Likes. He has a habit of jump cradle catching, but he can extend if it is required. Good hands, speed, quickness. Over the course of his three years playing wide receiver, Collinsworth hauled in 120 passes for a total of 1,937 yards. He is by far the most skilled pass rusher of the players left on the board. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Penn State uses so many zone-coverage drops that it is hard to evaluate his coverage skills, but a prospect with his level of athleticism should be able to do anything. [7], Collinsworth's combination of height and speed attracted the attention of college football programs throughout the South, and he accepted an athletic scholarship from coach Doug Dickey to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. [5], His family, including Cris and his younger brother Greg, moved from Ohio to Melbourne, Florida, in 1963, when Cris was four years old. He will often see pulling guards and beat them to the hole. I think he could easily be the best lineman out of this draft. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Running Infante's choice routes where the receivers reacted to the defender and could do it because of the deep trust in Anderson's precision, Collinsworth became the Bengals' first 1,000-yard receiver in the first of four such seasons. With a 3.9+ GPA, he got a degree in Accounting from the University of Florida. He then became a reporter for HBO's (now Showtime's) Inside the NFL in 1989. The draft has always been an Ouija board interspersed with 40-yard dashes to the unknown and vertical leaps into uncertainty. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. We had a guy, Lionel Manuel, who ran in the 4.6's, but was tough to cover. During the Muoz era of the '80s, Cincinnati had two MVP QBs and went to the Super Bowl twice. One scouting report from December with an indecipherable signature concluded Verser is "the No. Jones also dealt with plenty of pressure from SEC defenses, as Alabamas protection wasnt always perfect. Batemans 4.39-second 40-yard dash time surprised me. (Complete Story), The Life And Career Of Corey Dillon (Complete Story), What Happened To Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson? I never once saw a defender catch him from behind when he was in his prime. He finished his outstanding career at Florida with 120 receptions for 1,937 yards and 14 touchdowns. [21] He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving four times (in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986) and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1981, 1982 and 1983. PO Box 568234 Much like Kwity Paye, he doesnt take advantage of his speed getting off the ball. von Mann sensed the room even before Infante went on his trips: "This could be the guy Lindy Infante wants! The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that from December on Verser was No. For the latest news and events about Florida Sports Hall of Fame, please join our mailing list! He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1991. The FHSAA named him an all-state quarterback on two occasions and he was named the All-Southern first-team quarterback for his play during his senior season with the War Eagles. 2,579. He currently takes a lot of short, choppy steps that put little pressure on the tackle. I found myself laughing while watching people trying to tackle or cover him. Right away you knew. Better runner than our running backs.". Retweets. All hell was breaking loose. I considered USC's Alijah Vera-Tucker here due to his guard-tackle versatility, but I ultimately went with the more powerful player in Leatherwood to block for Henry. Mar 21, 2022. It reflected how close the discussion was over the first-round pick and we had a divided room. Collinsworth was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981-1988), all with the Cincinnati Bengals. He had a short stride and could make a 90 degree cut, at full speed, without slowing down, or chopping his feet. [15] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1991, and as part of a recognition of 100 years of Florida football in 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized him as the No. More of PFF's 2021 NFL Draft tools here: Offensive linemen are just not sure which part of Rousseau's body to aim for. He appeared EA Sports NFL Madden 09, 10 as well as 11 and 12. Pro Bowl & Super Bowl Cris won the 100 yard dash in the 70s with his younger brother taking bets from spectators. Collinsworth played in his second Super Bowl during his final season in 1988. He has power and a great inside move; his one-armed jam creates space that he takes advantage of, and he just has a frenzied approach to the game. Despite weighing only 177 pounds, he shows power when running over potential tacklers. In his first game, Collinsworth tied a collegiate record with a 99-yard scoring pass to Derrick Gaffney. Arthur Smith did great things in Tennessee with multiple tight end sets, and despite having a defense that needs help everywhere, the value with Pitts here is just too high to draft defense. Paye's get-off is unimpressive for his athleticism. My mock draft features one trade, as I have the New England Patriots moving up for Ohio State's Justin Fields, while thefirst two picks rank first and second on PFF's draft board. American football player and sports broadcaster (born 1959). Despite his flaws, he still carries a very impressive 26% pass-rush win rate. player's strike of 1982 and broadcast on Monday night in the usual Monday Night Football time slot featured twelve N.F.L. Plus, his hustle sticks out, as he often chased down scrambling quarterbacks running downfield. His best routes are slants and digs. Bateman is a free-flowing route runner who doesnt look overly fast or quick on tape. Wilson misses throws rolling right more than he should, but his skills are special and he could be great. He had a famous 99 yard touchdown pass when he was playing for his college squad, the Florida Gators. The backs that are trying to chip him can't really get a clean hit on him.". I could see Cullen drawing up crazy blitz schemes to take advantage of his skill set. Short legs get running faster than long legs, so the taller receiver always has to make up ground in the last 30 yards. "The guy had me on the hook for five minutes," Collinsworth says. Worse, he seemed to compound the issue with a set of poorly timed remarks to reporters about what he went through in the NFL interview process at the Combine, airing some comments that probably would have been best kept to himself. Dyami Brown blew past Virginia Techs corners in 2020. Infante, who passed away five years ago at age 75, coached and played at the University of Florida in the two decades before Collinsworth enrolled at Gainesville. ABOVE VIDEO:Cris Collinsworth is among Brevard Countys greatest four-sport athletes as he starred in football, basketball, track and field and baseball for Astronaut High School. 