Jaylen
Samuels.
Jaylen
Samuels.
North Carolina St.· 5'11"· 225 lb· 4.54s 40
Jaylen Samuels is a dynamic hybrid offensive weapon, not a traditional tight end, making him an ideal fit for Shanahan's outside zone or a creative spread RPO offense that leverages misdirection and motion to create mismatches.
Year 1: Versatile offensive weapon, excelling in the slot, as an H-back, and in the backfield on gadget plays. Ceiling: Primary receiving option and matchup nightmare whose versatility dictates defensive looks.
Pro-style offenses that require traditional in-line blocking from their tight ends, as this nullifies his receiving strengths and highlights his blocking limitations.
Samuels is a unique chess piece with an exceptional receiving skillset for his size, best utilized in schemes that prioritize creation over convention.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.54sp50
- Vertical
- 34.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 121inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.93sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.28sp50
- Bench
- 18repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NC State | 13 | 6 | 96 | 1 |
| 2015 | NC State | 13 | 65 | 597 | 7 |
| 2016 | NC State | 13 | 55 | 565 | 7 |
| 2017 | NC State | 13 | 75 | 593 | 4 |
| Career | — | 52 | 201 | 1851 | 19 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.