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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2012R5 · #152
WR· Round 5

Danny
Coale.

DC
Sickos Grade
55.4/100

Virginia Tech official athletic logoVirginia Tech· 6'0"· 201 lb· 4.42s 40

R5 · #152 · DAL
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

The Dallas Cowboys primarily employed a vertical West Coast timing-based passing game, emphasizing short to intermediate routes with opportunities for yards after the catch.

Z-receiverSlot WRFlanker
Best role

Coale projects as a rotational slot receiver and contributor on special teams Year 1, with a ceiling as a reliable possession receiver capable of working the intermediate zones.

Wrong fit

A run-heavy, play-action reliant offense with few dedicated pass routes for auxiliary receivers would diminish his natural receiving instincts.

His athleticism and reliable hands make him a good fit in a timing-based system that values precise route-running over contested catches or blocking prowess, aligning well with the Cowboys' historical offensive approach.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'0"
Weight
201 lb
40 yd
4.42s
Vertical
35"
Broad
9'7"
3-cone
6.69s
Shuttle
4.15s
Bench
12
Relative Athletic Score
6.69
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. WR on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.42sp50
Vertical
35inp50
Broad jump
115inp50
Three-cone
6.69sp50
Shuttle
4.15sp50
Bench
12repp50
08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2008Virginia Tech14364080
2009Virginia Tech13306142
2010Virginia Tech14397323
2011Virginia Tech14609043
Career5516526588

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

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