37, the Bengals took the kid with the watch. Fans have been ripping Collinsworth for his description of the play. Collinsworth, who received his bachelors degree in accounting from Florida in 1981, earned his law degree from the University of Cincinnatis College of Law in 1991. Fields has so much talent as both a passer and a runner that I think he will become a star. The pivotal moment comes when you are already running, make that move on the DB, and THEN burst into the extra gear. [24], In the NBC broadcasts of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Collinsworth appeared alongside Bob Costas as a commentator on numerous occasions. Continue reading about . Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com. With a wide receiver class filled with slot guys, Terrace Marshall Jr. sticks out. A guy that would leave eight years later as the franchise's all-time leading receiver with a game of guts and guile that Brown would call great? ProFootballHistory.com. Tough pick here. I would have gone either Christian Barmore from Alabama or CB Jaycee Horn from South Carolina, but Parsons will be hyped like crazy as the best player available at this point. Collinsworth played wide receiver on a competitive Cincinnati Bengals team that made the Super Bowl twice during his eight-year career. In Super Bowl XVI, Collinsworth was the game's leading receiver with five receptions for 107 yards,[22] but committed a costly second quarter fumble when he was hit by San Francisco defensive back Eric Wright. I dont believe the Niners traded up with Trey Lance in mind. He will not beat himself with penalties, either. Port St. Lucie, FL 34952, Stay alert on sports news and events from the Hall. Despite a cordial chat with legendary coach Paul Bear Bryant, who wanted him to be his option quarterback, and a recruiting pitch from eventual Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath, Collinsworth chose to play quarterback for coach Doug Dickey at the University of Florida. Now it wasn't my rookie year. Collinsworth, who was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1959, has won five Emmy Awards. The competition was first rate across the board, as records were scored in several events. So, the 49ers go the developmental route with Trey Lance and let Jimmy Garoppolo play one more year. In 2001, he was inducted into the Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame. He can catch the ball in his hands. I would also not be surprised if Tennessee drafts Minnesota's Rashod Bateman to replace wide receiver Corey Davis, who signed with the Jets in free agency. After his retirement in 1988, Collinsworth made the transition to the broadcast booth. "(He) had a bad Pro Day. Nobody is better with mobile quarterbacks than Urban Meyer, as Tim Tebow and Alex Smith will attest. . Its time to move on". He could catch. The official source for NFL news, video highlights, fantasy football, game-day coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. [24] He worked on Fox's Super Bowl XXXIX telecast three years later. Just like you, we are excited to get back to football. 100 Yard Dash: 10.18: 1982 Preliminary 4 . He had four 1,000-yard seasons, played in . He ran a 4.38-second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day, showed great poise on deep balls and got his head around easily to locate the ball at Northwestern. He catches the ball so easily that converting to his great running skills happens very quickly. running the 40-yard dash at either 4.43 or 4.44, depending on the . His diving catch and collision against Missouri showed his toughness. The Florida tight end is a brilliant catcher of the ball and possesses a comical catch radius. He is much more physical after the catch than his size would indicate and would be a legitimate tough guy blocking for a run-dominant Ravens offense. It hadn't been announced on TV.". The talented edge rusher expressed some regret for how he handled things up in Indianapolis at his Pro Day -- be sure to check out this piece as Polite was quite frank about his missteps -- but he still failed to turn in better numbers running and looked a bit stiff in positional drills. Still, football is rarely played in a phone booth anymore, so his skills should match todays NFL. Farley has the size, too, measuring in at 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds, so he would be a steal at Pick 17 if healthy. 2021 NFL Draft Big Board | 2021 NFL Draft Guide | 2021 NFL Draft Stats Export | NFL Mock Drafts | NFL Mock Draft Simulator. The 40 is a very over rated stat when looking at WR's. Billions of hours of game play were played with his voice in the background calling plays while gamers controlled their virtual teams. 3 that no trade seemed fair. Cris Collinsworth Bengals timeline April 28, 1981: The Bengals select Collinsworth, a receiver out of Florida, with the 37th overall pick of the 1981 NFL Draft. The Eagles get lucky here. 1 on the Bengals list, Collinsworth No. NFL analyst Cris Collinsworth explains why Jachai Polite will be 'big-time steal' if taken in Round 2 . 