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Doug Jolley
SELECTED BY JACKSONVILLE , ROUND 2, PICK 23, OVERALL PICK 55
TE | (6-4, 251, 4.64) | Brigham Young | COLLEGE STATS
By Pro Football WeeklyNotes: Top high school quarterback who also played baseball and basketball as a prepster. Father, Gordon Jolley, played seven years in the NFL with the Lions and Seahawks as an offensive lineman after being drafted in the 17th-round from Utah. The younger Jolley was redshirted as a quarterback in 1997. Moved from quarterback to tight end in '98 but rarely played. Had six catches for 63 yards and three touchdowns as an extra tight end in '99. Shared time with Tevita Ofahengaue, the last player drafted in 2001, and caught 14-213-1 in '00. Continued to rotate (started second half of year) with a blocking tight end and played in two-TE formations in '01, but still won first team All-Mountain West Conference honors. Caught 10-177-0 vs. Air Force in '01 and had 32-497-7 overall.Positives: Above-average size and excellent speed for position. Fluid. Good athlete. Natural receiver. Catches the ball very well. Can snatch and pluck the ball and adjust to the poorly thrown pass. Will reach for and catch passes outside the frame of his body. Jumps well and times his jumps well. Improving blocker and player. Made great strides the past two years.Negatives: Position and wall-off blocker who can get in the way, but he is not going to dominate or block a defensive end. More of an H-back type than a true tight end. Does not stand out running after the catch.Summary: A really good pass-catching tight end who will probably have to be an H-back. Has really improved.* Player biographies are provided by Pro Football Weekly.
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