Jared Wiley NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Kansas City Chiefs TE

HEIGHT: 6'6"

WEIGHT: 249

HAND: 9½"

ARM: 33¼"

WINGSPAN: 79¼"

40-YARD DASH: 4.62

3-CONE: 7.19

SHUTTLE: 4.52

VERTICAL: 37"

BROAD: 9'10"

POSITIVES

— Very good speed in the open field. Smooth strider. Excels on crossers of all depths.

— Coordinated athlete overall. Graceful mover for his size, shows the ability to weave through the second level and in space.

— Effortless catch-to-run transition. Unlocks his YAC ability right away.

— Above-average YAC ability. Largely wins with size and speed.

— Flashes of natural ball skills and hands. Doesn't lose concentration operating over the middle.

— Shows the effort and strength to be a useful blocker down the line.

NEGATIVES

— Enters the NFL without a ton of true in-line experience.

— Blocking technique needs improvement. Hands and feet can both be a little slow to adjust after initial contact.

— Ability to throttle down and snap off routes is lacking. Can be clunky at the top of routes. Expected of such a tall player.

2023 STATISTICS

— 12 G, 47 REC, 520 YDS (11.1 AVG), 8 TD

NOTES

— Born Nov. 2, 2000

— 3-star recruit in Texas' 2019 class, per 247Sports

— Transferred from Texas to TCU in 2022

— 2023 first-team All-Big 12

— Attended 2024 Senior Bowl

OVERALL

Jared Wiley is an older tight end prospect, but he has impressive size, speed and yards-after-the-catch ability.

Wiley isn't hard to spot on film at 6'6" and 249 pounds. At TCU, Wiley played all over the formation, including as an H-back and out wide as a legit receiver. Wiley also played some in-line snaps as well, but he was primarily a movable piece for the Horned Frogs.

That was for good reason. Wiley's best traits are his speed and graceful movement across the field, which TCU unlocked by allowing him to be more of a receiver. Wiley excelled on crossers, slants, and wheel routes, all of which mostly let him stride out with limited route-running nuance required.

Wiley uses those same traits with the ball in his hands. He is quick to transition from receiver to runner. Once he makes that transition, Wiley shows the speed and balance to be a real weapon out in the open field.

Wiley also makes good on his frame as a receiver. He isn't exactly a jump-ball winner like Jimmy Graham, but Wiley shows good concentration and hand-eye coordination to snap his hands to the ball. He can even do so in traffic over the middle.

However, Wiley may struggle in the NFL with sharper routes. He is not a detailed, snappy route-runner right now. Stick routes, digs, and out-breakers don't look as smooth for Wiley as other, looser routes do.

Wiley will also need work as a blocker, especially in-line. He is certainly big and strong enough to do it, and he plays with the right effort, but both his feet and hands are slow right now. Wiley struggles to keep on blocks.

Wiley is a good dice roll for a team that wants flexibility and explosive potential with its TE2. Wiley can line up all over and offer easy-to-access YAC skills. At the same time, Wiley needs a lot of work as a route-runner and blocker to be a true TE1, which is a tough place to be for a 23-year-old prospect.

GRADE: 6.6 (Potential Role Player/Contributor — 4th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 116

POSITION RANK: TE5

PRO COMPARISON: Taller Austin Hooper

Written by B/R NFL Scout Derrik Klassen

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