SI article on Keyarris Garrett

[jdpanther5]

It's kinda crazy, if I had somehow missed the draft and you gave me a list of the guys we ended up with, I'd have assumed we used our second on Cash and our 3rd or 4th on Garrett. Cash was in my top 5 Safeties and Garrett my top 15 receivers. I was skeptical we'd have any undrafted guys make the cut this year, but I didn't think we'd find talents like these. No reason to think they can't compete with the other guys at their respective positions. 

[jdpanther5]

Looking at his measurables and combine numbers, Garrett compares pretty favorably to Redskins' first round pick Josh Doctson and especially Saints' second pick Michael Thomas; albeit with smaller hands but longer arms, he has a bit more girth to him too (though it doesn't seem to slow him down).

Keyarris Garrett (WO16)

HT: 6'3" WT: 220LBS.

POSITION: WR

SCHOOL: Tulsa

ARM LENGTH: 34 1/2"

HANDS: 9"

 

Josh Doctson (WO13)

HT: 6'2" WT: 202LBS.

POSITION: WR

SCHOOL: TCU

ARM LENGTH: 31 7/8"

HANDS: 9 7/8"

 

Michael Thomas (WO40)

HT: 6'3" WT: 212LBS.

POSITION: WR

SCHOOL: Ohio St.

ARM LENGTH: 32 1/8"

HANDS: 10 1/2"

The small hands were apparently one of his biggest knocks, while his huge wingspan may be the most intriguing thing about him. He famously worked on his hands while rehabbing a leg injury and had only 3 drops his last season out of 99 targets, so the hands issue seems overblown. 

• Garrett
• 40 YARD DASH: 4.53 SEC
• BENCH PRESS: 14 REPS
• VERTICAL JUMP: 36.5 INCH
• BROAD JUMP: 128.0 INCH
• 3 CONE DRILL: 7.30 SEC
• 20 YARD SHUTTLE: 4.33 SEC
• 60 YARD SHUTTLE: 11.72 SEC
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• Doctson 
• 40 YARD DASH: 4.50 SEC
• BENCH PRESS: 14 REPS
• VERTICAL JUMP: 41.0 INCH
• BROAD JUMP: 131.0 INCH
• 3 CONE DRILL: 6.84 SEC
• 20 YARD SHUTTLE: 4.08 SEC
• 60 YARD SHUTTLE: 11.06 SEC
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• Thomas
• 40 YARD DASH: 4.57 SEC
• BENCH PRESS: 18 REPS
• VERTICAL JUMP: 35.0 INCH
• BROAD JUMP: 126.0 INCH
• 3 CONE DRILL: 6.80 SEC
• 20 YARD SHUTTLE: 4.13 SEC
• 60 YARD SHUTTLE: 11.70 SEC
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• Speed was another concern for Garrett, but he - like Doctson - surprised with his combine performance. Neither were expected to outpace Thomas, and despite the game "not being played in underwear," it's interesting to note that Garrett finished only .03 behind Doctson despite carrying 20 extra pounds. Garrett's 3-cone time is a bit slower than the other 2, but these guys basically split the other categories. 
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• The small school thing, along with perhaps his injury-history and small hands, really seems to have hurt his stock. The guy led the league in receiving and was a top performer at the combine in several categories, just seems to have slipped through the cracks. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Biggest physical concern I have is 9" hands.  That's tiny for a guy his size.  I'm 5" shorter and have the same size hands.

[Kevin Greene]

Serious competition at the WR spot. Good job Getts.

[weyco2000]

21 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Biggest physical concern I have is 9" hands.  That's tiny for a guy his size.  I'm 5" shorter and have the same size hands.

It's not the size, it's how ya use it. 

[KB_fan]

6 hours ago, jdpanther5 said:

Keyarris Garrett (WO16)

HT: 6'3" WT: 220LBS.

POSITION: WR

SCHOOL: Tulsa

ARM LENGTH: 34 1/2"

HANDS: 9"

Well there you have it.  THAT's the reason he fell. There was the obsession with hand size at the combine... must have been those 9 inch hands that scared everyone off.  LOL.

(not really being serious... but sorta)

[KB_fan]

If Cash had 20 teams calling him trying to sign him after the draft, I'd love to know how many were interested in Garrett.  Obviously he was rated as the #2 potential UDFA by a number of analysts, so I'm presuming there would have been quite a few teams who tried to get him.  So thrilled Gettleman got it done.  I really like Garrett's potential.  I'm not quite sure where / how he'll fit on the roster, but I've got a gut feeling he's going to make it.  This has #Gettlemagic written all over it.