43. [5] They moved to nearby Titusville in 1972, where his brother and he attended Astronaut High School, while their father was the principal. While all this back and forth was going on in Cincinnati in the months leading up to the draft, Collinsworth didn't know he was a prospect until the Hula Bowl invited him in the preseason for the post-season all-star game. By 2006, he was a sports superstar and well known by the public. maybe not the end for Al and Cris just yet. He also has a 39.5-inch vertical and an 85.0 PFF grade in 2020 to his name but no sacks this past year. 37.Three Hall of Famers were already off the board in Lawrence Taylor, Kenny Easley and Ronnie Lott. Cris spent the next several years gaining broadcasting experience on several networks including HBO and the NFL Network. He looks like a skinny NBA power forward, and he is often playing nose tackle. He will fight to get in the action as a tackler, but his big shots can also lead to missed tackles. [24] He joined the NBC pregame show in 1996.[24]. "He has the intelligence to learn any or all three positions in which we use wide receivers, the kind of guy who I think will be extremely dependable. This isn't a sexy pick, but it gives the Titans a powerful guard, if they choose to play Leatherwood inside, or a solid run-blocking tackle who will need some support in pass protection. Does that mean he knows that anybody with a build that would conjure up ungainly comparisons from Don Knotts to Ichabod Crane shouldn't even think about being selected in the first round of any NFL Draft? Good concentration on streak. Jerry will be tempted to go for Caleb Farley, the best athlete in this cornerback class, but the injury risk associated with the Virginia Tech corner is just too great. It was a challenge to play Cover 0 versus Florida because you couldnt leave Toney one on one with anybody. Apply & Register TODAY for Spring 2023 Classes at Eastern Florida State College, HOT OFF THE PRESS! Toney is the flashiest player in this draft. The taller, longer framed receivers usually carry their pads better and not much speed is lost when their 40 time gets translated to the game field. This was a tough choice. Just like you, we are excited to get back to football. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. some comments that probably would have been best kept to himself, he tweeted after watching Polite's game film. WHY did they run 4.4? A Superstars special that was held during the N.F.L. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving four times (in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986) and was named to the Pro Bowl 3 times. Collinsworth has been both a studio host and color commentator for NBC, Fox and the NFL Network. Cris Collinsworth begged Colts to do one thing during 'Sunday Night Football' Collinsworth served as the analyst for the Week 13 "Sunday Night Football" game between the Colts and Cowboys,. Enjoy watching a lot of his highlights this year. Your email address will not be published. Collinsworth basically told them to take a hike, went to the Japan Bowl and was the MVP. It was reported the day after the draft that he had spent the offseason visiting the top ten receivers on campus and put them through the high jump, broad jump, made them run dashes and patterns and asked them questions. Born in 1959, Anthony Cris Collinsworth played quarterback and ran sprints at Astronaut High School in Titusville, becoming a Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A 100-yard-dash state champion in 1976. Collinsworth was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981-1988), all with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a quick runner, at a 4.4 second 40 yard dash speed, he was a true threat to opponents. Jerry Rice supposedly ran a 4.6 40 which put him in the "slow" category. He said he was a winner. He then started working for HBO as a reporter in 1989. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKlQ8wMpgg. Some NFL scouts thought Collinsworth was too slight at 6-foot-5 and 192 pounds to withstand the rigors of the NFL, which allowed the Cincinnati Bengals to take him in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft with the 37th overall pick. And while he has the weakest arm of these top five quarterbacks, it is plenty strong enough to win a Super Bowl. I hope he is there Only (Isaac) Curtis has better catching abilities (on the Bengals). What makes Polite so intriguing as a prospect is that his game film certainly doesn't match the profile of the prospect who worked out and turned in such terrible numbers at the Combine and Pro Day. Functional football speed is what it is all about. Cris Collinsworth: Picture of productivity. Good quickness on cuts. [11][12][13], During his career at Florida, Collinsworth caught 120 passes for 1,937 yards, and rushed for another 210. Barmore is a can't-miss pick. This pick has nothing to do with skills; Farley checks that box despite being new to the position. If Farley can maintain his health, he will make Deion Sanders-like flashy plays running down overthrown balls. Your IP: But the Ohio State product will have to break the habit of running as a second option in his passing reads, or he will get blitzed to death in the NFL. He finished his eight-season career with 417 receptions for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns in 107 games. Meanwhile, earlier in the game when Mahomes threw a pass straight to the ground for an incompletion, Collinsworth said . Collinsworth was moved to wide receiver, where his new position coach was former Gator quarterback Steve Spurrier in his first year as a coach. What a tough SOB Collinsworth was, He'd get killed over the middle and get right back up. Wilson floats around the pocket like Joe Montana and flicks the ball like an Aaron Rodgers. cris collinsworth 14 18 year olds. 407-575-7801 This was a coinflip for me between Farley and the safer pick of Northwesterns Greg Newsome II. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. His double-moves are frightening, given his speed, and few receivers run them more often. In 2009, he took over as the color commentator on Sunday nights when John Madden left the booth and is still in that role today. I was told that Mac Jones would be a late first-round pick early in the process. Bill Belichick, Cris Collinsworth and Rich Eisen introduce former San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lance Alworth to the NFL 100 All-Time Team.
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