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2020 Age: 28

2020 Speed 17/20

Jace Amaro has the tools to thrive in the NFL, and that starts with his speed. At 6’5” and 265 pounds, he timed at 4.7 seconds in the 40-yard dash and showed on film the explosive qualities to get open down the field or make plays with the ball.

2020 Route Running 17/20

There are no questions about Amaro’s athleticism and speed allowing him to be a very complete route-runner, but the injuries he’s suffered—a torn labrum in 2015 that ended his season and two concussions in 2014—do bring up questions about availablity, stiffness and flexibility in his movements. If Amaro is at 100 percent, he has the smooth feet and second gear to become a threat down the seam.

2020 Blocking 6/10

Amaro hasn’t shown the toughness to be a great blocker, but the athleticism is there. His projection five years from now is that his movement in the run game and intelligence on the field will make him a threat here.

2020 Hands 25/30

The Jets liked Amaro’s hands enough to feature him in space—working in the slot, out wide or from a natural tight end position—before he went down with injury prior to the beginning of his sophomore season. Going back to college, Amaro is an easy, natural catcher and shouldn’t have any issues becoming a regular producer in the NFL.

2020 Upside Factor 18/20

Injuries have been a huge issue for Amaro, who has played in just 14 games in his two-year NFL career. When he’s on the field, his athleticism and natural ability in space make him a potential superstar. But he has to get on the field first.

2020 Overall Projection 83/100

Amaro was a phenomenal talent at Texas Tech, but the NFL is waiting to see if he can become the flex tight end star he appeared to be before the 2014 draft.