Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 8/24/08: #2 TE, #30/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 2 2008: The consensus All-American first-team selection was the recipient of the John Mackey Award, given to the top tight end in the nation...The Biletnikoff Award semi-finalist (given to college football's premier receiver) added All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors and was named the Tigers' Most Valuable Player...Selected Mackey Award National Player of the Week vs. Buffalo...Added Maxwell Award Watch List honors, an award that is presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. "Tiny" Maxwell...Started twelve games, missing the Kansas State and Iowa State contests due to a left big toe sprain and hyperextension that required the tight end to wear a protective boot to speed up his recovery process for a few weeks...The tight end returned to the field for his final three collegiate games, but also played with a noticeable limp, as he was not fully recovered from that injury...He still managed to lead the team, as he set a school single-season record with 90 receptions for 987 yards (11.0 avg) and ten touchdowns...His 90 grabs broke the old Tiger record of 84 by Martin Rucker in 2007... Those 90 receptions tied the NCAA major college single-season record for tight end, matching a mark that was first set by Kentucky's James Whalen in 1999...Only Jeremy Maclin (95 in 2008) had more receptions in a season by a Tigers player...His 987 yards receiving in 2008 set the school tight end single-season record and rank fifth on Missouri's overall annual record chart behind Maclin (1,055 yards in 2007; 1,221 yards in 2008), Victor Bailey (1,210 in 1992) and Justin Gage (1,075 in 2002)...2007: 13 GP; 1 GS; Rush: 1-8-8-0; Pass: 1-0-0-0-0-0; Rec: 52-531-10.2-7; Had yet another standout season as one of the nation's top tight ends, but was hampered late in the year by an ankle injury that really limited his mobility and that kept him from playing in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma …2006: 13 GP; 5 GS; Rec: 58-638-11-9; 2006 2nd-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches). Surpassed his stellar freshman campaign with a record-setting sophomore season that catapulted him into the nation's elite at the position ... Was a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, and led all Big 12 tight ends with 58 catches for 638 yards and 9 TDs - with all of those figures breaking single-season MU tight end records ... Named 1st-Team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press among others.
Post-Draft Outlook:COULD SURPRISE: TE Chase Coffman could be the guy, if only he stays healthy. There are no doubts about his pass-catching skills, but hardly anyone has seen him as a blocker because he was in a spread offense at Missouri, which is why he dropped to the late third round. If he can come in and grasp those skills, he provides Carson Palmer with yet another solid receiving option. The Bengals had success last year with another third-round compensatory pick when they selected wide receiver Andre Caldwell. A closer look at the Bengals' picks: Round 3/98 -- Chase Coffman, TE, 6-6, 244, Missouri...Coffman was regarded as one of the best tight ends in the country. He had 90 receptions for 987 yards and 10 touchdowns last year. The biggest area that needs development is his blocking, skills that are lacking since he played in a spread offense during four years at Mizzou. Coffman though acknowledges those shortcomings and said he is ready to come in and show he can be a blocker. - by The Sports Xchange
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12/16/09 - TE Chase Coffman had surgery Wednesday to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. He should be ready for the team's offseason program.
12/10/09 - TE Chase Coffman will have surgery next week to remove bone spurs from his left ankle after being placed on injured reserve on Wednesday.
12/09/09 - TE Chase Coffman (bone spurs in left ankle) was placed on season-ending injured reserve. The third-round pick didn't play a down as a rookie.
10/20/09 - TE Chase Coffman has been inactive for all six regular-season games, But the rookie third-round pick might get his first regular-season action soon with starter Dan Coats and backup J.P. Foschi struggling. "He could be pretty close to playing at some point here soon, offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said. "Then you'll find out, when and if he does, where he's at. What his strengths are and what we will be able to use him on." Coffman's development into an NFL tight end was a frequent segment during "Hard Knocks: Training Camp". Besides learning to play as a conventional tight end, where his hand is on the ground most of the time, Coffman has had to learn how to pick up the fine points of blocking, something he hasn't done often. He played wide receiver in high school and as a tight end at Missouri, which utilizes the spread offense. He was more of a receiver at Missouri and rarely blocked.
While Coffman is getting better at blocking, there is another hurdle according to coach Marvin Lewis – special teams. "I'm anxious to see Chase. Again, I've got to make sure those guys who suit up on Sunday can fulfill covering those kicks and doing all those things Chase didn't do a whole lot of at Missouri," Lewis said. "That's an important part of everything we do, to make sure we can fill those teams the right way and do all the other things that have to happen those other 25 (special teams) snaps a game."
Even if Coffman was active, Bratkowski sees a scenario where all three tight ends would be on the 45-man game-day roster. That makes finding a spot and taking another player at another position out of the mix even more difficult. Lewis has been happy with Coffman's progress, especially at the end of Friday practices where the number two units face each other. But he has not been pleased with the play of Coats and Foschi. Whether it is enough to force a change remains to be seen.
"There's been times when they've both done some good things, but they are not as
10/18/09 - TE Chase Coffman, who has been inactive for all six games, may get a look after Dan Coats had two drops and a fumble and J.P. Foschi had a fumble Sunday.
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