Jared Wiley, TE

Height/Weight: 6'6", 253 lbs

Age: 23

College: TCU (transfer from Texas)

Senior Bowl: Yes

Shrine Bowl: No

Texas & TCU Stats

Receiving Stats:

Year (School)	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
2019 (Texas)	1	15	0
2020 (Texas)	9	166	1
2021 (Texas)	9	67	2
2022 (TCU)	24	245	4
2023 (TCU)	47	520	8

Pros:

• Physicality – Jared Wiley will quite often find a reason to make his presence known, even when the play doesn't call for it. He uses physicality to create separation on underneath routes, in blocking, and to fight through contact after the catch.
• Perfect Hands – Depending on the charting service you use, Wiley had one or zero drops in his entire college career. His ball skills are phenomenal for a 6'6" monstrous tight end.
• Size-Adjusted Athleticism – At his size it's highly unlikely to post an elite forty-yard dash time or agility scores, but when you adjust for weight he'll test above average at the NFL Combine. His long strides eat up a lot more ground than defenders believe, and that can get them in trouble.

Cons:

• Limited YAC Ability – Despite his physical play style Wiley simply does not create after the catch at a top tier level. He consistently ranked below NFL Draft prospect levels by every YAC measure throughout his collegiate career.
• Independent Separation – TCU did a great job scheming him open in the flat and up the seam quite often, but when he is forced to beat his man there's typically near zero separation. This suggests he's perhaps lacking sufficient agility to create for himself with the exception of specific plays where he is forced open.
• Age & Late Breakout – He's an older tight end prospect and will be 24 years old before his rookie season ends. Wiley also took five seasons to eclipse just 250 receiving yards or even seven percent of his team's receiving yards. Typically successful tight end prospects eclipse at least 15% of their team's receiving yards and they do it earlier in their career.

Player Evaluation:

Jared Wiley presents a solid combination of physical play with elite hands as a receiver. If paired with a quarterback that trusts him to make a play he could have quite the successful career. He won't ever been a natural separator, but he can win in tight anyway thanks to his sticky fingers.

Player Role/Comp:

Floor Comp: Daniel Bellinger with lesser ability to separate

There's a real possibility Wiley simply profiles like a strong backup tight end. Good enough to start when there's an injury, but not a good enough separator in the route running game to warrant every down work in today's NFL.

Ceiling Comp: Hunter Henry with top notch ball skills

Hunter Henry was never touted for otherworldly athleticism, but he gets the job done and stays on the field because of his physicality and balanced skills. Wiley could find an every down role in the right system who wants an in-line tight end with ball skills.

A to Z Big Board Rankings:

Destin Adams' Latest Big Board: NA

James Fosters' Latest Big Board: NA