Rams held private workout with WR/KR Jock Sanders

by Ryan Van Bibber on Mar 22, 2011 9:15 AM CDT in 2011 NFL Draft

The St. Louis Rams worked out West Virginia WR/KR Jock Sanders recently, putting him through wide receiver and running back drills. Sanders is a jack of all trades in the Dexter McCluster mode, and during his time at WV he played in all three roles, seeing most of his snaps as a receiver.

Like McCluster, Sanders is a smaller player, just 5'7" 181 lbs. Sanders scant size doesn't lack for strength though. He put up 19 reps on the bench press at the Combine. As far as his workout with the Rams, Sanders described it to the National Football Post like this:

The teams have been excited to see my routes and they seem impressed. I think they were a little surprised to see what I could do at running back and see the endurance I had doing all the drills at both positions.

Here's Jock Sanders' scouting report from NFL Draft Scout, which portrays a quick, elusive runner who has a similar skill set as similar players listed at running back that the Rams have talked to over the last couple months, guys like Derrick Locke or Sanders' teammate Noel Devine. Sanders is projected as a late-round pick or possible free agent.

On a related West Virginia note, the Rams have also shown interest in 6'4" safety Robert Sands.

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This is kind of interesting, in a Darren Sproles sorta way

He’s an inch taller and 10 pounds lighter than sproles, but if their thinking WR, his NFL combine page is very unflattering.

A few of the con’s:

Sanders is a drastically undersized slot receiver and return prospect who does not possess elite athleticism or big-play potential….isn’t a refined prospect and doesn’t have a high ceiling…….not an overly fluid route-runner, rounds off routes, and gathers in and out of his breaks…..tiny catch radius…..not a consistent vertical threat and doesn’t have great open-field ability. Has off-the-field issues and character needs to be investigated.

Most of that is specific to WR though. If he has jitterbug skills in a change-of-pace kind of running back, he might be more valuable as a late round flyer.

by CoachConnors on Mar 22, 2011 11:32 AM CDT reply actions