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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2016R7 · #231
TE· Round 7

Thomas
Duarte.

Thomas Duarte
Sickos Grade
38/100

UCLA official athletic logoUCLA· 6'2"· 231 lb· 4.72s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.8969
National · #308HS class · 2013
Mater Dei, CA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R7 · #231 · MIA
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Thomas Duarte is an ideal fit for an Air Raid or spread RPO offense that leverages passing game concepts and creates opportunities for athletic pass-catching tight ends in space.

Slot TEH-backMove TE
Best role

Year 1 as a rotational H-back and move tight end, with ceiling as a high-volume slot receiver.

Wrong fit

He would be a poor fit for a run-heavy, traditional pro-style offense that asks its tight ends to be primary blockers at the line of scrimmage.

The Dolphins, with their existing offensive scheme and quarterback, could maximize his unique receiving skill set from the slot.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'2"
Weight
231 lb
40 yd
4.72s
Vertical
33.5"
Broad
9'10"
3-cone
6.97s
Shuttle
4.24s
Bench
12
06Athletic profilevs. TE on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.72sp50
Vertical
33.5inp50
Broad jump
118inp50
Three-cone
6.97sp50
Shuttle
4.24sp50
Bench
12repp50
08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2013UCLA10162143
2014UCLA10285404
2015UCLA135387210
Career3397162617

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

/ Usage share, 2015
8.8%of team plays
82 percentile at positionUCLA
Pass plays · 16.8%Run plays · 0.0%Third down · 14.4%Passing downs · 14.2%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
1
Career AV
0
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