NFL teams meeting with individual players are a significant part of the draft process. These meetings can happen at the NFL Scouting Combine, pro days, the Senior Bowl, the East-West Shrine Game or a private workout.
For fans following the process, these meetings are sort of like poker tells for the draft, as they indicate what positions a team could be focusing on. Do teams draft players they haven’t met with? Yes, they do. It happens all the time (like Lamar Jackson), but they have often spoken to other players at that position.
Who have the Baltimore Ravens met with so far? Check out the list at WalterFootball.com.
So far, teams have had access to players at the East-West Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl and at the Combine. With in-person meetings and pro days being shut down, finding out who the Ravens met with became a tad harder. Therefore, I asked the Twitterverse who they want me to profile. Next up is Florida Atlantic tight end Harrison Bryant. Let’s get to know him better.
Tale of the Tape:
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 243 pounds
Strengths: A move tight end who is more quick than fast; runs solid routes; smart player who uses his position very well.
Areas for Improvement: He is still very raw; MUST get stronger especially in his blocking; his speed could be better.
Other Notes: His 10.4 percent drop rate in 2019 is very concerning; was going to attend Samford to be a defensive end, but his high school coach moved him to tight end as a senior; FAU was the only D-I program to offer him a scholarship; had a great senior year at FAU with 65 grabs for 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns; led all tight ends with 3.4 yards per route.
Draft Projection: Fourth- to fifth-round pick who will fit as a flex tight end. I’ve seen him compared to Dennis Pitta, but Pitta was a much better tight end coming into the draft.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of FAU Athletics