David Paulson 2012 NFL Draft quick report

This year I wrote the player rankings and evaluations for the USA Today 2012 NFL Draft magazine. It’s on newsstands now and available online here. Leading up to the draft, I’ll be reprinting some of my quick reports here.

Strengths: When Paulson got the chance in Oregon’s spread offense, he was productive. He’s a better athlete than he’s given credit, shows solid effort as a blocker and has decent hands. He could be a solid No. 2 tight end in the NFL.

Weaknesses: Not much of a blocker at the line of scrimmage. Doesn’t have great foot speed and needs space to get up to top speed. Mechanical in his route running.