The Mothership projects Washington as the pick at 28

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(04-10-2023, 02:29 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Well, if he is as fast as Kelcie and bigger, he could be a stud TE. Add Burrow being very accurate over the middle and from 10 to 25 yards and he could be another huge weapon.

FYI, seems as though Washington is as fast as Kelcie was at his pro day.
Travis Kelce had an unofficial 40 time of 4.61 seconds at the University of Cincinnati pro day. Kelce had a sports Hernia during the NFL combine meaning he wasn’t able to get an official 40 time at the event.

Going even further than the 40, let's look at the rest of the drills for comparison.
Also including OJ Howard, as he was someone who was considered a freak athletic TE who could block but was underutilized in college.

Washington:
Weight - 264 lb
40 - 4.64
10split - 1.61
shuttle - 4.08
broad - 10'2"
vert - 31"

Kelce:
Weight - 255 lb
40 - 4.61

10split - 1.61
shuttle - 4.42
broad - 10'4"
vert - 35"

Howard:
Weight - 251 lb
40 - 4.51

10split - 1.55
shuttle - 4.16
broad - 10'1"
vert - 30"

Washington's agility is overall better than Kelce, about on par with Howard. Washington's straight speed is about identical to Kelce.
All while being about 10 lbs heavier than Kelce, about 15 lbs heavier than Howard.

I think Washington has the *potential* to be a 700+ yard receiving TE if given enough opportunity in an offense and he develops enough in that aspect of his game. I think he's a 400-600 yard guy as is while very likely going to be one of the best blocking TEs in the entire league. That floor is more of a Day 2 pick, but the ceiling is definitely worthy of a 1st rounder.