SHRacerX Mock 2023 Version 1.0

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(04-20-2023, 08:31 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I completely disagree with Zierlin, who you must have read.  He runs a 4.55 forty, has a 40" vertical (at 6'7") and despite crazy long arms, he benched 225 lbs 23 times.  This guy has New England Patriot written all over him.  He will go much earlier than Zierlin suggested.

I have a contact at ODU and they absolutely love this guy.  He is just raw and hasn't played a lot, but I also see that as that he hasn't taken the shots that many of the college TEs have and he will be healthy.  

Zack Kuntz Draft and Combine Prospect Profile | NFL.com

There have not been many athletes with his speed and size ratio.  He is .11 seconds slower than Kyle Pitts ran at his Pro Day, but is an inch taller and has a higher vertical.  If Kuntz had attended some combine training facility like a lot of the top picks do, he might have been clocked even faster.

Here is another review of Kuntz.  Zack Kuntz's Draft Stock Soaring After NFL Combine (thedraftnetwork.com)

What's concerning to me about Kuntz is that he had to transfer to ODU, after barely getting on the field in 3 years at Penn St.  Obviously, being a big fish in a small pond at ODU allowed him to have a breakout season in 2021 going up against a decidedly less talented pool of athletes.  His combine numbers are fantastic, but I still have to think of this guy as a 3 year developmental project who I'd like a lot better in the 5th or 6th round.