Steve Ishmael

Ishmael wasn't invited to the combine but there are plenty of indicators of NFL viability in his prospect profile. If it goes right for him, he might resemble someone like Stevie Johnson. At 6-foot-2, 212 pounds, Ishael has the size and body control to play outside, but lacks the speed to easily project at that spot with a 4.59 40 from the Syracuse pro day. He might need to make it primarily as a slot receiver, then, but he has the hands and quickness (6.84-second three cone) to project well there. Ishmael's production otherwise checks two important boxes: early breakout age, leading Syracuse in receptions, receiving yardage, and receiving touchdowns at age 20 in 2015, and then one high-volume season as a senior by catching 105 passes for 1,347 yards and seven touchdowns in 12 games (60.3 percent catch rate, 7.7 YPT). Expect Ishmael to begin the year on the practice squad if Ryan Grant and Chester Rogers are both healthy. Like Ishmael, they both project more easily in the slot than outside, and as veterans who cost more they'll both get shots before Ishmael.