The thing with Harline is he doesn't have great speed, doesn't block real well and isn't particularly strong. These are primary reasons why his draft stock stayed low. However, if you erase all of that and just look at his ability to make plays in a game, then he should have been a top-3 TE pick. And remember, against New Mexico he outran Quincy Black, a pretty good linebacker who was taken in the middle of the draft. I just hope he has the work ethic and his team has the awareness to give him a chance. He has great hands, is able to adjust to the ball and simply bullies smaller defenders. The guy simply makes plays. I don't know what his NFL career will turn out to be, but I hope he gets a chance. Heck, Doug Jolley had a great BYU career but wasn't really a freakish athlete...and he ended up starting in the Super Bowl his rookie year. It could happen.
I would be surprised if Keele and Kuresa don't make the cuts. I'm not as hopeful about Jensen and Collie. Brown lacks speed but has sticky hands and great versatility. He could be a situational guy in a west coast spread offense. I don't know the situation in Cincy to tell if Dan Coats will thrive there or not. He is a great blocker and has good hands as well. I would think somewhere along the line he will get a chance...hopefully.
Predicting NFL careers by college players is very difficult. Lesser-knowns in college sometimes find their niche in the NFL while big-time stars in college hit skid row and do nothing. Overall though I find it had to believe that on a conference champion team who demolished a PAC-10 opponent and placed a bevy of players on the all-conference team, that only one (Beck) would be drafted. Somehow, somewhere some of these guys will make their presence known.
) I was surprised and happy when John Denny made the squad 2 years ago as a long snapper. He signed as a free agent and bumped the veteran snapper off of the roster during the pre-season.
