Twenty-six catches for 309 yards and three touchdowns.
That’s the stat line you’ll see if you Google “Jeremy Ruckert stats”. It’s certainly uninspiring for a third-round NFL draft prospect. Based on those numbers alone, there is little reason to believe that the New York Jets‘ young tight end has the potential to become a valuable pass-catcher in the NFL.
But you always have to dig deeper than the box-score stats. And in Ruckert’s case, when you dive beneath the surface, it becomes clear that he offers a lot more upside as a pass-catcher than his raw numbers would suggest.