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2-in-1 Player Wesco Impressing Pro Scouts
March 21, 2019 04:00 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – If Trevon Wesco ever needed to start a fan club, he might want to consider asking NFL Network's Brian Baldinger to be its president.
Baldinger let it be known he's a big fan of Wesco after studying his tape. The one clip Baldinger posted on his Twitter feed showed Wesco at the goal line blocking an Oklahoma defender from one side of the field to the other.
It wasn't really a block but rather a mauling.
"Hard to find complete players like TW (Trevon Wesco)," Baldinger tweeted. "My playbook now has Takes, Cracks, Whams, Seals, Scissors, ISO's and leads. If I am a HC (head coach), I have to get Wesco in this draft … or heads roll!"
Wow. That's some pretty heady praise for a dude nobody really knew much about 12 months ago.
"He gave me a good shout out on Twitter," Wesco said following today's Pro Day workout inside the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. "I didn't know how crazy my tape was until I had some time to start watching it. I was like, 'Whoa, I was smashing some people.'"
He was smashing people. And once all of this other stuff – the running around in t-shirts and shorts is finished – he's going to start smashing people once again.
You see, Wesco looks good in shorts and a t-shirt the way he so effortlessly moves his chiseled 6-foot-4-inch, 269-pound body around a football field. But when he puts the pads on, straps on his helmet and fills it up with air, that's when Wesco looks really, really, really good.
Make that four reallys.
"I've put in a lot of hard work, and I like to play smash-mouth football," Wesco explained. "I don't to a lot of talking. I just let my tape do it all. I'm glad some people finally got to see it; hopefully, that is what sets me apart from everybody else."
Wesco fibbed a little. He said he doesn't do a lot of talking and that was once true when he was a WVU player, his typical one-word answers and brief responses making him one of the more challenging interviews on the team.
But from the moment he left for California after the Camping World Bowl, Wesco says he's probably done about five-year's worth of talking in the last three months.
"I've done a lot of talking," he laughed.
He estimates he's talked to someone from all 32 NFL teams during his time at the Senior Bowl, Reese's Bowl and NFL Combine.
What they are telling him he is a "2-in-1" player, meaning scouts are looking at him as a tight end and as a fullback. At the Senior Bowl, he spent a lot of time lined up at fullback in the I-Formation.
"I can play tight end or fullback, so whatever they've asked me to do I've done it through the whole process," Wesco said. "You want to show that you can adapt and adjust. It's a lot different from the 'Air Raid' as we call our system."
This morning, the former Mussleman High product said he wanted to show scouts that he can run long-distance routes, carry his weight and catch the football down the field.
"I didn't run a lot of deep routes at West Virginia," Wesco said.
He also didn't run a great 40 time at the NFL Combine, his 4.89 fairly average for his position. He shrugs.
"My goal was not to run 5-flat and be the slowest person there," he said. "I knew I wasn't going to break any records. I just wanted to run something decent."
He also knows he can run much faster than that.
"It's a lot different when the football is in the sky," he said. "You're trying to run that thing down."
It's also a lot different when the shoulder pads and the helmets go on and that's when Trevon Wesco really shines.
Some lucky team is going to find that out when he gets into their organization.
In the meantime, Wesco said he's going to continue enjoying the process and continuing working out with veteran WVU strength and conditioning coach Mike Joseph until the time comes when his named gets called on draft day, whichever day that is.
"(Joseph) got me to this point so I think I'm going to stick with it," Wesco said.
When the draft begins, Wesco said he will be in another room away from everyone else in his home in Martinsburg nervously watching the draft by himself.
"I'll be biting them nails," he laughed.
And keeping his thoughts to himself. He will let his actions do the talking.
Briefly:
*All 32 teams had at least one representative at today's Pro Day, including 12 teams that sent multiple scouts. The New Orleans Saints had nine people from their organization in Morgantown, while the Pittsburgh Steelers sent six, including general manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin.
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden and New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur were also in Morgantown to observe today's Pro Day.
New England Patriots GM Nick Caserio and Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney were also here.
Shurmur was in town specifically to watch quarterback Will Grier throw the football in person.
Will's father, Chad, a high school coach in Charlotte, North Carolina, said he was pleased with the way his son threw this morning in front of pro personnel. Will had the highest velocity of any quarterback at this year's NFL Combine.
According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Grier "put on a show" for NFL scouts in attendance this morning. The quarterback is expected to meet with "at least 10 NFL teams" before the draft, Schefter tweeted.
Grier also had separate dinners last night with Jay Gruden and Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner, according to NFL reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.
She said Grier had steak and salad with Turner, and he ate a sushi roll with Gruden.
* NFL Network did live reports from today's Pro Day while ESPN E:60 was also in town to spotlight West Virginia wide receiver David Sills V. Veteran reporter Tom Rinaldi sat down with Sills for an on-camera interview inside the Milan Puskar Center earlier this week.
* In addition to WVU players, two Fairmont State players worked out for pro scouts as did VMI's Tony Richardson, Jr., a former University High product. He is the son of former Mountaineer player Tony Richardson and the older brother of Amir Richardson, now playing at Marshall.
* Among former Mountaineer players watching today's pro day were Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood and Tennessee Titans offensive guard Quinton Spain.
Baldinger let it be known he's a big fan of Wesco after studying his tape. The one clip Baldinger posted on his Twitter feed showed Wesco at the goal line blocking an Oklahoma defender from one side of the field to the other.
