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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 596339"><p>nfldraftscout.com has him listed in the 4.78 - 4.98 range, about the same as Rodgers' Combine numbers. He looks like he might be a bit faster than that in the clips, but not much.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=113368&draftyear=2015&genpos=TE" target="_blank">http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=113368&draftyear=2015&genpos=TE</a></p><p></p><p>He looks a bit quicker out of his breaks than Rodgers, short route separation being his chief virtue, probably because he's built like an over-sized WR. On the other hand, A. Rodgers has said R. Rodgers may have the best hands among Packer receivers so you're not likely to find improvement on that score with Walford. </p><p></p><p>I don't see enough to differentiate those two players to justify a second round pick. He's does not look like a seam buster in the faster NFL game; he might be an upgrade for red zone short routes. I'd also be concerned how well his blocking would develop for the NFL game with his build. </p><p></p><p>It's interesting that the draft has not produced many sub-4.7 TEs among the better prospects the last two years:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2014&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC" target="_blank">http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2014&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC</a></p><p><a href="http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2015&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC" target="_blank">http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2015&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 596339"] nfldraftscout.com has him listed in the 4.78 - 4.98 range, about the same as Rodgers' Combine numbers. He looks like he might be a bit faster than that in the clips, but not much. [url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=113368&draftyear=2015&genpos=TE[/url] He looks a bit quicker out of his breaks than Rodgers, short route separation being his chief virtue, probably because he's built like an over-sized WR. On the other hand, A. Rodgers has said R. Rodgers may have the best hands among Packer receivers so you're not likely to find improvement on that score with Walford. I don't see enough to differentiate those two players to justify a second round pick. He's does not look like a seam buster in the faster NFL game; he might be an upgrade for red zone short routes. I'd also be concerned how well his blocking would develop for the NFL game with his build. It's interesting that the draft has not produced many sub-4.7 TEs among the better prospects the last two years: [url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2014&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC[/url] [url]http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/probe.php?genpos=TE&draftyear=2015&sortby=tsxpos&order=ASC[/url] [/QUOTE]
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