{"id":63814,"date":"2019-04-23T18:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=63814"},"modified":"2021-03-12T17:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T22:18:16","slug":"wyatt-ray-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/23\/wyatt-ray-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyatt Ray 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/b>Position<\/b>: Edge defender
\n<\/span>Height<\/b>: <\/span>6’3″
\n<\/span>Weight<\/b>: <\/span>257 pounds
\n<\/span>School<\/b>: Boston College Eagles<\/span><\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/b>40-yard dash<\/b>: 4.83 seconds
\nBench press:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>25 reps (tied for third-best among edge rushers)
\n<\/strong><\/span>Vertical jump<\/b>: 34 inches <\/span>
\n<\/span>Broad jump<\/b>: 9 feet, 10 inches
\n<\/span>Three-cone<\/b> drill<\/b>: 7.34 seconds\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wyatt Ray 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wyatt Ray<\/strong> appeared in all 12 games of his freshman campaign after a decorated high school career. He won a state championship with\u00a0<\/span>St. Thomas Aquinas in 2014. Ray earned All-State Class 7A first-team honors as a senior along with first team All-Country. He finished with 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and 70 tackles with 20 for loss. Ray was a reserve freshman but earned playing time sophomore year and finished with 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks. <\/span><\/p>\n

He started four games in the absence of Harold Landry<\/strong><\/a> as a junior and had 39 tackles, four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Ray had his first interception against Louisville which led to their first lead of the game in a comeback win. With Harold Landry departing to the NFL Draft, 2018 was Ray\u2019s time to shine. It didn\u2019t take long for Ray to show off his talent which had been buried on the depth chart. In the third game of the season vs Wake Forest, he tallied four sacks and eight total tackles and broke the BC single-game sack record. Ray finished his senior season with nine sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss with 44 total tackles.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a draft class loaded with talent along the defensive line, Ray struggles to gain notice. He also shared a defensive line with Zach Allen<\/strong><\/a> who is garnering a lot of hype in the draft community. Despite being a mostly unknown player, he has traits that could translate well to the NFL. Ray displayed a lot of improvement throughout his time with Boston College which could signal to NFL front offices that he can develop into an impactful player.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n