It wasn't really a block but rather a mauling.
"Hard to find complete players like TW (Trevon Wesco)," Baldinger tweeted. "My playbook now has Takes, Cracks, Whams, Seals, Scissors, ISO's and leads. If I am a HC (head coach), I have to get Wesco in this draft … or heads roll!"
Wow. That's some pretty heady praise for a dude nobody really knew much about 12 months ago.
"He gave me a good shout out on Twitter," Wesco said following today's Pro Day workout inside the Caperton Indoor Practice Facility. "I didn't know how crazy my tape was until I had some time to start watching it. I was like, 'Whoa, I was smashing some people.'"
He was smashing people. And once all of this other stuff – the running around in t-shirts and shorts is finished – he's going to start smashing people once again.
You see, Wesco looks good in shorts and a t-shirt the way he so effortlessly moves his chiseled 6-foot-4-inch, 269-pound body around a football field. But when he puts the pads on, straps on his helmet and fills it up with air, that's when Wesco looks really, really, really good.
Make that four reallys.
"I've put in a lot of hard work, and I like to play smash-mouth football," Wesco explained. "I don't to a lot of talking. I just let my tape do it all. I'm glad some people finally got to see it; hopefully, that is what sets me apart from everybody else."
Wesco fibbed a little. He said he doesn't do a lot of talking and that was once true when he was a WVU player, his typical one-word answers and brief responses making him one of the more challenging interviews on the team.
But from the moment he left for California after the Camping World Bowl, Wesco says he's probably done about five-year's worth of talking in the last three months.
"I've done a lot of talking," he laughed.
He estimates he's talked to someone from all 32 NFL teams during his time at the Senior Bowl, Reese's Bowl and NFL Combine.
What they are telling him he is a "2-in-1" player, meaning scouts are looking at him as a tight end and as a fullback. At the Senior Bowl, he spent a lot of time lined up at fullback in the I-Formation.
"I can play tight end or fullback, so whatever they've asked me to do I've done it through the whole process," Wesco said. "You want to show that you can adapt and adjust. It's a lot different from the 'Air Raid' as we call our system."
TE Trevon Wesco (6-4, 270) is a big, strong body who wasn't a main target at @WVUfootball last year (26 catches). But the #Eagles asked to see him do extra in the QB-WR script and he showed great hands, and a deceiving ability to run. Good day for him; remember that name.
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) March 21, 2019
Show out on Pro Day. ?????? #HailWV | #WVUProDay pic.twitter.com/F2LStQ3Wku
— West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) March 21, 2019
This morning, the former Mussleman High product said he wanted to show scouts that he can run long-distance routes, carry his weight and catch the football down the field.
"I didn't run a lot of deep routes at West Virginia," Wesco said.
He also didn't run a great 40 time at the NFL Combine, his 4.89 fairly average for his position. He shrugs.
"My goal was not to run 5-flat and be the slowest person there," he said. "I knew I wasn't going to break any records. I just wanted to run something decent."
He also knows he can run much faster than that.
"It's a lot different when the football is in the sky," he said. "You're trying to run that thing down."
It's also a lot different when the shoulder pads and the helmets go on and that's when Trevon Wesco really shines.
Some lucky team is going to find that out when he gets into their organization.
In the meantime, Wesco said he's going to continue enjoying the process and continuing working out with veteran WVU strength and conditioning coach Mike Joseph until the time comes when his named gets called on draft day, whichever day that is.
"(Joseph) got me to this point so I think I'm going to stick with it," Wesco said.
When the draft begins, Wesco said he will be in another room away from everyone else in his home in Martinsburg nervously watching the draft by himself.
"I'll be biting them nails," he laughed.
And keeping his thoughts to himself. He will let his actions do the talking.
Briefly:
*All 32 teams had at least one representative at today's Pro Day, including 12 teams that sent multiple scouts. The New Orleans Saints had nine people from their organization in Morgantown, while the Pittsburgh Steelers sent six, including general manager Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin.Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden and New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur were also in Morgantown to observe today's Pro Day.
New England Patriots GM Nick Caserio and Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney were also here.
Shurmur was in town specifically to watch quarterback Will Grier throw the football in person.
Will's father, Chad, a high school coach in Charlotte, North Carolina, said he was pleased with the way his son threw this morning in front of pro personnel. Will had the highest velocity of any quarterback at this year's NFL Combine.
According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Grier "put on a show" for NFL scouts in attendance this morning. The quarterback is expected to meet with "at least 10 NFL teams" before the draft, Schefter tweeted.
Grier also had separate dinners last night with Jay Gruden and Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Norv Turner, according to NFL reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.
She said Grier had steak and salad with Turner, and he ate a sushi roll with Gruden.
* NFL Network did live reports from today's Pro Day while ESPN E:60 was also in town to spotlight West Virginia wide receiver David Sills V. Veteran reporter Tom Rinaldi sat down with Sills for an on-camera interview inside the Milan Puskar Center earlier this week.
* In addition to WVU players, two Fairmont State players worked out for pro scouts as did VMI's Tony Richardson, Jr., a former University High product. He is the son of former Mountaineer player Tony Richardson and the older brother of Amir Richardson, now playing at Marshall.
* Among former Mountaineer players watching today's pro day were Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood and Tennessee Titans offensive guard Quinton Spain.
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