 champions. He struggled through a leg injury his junior year but continued to play, earning the Huskies' Don James Perseverance Award for his efforts. He caught seven passes for 84 yards on the year, starting 8 of 10 games played. It was the second time Sample had received a major postseason award from the team, as he was the recipient of the Tough Husky Award after his redshirt freshman season (5-45-9.0, two receiving TDs in 13 games with seven starts.) The former All-King County selection from Newport High School in Bellevue was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection after his sophomore campaign, when he caught nine passes for 106 yards (11.8 average).
By Lance Zierlein
NFL Analyst
NFL Comparison
Jack Doyle
Overview
Sample's size and lunch-pail demeanor are what NFL teams look for at the point of attack. While he might be typecast as just a blocking tight end, he possess enough speed and ball skills to become a more productive pass catcher than he was at Washington. His size, football character and commitment as a run blocker give him a chance to become a solid combination tight end with TE2 potential.
Strengths
DREW SAMPLE
WASHINGTON
TE
TE14
Prospect Info
COLLEGE
Washington
HOMETOWN
CLASS
Bellevue, WA
r-Senior
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
ARMS
6' 5"
255 lbs
33 3/8”
HANDS
9 5/8”
Prospect Grade
5.51
CHANCE TO BECOME NFL STARTER
HOW WE GRADE
40 Yard Dash
4.71
SECONDS
Bench Press
--
REPS
Vertical Jump
33.5
INCHES
Broad Jump
115.0
INCHES
3 Cone Drill
7.15
SECONDS
20 Yd Shuttle
4.31
SECONDS
60 Yd Shuttle
11.85
SECONDS
SEE MORE RESULTS
PLAYLIST
Sample saved his best season for last, garnering honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors by catching 25 passes for 252 yard (10.1 average) and three touchdowns for the Pac-12 champions. He struggled through a leg injury his junior year but continued to play, earning the Huskies' Don James Perseverance Award for his efforts. He caught seven passes for 84 yards on the year, starting 8 of 10 games played. It was the second time Sample had received a major postseason award from the team, as he was the recipient of the Tough Husky Award after his redshirt freshman season (5-45-9.0, two receiving TDs in 13 games with seven starts.) The former All-King County selection from Newport High School in Bellevue was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection after his sophomore campaign, when he caught nine passes for 106 yards (11.8 average).
By Lance Zierlein
NFL Analyst
NFL Comparison
Jack Doyle
Overview
Sample's size and lunch-pail demeanor are what NFL teams look for at the point of attack. While he might be typecast as just a blocking tight end, he possess enough speed and ball skills to become a more productive pass catcher than he was at Washington. His size, football character and commitment as a run blocker give him a chance to become a solid combination tight end with TE2 potential.
Strengths
- Cerebral player praised for task-oriented, serious demeanor
- NFL size to step into blocking duties of a "Y" tight end
- Possesses adequate tenacity and grip strength to help sustain blocks
- Uses good technique and placement with hands as run blocker
- Works to unlock hips under his hands for improved leverage at point of attack
- Patient second-level blocker with motor to try and chase down targets in space if needed
- Good initial speed into routes
- Opens his stride length for some separation speed on crossing routes
- Sharpens focus despite body or hand traffic near the catch point
- Recognizes man vs
- zone coverage and will cut routes off and sink in space for his quarterback
- Hands are supple and sure as pass catcher
- Routes are a little monotone and predictable
- Doesn't create much leverage into breaks against man coverage, allowing defenders to stick to him
- Production as pass-catcher has been limited
- Needs to improve upper-body strength to handle rigors of NFL blocking
- Takes inconsistent angles in cut-off blocks
- Would benefit from learning to re-set hands in pass protection when giving up his frame
- Doesn't lack toughness but could use a little more edge