Bengals' scouts in attendance for BYU Pro Day

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 14, 2010 11:26 AM EDT in NFL Draft

The Bengals were one of five teams that elected to send scouts BYU's Pro Day, which included nine players from BYU and three small-school players. Most likely, the Bengals are checking out BYU's Tight End Dennis Pitta -- 6-foot-4, 245 pounds. Gil Brandt writes:

He was a top performer at his position in the bench press, the vertical jump, the broad jump, the three-cone drill, the short shuttle and the long shuttle.

Those combine numbers were good enough that he chose not to do any workout drills at his pro day, but scouts report that he did look very good in the (position) drills.

Pitta has solid hands, but his blocking is still somewhat of a question mark.

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Dennis Pitta

very interesting Prospect. Could be drafted in the 3rd-4th round. Looks to have all the athletic ability you look for in a pass catching TE. Comes back to the QB in his routes, makes catches over the shoulder, and makes catches on the run look effortless. Dosnt have great run after the catch ability. Of course he needs to learn how to block inline, and use better technique. But he looks like he could learn. Hes tough and like BYU players has his head in the right direction. Some scouts think he may have reached his potential already and that may cause him to slip a little.

Overall solid prospect that could help day one. Looks like Dallas Clark when watching him. But any TE thats white and not 6’7" looks like Dallas Clark in college.

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by Joe Goodberry on Mar 14, 2010 12:34 PM EDT reply actions