Spotlight #1: Missouri TE Michael Egnew

Spotlight #2: Arizona State WR Gerell Robinson 

1^st quarter

9:11: I was originally going to scout Jacquies Smith, but he’s hurt so I switched to Arizona WR Gerell Robinson. Robinson, a former highly recruited player, has yet to make his mark as a wide receiver, with a career high 29 catches for 387 yards and 5 touchdowns last year as a junior. He’s got one last chance and nice measurables (6-4 220 4.4). He got 4 balls in the opener against UC Davis and he catches the deep ball here for 51 yards. Nice job of getting open deep.

5:01: Michael Egnew with his first catch. Not been impressed with him thus far. He’s not holding up as a blocker (on the rare occasions he’s been asked to block) and this is just his 3^rd catch of the season. He clearly misses Blaine Gabbert. This one goes for 14 yards.

2^nd quarter

12:41: 2^nd catch by Egnew. This time for 10 yards. Still not impressed with him. Very one dimensional player. Don’t see how he’s a 2^nd rounder. He reminds me of former Missouri tight end Chase Coffman.

7:31: Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler with the 60 yard strike down the middle of the field. The 6-8 quarterback has got such a strong arm. He’s a junior and a first year starter so he probably won’t come out until next year, but he’s really impressing me tonight. He’s got a cannon and he’s poised in the pocket.

3^rd quarter

4^th quarter

8:55: Robinson able to catch the ball, just his 2^nd catch on the night. As has been the case his entire time in Arizona State, the athletic Robinson has been borderline invisible tonight.

3:10: Pass incomplete to Egnew in the end zone, the 3^rd straight incompletion thrown his way. That’s not completely his fault, but it’s definitely not good on his part.

2:55: Pass complete to Egnew in the end zone this time for the 3 yard score. Nice route run for only his 3^rd catch of the game.

0:00: Egnew had 90 catches last season. This year he has 5 in 2 games. He clearly misses Blaine Gabbert who could dump off short passes with the best of them. He doesn’t look like a very good tight end. He can’t block very well at all and he’s no longer making a huge impact with the passing game. He’s not overly athletic and didn’t catch balls for a high average last season (8.5 yards per catch). He’s way too one dimensional to be considered as the top tight end in this draft class. As for Robinson, he’s not worth a draft pick. He’s never lived up to his billing and that doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon.

The one big takeaway for me tonight was Brock Osweiler. I doubt he comes out this year, but he’s someone to watch as a senior in 2013. He’s got great size at 6-8 240 and has an absolute cannon for an arm and he’s accurate deep with it as well. He can move a little and he’s got some of Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger in him. He was 24-32 for 353 yards and 3 touchdowns this week, after going 19-26 for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns, and a pick last week.