{"id":83913,"date":"2020-04-01T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=83913"},"modified":"2021-03-13T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T16:59:21","slug":"cheyenne-ogrady-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/01\/cheyenne-ogrady-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheyenne O\u2019Grady 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cheyenne O&#8217;Grady Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position: <\/strong>Tight End<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u2019-4\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>253 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Arkansas<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40-Yard Dash: <\/strong>4.81 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press<\/strong>: 16 reps<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump:<\/strong> 34.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>119.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>3 Cone Drill: <\/strong>7.3 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20 Yard Shuttle: <\/strong>4.34 seconds<\/p>\n<h2>Cheyenne O\u2019Grady 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>After four drama-filled years with the Arkansas Razorbacks, tight end <strong>Cheyenne O\u2019Grady<\/strong> is hoping to put his troubles behind him and take the next career step in the 2020 NFL Draft. During his abbreviated 2019 season, O\u2019Grady recorded 33 receptions for 372 yards and three touchdowns on 378 snaps. Of course, his season ended abruptly when he abandoned the team in November.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Grady initially joined the Razorbacks as a four-star recruit, according to 24\/7Sports. The Arkansas native received several scholarship opportunities but ultimately decided to remain in his home state. After redshirting in 2015 and hardly playing in 2016, O\u2019Grady finally had a chance to see the field in 2017. Playing in 235 snaps, the tight end recorded 21 receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns. One year later, O\u2019Grady recorded 30 receptions on 47 targets for 400 yards and six touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Cheyenne O\u2019Grady\u2019s time at Arkansas was anything but peaceful. The tight end couldn\u2019t keep himself out of trouble, receiving three separate team suspensions and an arrest. His time with the program came to a close late in 2019 when he walked away from the team in the middle of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong hands with just four drops in his career;<\/li>\n<li>Tackle-breaking machine that\u2019s hard to take down after the catch;<\/li>\n<li>Move tight end with significant pass-catching upside;<\/li>\n<li>Good catch radius, can haul in off-target passes;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t shy away from contact once the ball is in his hands \u2013 fights to pick up every last yard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Enormous character red flags \u2013 multiple suspensions, arrest, and walked away from the team midway through the 2019 season;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t give 100% on all of his routes;<\/li>\n<li>Atrocious run blocker, will not contribute as a blocker;<\/li>\n<li>Takes too long to get into route;<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistency with breaks \u2013 sometimes rounds routes and allows angles for defenders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RodgRi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Rodgers<\/a><\/strong> (strictly on-field comp.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Round 7\/Priority UDFA<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Cheyenne O\u2019Grady<\/h3>\n<p>Based on raw talent alone, Cheyenne O\u2019Grady is probably worthy of a mid-round pick. The Arkansas product is one of the better receiving tight ends in an admittedly weak class and offers some decent upside in the passing game. He catches everything thrown his way, thanks to his reliable hands and above-average catch radius. Once he has the ball, he\u2019s hard to bring down and excels at picking up yards after the catch. He doesn\u2019t move the needle in the run game, but teams could live with that if he had a good head on his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, O\u2019Grady carries way too many character concerns to justify even a mid-round pick. The tight end has perhaps more baggage than anyone else in this class, as he was suspended three times and arrested before straight-up leaving the team in November. Regardless of talent, this self-destructive display would take him off the board for several teams. Considering he\u2019s just an average talent, it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone taking more than a late-round flier on him.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"-KsUSgY1TRVju0PwG2udfw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1183670976\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-KsUSgY1TRVju0PwG2udfw',sig:'r6cQUv8ifkMNCb66erl-W1ecPyzn1fOj9kli4R_ctXs=',w:'594px',h:'457px',items:'1183670976',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After four drama-filled years at Arkansas, Cheyenne O&#8217;Grady is looking to turn the page and move forward in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":83914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273],"class_list":["post-83913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}