Madison (Wisc.) Memorial tight end and Wisconsin commit Jake Ferguson has been elevated to a four-star on 247Sports and he's now the No 2 ranked tight end in the country, No. 118 overall.

The rankings bump comes after an eye-opening performance at The Opening Chicago Regional. Ferguson, at 6-foot-5, 209 pounds ran a 4.7 40 and was impossible to defend in the pass game. On top of his long frame, big catch radius and outstanding speed upfield, Ferguson has some intuition in the pass game in terms of body control and spacial awareness. He also excelled in an open field cat and mouse drill. The drill is built for diminutive space players to show out but at 6-foot-5, Ferguson was out-running and out-juking speedy cornerbacks regularly.

There is some projection involved with Ferguson. At only 209 pounds, he's a one-dimensional tight end right now. He's not someone that is ready to contribute in the run game at the college level. The good news is that Ferguson has added 20 pounds over the past year and has only gotten faster. If he gets into that 225-230 range, I think he'll continue to add speed because he'll only be more powerful. He'll need to develop the physical in-line aspect to his game as he continues to add that weight.

With that noted, Ferguson isn't necessarily an outlier as a tight end. When looking at tight ends drafted to the NFL, length is the must-have factor. In 2015, when 19 tight ends were drafted, the majority of them left high school in the 220-225 range in terms of weight. Very few were below 6-4 and most were 6-5-plus.

Ferguson is a Maxx Williams type of prospect that is a high value player in today's game. Paul Chryst is the type of offensive coach that will find ways to maximize Ferguson's elite potential. He's got football in his blood as Barry Alvarez's grandson but his football ability stands on its own merit and he's got plenty of that to go around.