2017 NFL Draft Profile: Speedy Noil and Ricky Seals-Jones

Texas A&M football’s most unexpected pair of NFL Draft entrees, both Speedy Noil and Ricky Seals-Jones hope to secure a late round selection.

Ricky Seals-Jones

In his first game at Texas A&M, Ricky Seals-Jones caught a 71 yard touchdown pass from Johnny Manziel. On that very play, he suffered a lower body injury which ended his freshman season. One game, three catches, and that was it. That touchdown might have been the high point of what was largely a tantalizingly “almost great” Texas A&M career.

Seals-Jones caught 10 touchdown passes in 34 games for the Aggies. Not a pedestrian amount of scoring, but a far cry from the expectations he had coming out of high school. He was a five star receiver, and the No. 25 player in the Class of 2013.

Rather that flourish in Kevin Sumlin‘s receiver friendly offense, he found himself taking a back seat to Mike Evans, Josh Reynolds, and Christian Kirk. His only touchdown in his final season came in the Aggies’ bowl loss to Kansas State. That said, the grab was pretty incredible.

His college production isn’t going to get him drafted, but his sheer size might. Seals-Jones checked in at 6-foot 5-inches and 243 pounds at the NFL Combine. He isn’t slow, but his body more closely profiles that of a tight end than a wide receiver. That’s no surprise to Seals-Jones. He’s posted videos on social media of workouts in the three-point stance.

He was used primarily as an inside wide receiver in college, but the tight end position will be more or less brand new for Seals-Jones. That’s not to say the transition is impossible, however that position change makes him a project-pick rather than a plug-and-play option.