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#88 Trevon Wesco/TE/West Virginia/6’3”, 227 Lbs
The Good
-Physical striker as a blocker and has a real mean streak to his game, looking to bury defenders
-True throwback tight end that relishes blocking assignments, from lead blocking, pulling and down blocking, to pass protection as an extra tackle
-Strong hands to pluck the ball away from his frame and knows how to shield defenders from the catch point with his frame
-Tenacious mindset after the catch, rarely goes down on first or second contact and has great contact balance despite not being a huge YAC threat
The Bad
-Struggles a bit with hit rate as a blocker when working to the second level
-Needs to work on keeping his head up to see what he’s trying to hit when on the move as a blocker
-Limited route tree and was asked to work shallow flat, shallow middle and occasionally up the seam
-Appears limited athletically on tape for new-age position
-Limited production as a pass catcher in spread offense
Bio
-Played in 34 career games at West Virginia, starting final 12 games of his career
-Finished with 28 career receptions, 26 of them coming in 2018, finishing redshirt senior year with 26 catches for 386 yards and 1 touchdown
-Named first-team All-Big 12 tight end
-Played first two years of collegiate career at Lackawanna Community College before transferring to WVU
-Reese’s Senior Bowl participant and invited to NFL Scouting Combine
-Clocked a 4.