Trey McBride, the Colorado St. TE, sits at No. 58 on the consensus board across 25 public boards. The tier model reads him as a NFL starter — 17% elite, 60% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Two-way tight end with the size, strength and ball skills to help impact games in-line and in space.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He'll need to improve his angles and play strength to even out the wins and losses against NFL competition.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “McBride has room for improvement at the point of attack, but possesses the thickness and determination of a true, in-line blocker.”
Production Context
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “McBride is an ultra-productive pass-catcher who offers excellent hand-eye coordination and underrated running skills.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a receiving-TE.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Two-way tight end with the size, strength and ball skills to help impact games in-line and in space. McBride has room for improvement at the point of attack, but possesses the thickness and determination of a true, in-line blocker. He'll need to improve his angles and play strength to even out the wins and losses against NFL competition. McBride lacks top-end speed and quickness into the route, but he can snap off ro…”
“…McBride is an ultra-productive pass-catcher who offers excellent hand-eye coordination and underrated running skills. The tough, hard-nosed playmaker runs through arm tackles in the open field to turn short passes into big gains on the perimeter.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →