Scouting Report: Jared Wiley (TE) - TCU
Sales Pitch: "Tall athletic tight end with good movement skills for his size. Requires polishing as a route runner and lacks the strength or toughness to be a true in-line blocker but his impressive catch radius and long speed that make him an intriguing move TE with upside."
Athletic Profile
Height: 6’ 6 1/8”
Weight: 249 lbs
Arm Length: 33 1/4
Hand Size: 9 1/2”
40 Yard Dash: 4.62
10 Yard Split: 1.60
Vertical: 37”
Broad Jump: 9’ 10”
Short Shuttle: 4.52
3-Cone: 7.19
Age: 23
Relative Athletic Score: 9.30 / 10.00
Statistics
Career: 90 REC - 1,013 YDS - 11.3 YPR - 15 TD
2023: 47 REC - 520 YDS - 11.1 YPR - 8 TD
Strengths
Massive frame with good length
Fluid athlete with good burst and quickness
Body control and ball skills to adjust to errant throws
Only 1 career drop
Speed to win on crossers and seams
Budding route running skills
Movement skills to get to and execute blocks in space
Good positioning on perimeter blocks
Climbs and seals off 2nd level defenders on combo blocks
Smoothly transitions from receiver to ball carrier
Weaknesses
Tall lean frame with average strength
Inconsistent at finding soft spots in zone
Doesn't display toughness through contact
Reroutes are effective at disrupting his stems
Struggles to drop his hips and explode laterally as a route runner
Fails to consistently sustain blocks in space
Lacks strength to block one on one as an in-line player
Hands placement is wide and grabs cloth, leading to penalties
Pad level can be an issue as a blocker
Not particularly elusive with the ball
Summary
Jared Wiley is a long athletic tight end with budding route running skills. The former 3-Star from Texas spent his first three years of college playing for the Longhorns, before transferring to TCU where he was a two time All-Big 12 selection, having a career year in 2023. Wiley is an excellent athlete with fluid movement skills and strong burst for a player of his size. He is a long strider that can really open it up in space allowing him to pull away from linebackers and safeties on crossers and one cut routes. Wiley has a massive frame and catch radius making him effective attacking up the seam. He has good body control and dependable hands (only 1 career drop) as well. Wiley is not particularly explosive when he has to sink his hips and explode laterally but he does a good job getting in and out of his breaks using speed turns for a player of his size. Right now he has a limited route tree, but has shown flashes of mixing in stems and head fakes to manipulate coverage, a trait that got better as the year went on. He was primarily a man beater at TCU and did not show a strong understanding for zone coverage and how to settle down in it. As a blocker Wiley is at his best on the move. He has the movement skills and foot speed to get out in space as a lead blocker and puller. While not a devastating finisher, he does a good job sealing off defenders at the second level after climbing on combo blocks. Wiley lacks the strength to be a true in-line blocker. He can create some displacement when doubling with a tackle but he lacks the leg drive or natural leverage to create consistent push. He also has a bad habit of setting his hands to wide and grabbing cloth, which often exposes him to holding pentiles. Wiley projects as a move TE who best fits in a zone blocking scheme. He possesses an intriguing blend of size and speed for the position. He will need to improve his play strength and toughness to stick as a starter at the next level but his budding route running and plus ball skills have legit starter upside.