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Jordan Mailiata never played American Football in any capacity before he started in the international program. He never even watched football. Some people are just good at stuff.

Told to me by many coaches. "YOU CAN'T TEACH SIZE BOY" - from west Texas

6'7" Athlete that can catch and ran a 4.5

Mo Alie-Cox

Miami Hurricanes were like TE university for a bit there, so just had good odds

Big athletic dude. I’m guessing he was a good blocker which is what a lot of te’s were used for in college. And most of those catches were td’s. He probably also impressed the saints gm. When they take a gamble and are right. They’re the smartest man alive. When they don’t they are the dumbest person alive and shouldn’t be allowed to consume the same air as us.

Sometimes you just know. :)

Mo Alie Cox went to a school that doesn't even have a football team.

To me, it's less about going pro... and more about being drafted in the 3rd with that little production. A guy like that can certainly go pro as a late rounder or UDFA, and then what happens happens... but to draft him in the 3rd without much history can be suspect.

I really didn't pay that close of attention to that draft cycle, so I have no idea if he was really projected to go that high.

Holy shit, that's an awesome stat

If Lebron James had told an NFL team he wanted to play they would find a spot for him on the roster. You can't teach physical gifts but you can teach route trees.

Tom Brady had 0 catches in college and he turned out well. Happens all the time!

Antonio gates went pro with 0 receptions

I’m sorry, I don’t know anyone by that name. I do know a tight end named “BasketballplayerJimmy Graham”, though.

Athletic freak. he was 6’7” and ran in the 4.5s. Had a very nice combine. Made him worth the risk. If it wasn’t for the trade to Seattle his stats would be even better

Keep this in mind from the 2005 NFL Draft's QB class:

• Player A: 17,072 yards, 117 TDs
• Player B: 192 yards, 0 TDs, 33 passes thrown

Which of these players do you think got drafted and which do you think went undrafted? That's right, Player B was the drafted one. That player was Matt Cassel. The one who went undrafted? Timmy Chang, who never played in the NFL.

you don’t need to actually understand football to play certain positions. Just need to memorize routes and be athletic and have decent game feel

A QB got drafted once who never actually started a college game.

Antonio Gates didn’t even play college football and got drafted.

Because tight ends are supposed to block. Why would you ever want a tight end to run routes? Your run game would completely suck.

Freak basketball athlete that played one year of football at a school known for producing great tight ends.

Take a glance at Dawson Knox's college stats, then his pro stats

Athletic Freak basically

The OP knows nothing about football, college football, the NFL or sports.

Dwight Clark only caught four passes in one game in college. But Bill Walsh still saw something and called him, he was lucky cause Clark was walking out the door to play golf. Clark and Walsh met and watched the film of Clark's catches and talked about them.

People forget he went to harvard

Dawson Knox scored 0 touchdowns in college 🤯

Because it aint all about the stats, the best scouts dont need stats to spot potential

He played basketball

I’m sure someone has already said it, but Antonio Gates.

Because Antonio Gates paved the way. They saw what he became and decided to take a shot on him.