Jets Eyeing Illinois Receiver?

[JOHNNY JOHNSON]

According to reports, it looks like Jets WR coach Henry Ellard was in attendance last week at the Illinois pro day to watch early round prospect Arrelious Benn.

While Illinois may not have produced a good record last season (3-9), it still managed to develop several elite prospects. The best of those players is WR Arrelious Benn (6-foot 7/8, 218 pounds), who performed for wide receiver coaches from the Bengals, Jets, Patriots, Browns and Dolphins. Benn was put through intense position drills after the workout, running routes and catching balls for an extra hour and 15 minutes.

As for the workout, Benn had a sensational outing. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.42 and 4.40 seconds, had a 37 1/2-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump, a 4.32-second short shuttle and a 6.79-second three-cone drill.

Last year, when the Jets had the 17th pick, the team sent Henry Ellard to scout Percy Harvin, DHB, and Jeremy Maclin among others. While he was in Urbana, we wouldn’t blame Ellard if his eye wandered to WR Jeff Cumberland – who looks to be a late round (6th or 7th round) pick that might interest the Jets.

E. Weeks wrote about Benn last month. In their most recent mocks, Kiper currently has Benn ranked 27th, and going 21st overall. McShay does not have Benn in the first round.

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Bassett

[Beerfish]

This guy has gone under the radar a bit lately. I have no idea what to think about him.

[SyracuseJet]

The Jets are going to "eye" every prospect from now until the draft...

[bitonti]

benn is underrated... better pick at 61 than 29 but i doubt he makes it that far down the board.

[augustiniak]

Originally Posted by SyracuseJet

The Jets are going to "eye" every prospect from now until the draft...

Eye think you're right

[Paradis]

Originally Posted by bitonti

benn is underrated... better pick at 61 than 29 but i doubt he makes it that far down the board.

True (not the underrated part, he's right where he should be) but that 29 doesn't bode for us taking a WR.

Besides the fact that we don't need one that badly, 29 is too early for guys like Benn, Williams, Decker etc, but they'll all be gone at 61

Next year there's plenty of juice to squeeze

[crasherino]

Originally Posted by Paradis

True (not the underrated part, he's right where he should be) but that 29 doesn't bode for us taking a WR.

Besides the fact that we don't need one that badly, 29 is too early for guys like Benn, Williams, Decker etc, but they'll all be gone at 61

Next year there's plenty of juice to squeeze

Decker will be gone by 61? The guy has never been considered one of the top WRs and he's been injured this whole offseason. I liked the guy when I've seen him play, but considering the WRs out there, I'll be shocked if he goes in the first 2 rounds.

Re Benn, for whatever reason, I always though he was taller. I think I often confuse Benn and Lafell's measurables for some reason. 6'1 220 ain't to shabby though. Especially when running a 4.42.

[augustiniak]

i don't think the jets would consider benn in the first round.

[Paradis]

Originally Posted by crasherino

Decker will be gone by 61? The guy has never been considered one of the top WRs and he's been injured this whole offseason. I liked the guy when I've seen him play, but considering the WRs out there, I'll be shocked if he goes in the first 2 rounds.

Re Benn, for whatever reason, I always though he was taller. I think I often confuse Benn and Lafell's measurables for some reason. 6'1 220 ain't to shabby though. Especially when running a 4.42.

well maybe i'm pushing it with Decker ya. But he's right there after the first wave of Bryant,Thomas,Benn,Tate,Williams. He could easily be the next guy that goes off the board. Mayock's been tooting Decker's horn as of late, and there's stock in the idea of taking a more "prototypical" WR than spending a 2nd pick on the some of the gadget/undersized/situational WRs.


They'll be a run on WRs in the 2nd rnd

[GreenJoe]

Originally Posted by SyracuseJet

The Jets are going to "eye" every prospect from now until the draft...

Exactly. They'll go to a ton of pro days, they interviewed many people at the combine. They'll probably bring in 20 guys (at least) for personal workouts.

At the end of draft weekend, they'll probably have 4 or 5 new players, 1 or 2 of which they either didn't interview or didn't invite to a workout.

If someone made a list of everyone they worked out or interviewed or saw at a pro day, they'd end up with a list of probably 120 - 180 people. Who knows - maybe more! My gut tells me we'll end up with 4 from a trade up scenario. To me that seems to be about 2 or 3 percent of the "names" someone could compile.

But who am I kidding - all this speculation is fun.

Don't believe a word the Jets say, and don't believe that they're interested if they work someone out - Just believe that we have a FO who does ALL their homework.

[JOHNNY JOHNSON]

Originally Posted by GreenJoe

Exactly. They'll go to a ton of pro days, they interviewed many people at the combine. They'll probably bring in 20 guys (at least) for personal workouts.

At the end of draft weekend, they'll probably have 4 or 5 new players, 1 or 2 of which they either didn't interview or didn't invite to a workout.

If someone made a list of everyone they worked out or interviewed or saw at a pro day, they'd end up with a list of probably 120 - 180 people. Who knows - maybe more! My gut tells me we'll end up with 4 from a trade up scenario. To me that seems to be about 2 or 3 percent of the "names" someone could compile.

But who am I kidding - all this speculation is fun.

Don't believe a word the Jets say, and don't believe that they're interested if they work someone out - Just believe that we have a FO who does ALL their homework.

Obviously.


... I mean that's what this sh!t is all about

[Untouchable]

Demaryius Thomas
Dez Bryant
Golden Tate
Damian Williams
Mardy Gilyard


WR's that I favor over Benn.