Titan_FANatic
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Jonathan Orr
WR | (6'2 ", 198, 4.41) | WISCONSIN
Scouts Grade: 62 |  | Selected by: Tennessee Titans
Round: 6
Pick (Overall): 3(172) |
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 Doug Benc/Getty Images (WR) Jonathan Orr - WISCONSIN
Weaknesses: An erratic performer. Gets frustrated by his role in a run-oriented offensive scheme. Is lean and needs to add bulk. Not overly strong or physical. Is an inconsistent route runner. Seems to lack recognition skills, instincts and savvy. He gears down too much when going into his breaks and he telegraphs his intermediate routes too often. He simply disappears from games. Lacks the playmaking skills of a clutch and/or consistent performer. He does not show the know-how to separate as a short-to-intermediate route runner. He becomes tentative when working over the middle of the field. His hands and concentration are inconsistent. Also, he is a willing blocker but shows poor technique and strength to sustain at times.
Overall: Orr redshirted in 2001 before taking over as a 13-game starter in 2002. He finished his redshirt freshman season with 47 receptions for 842 yards and eight touchdowns, but he had some injury problems in 2003 and he also took a backseat to Lee Evans, who returned healthy that season. Orr finished the 2003 season with just seven receptions for 117 yards, starting just one of 13 games played that year. Fully healthy and with Evans (Bills first round pick in 2004) moved on to the NFL, Orr resumed his role as a starter opposite Brandon Williams in 2004 but he failed to live up to expectations with just 13 receptions for 177 yards and three TDs. As a senior in 2005, Orr finished with 688 yards and eight TDs on 40 receptions. Orr was a lot more productive as a senior than he was the previous two seasons, but he still has to be considered an underachiever and erratic performer when looking at the full body of work. Orr has good overall size and explosive top-end speed. He flashes game-breaking qualities at times (see Indiana, Northwestern and Penn State in 2005) but will completely disappear from games at other times (see Michigan, Illinois and Iowa in 2005). Orr must become much more consistent as a route runner and more physical and aggressive as a football player in order to make it as an NFL contributor. There is no question that Orr has better NFL "measurables" than his teammate Williams, but Orr is nowhere near as polished or reliable. That's why Williams should come off the board a round or two higher than when Orr is selected, likely as a developmental prospect early on Day 2.
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by Mel Kiper, Jr.
Jonathan Orr (WR) - Wisconsin
Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 197
40: 4.43
A starter each of his 4 years in Madison, Orr finally started to put it all together in 2005 and became a more reliable option in the Badgers' passing attack. He was a first team All-Michigan selection as a high school senior in Detroit in 2000 after averaging more than 30 yards per reception and scoring 11 TD's. A well rounded kid, he was also the school's class president.
After a redshirt season with Wisconsin in 2001, Orr started 13 of the 14 games in which he appeared, and led the team with 842 yards receiving and 8 TD's on 47 receptions, for a healthy 17.9-yard average. He scored a TD in 5 straight games and topped the 100-yard mark twice, including vs. UNLV (7-150, TD) and vs. Ohio St. (4-107, TD). Orr's production plummeted as a 3rd year sophomore, as he only started 1 game, and caught just 7 passes on the year, with no TD's.
He was still a marginal performer in 2004, finishing with just 13 receptions for 177 yards, though he scored 3 times, which tied him for the team lead. Orr re-established himself as a go-to receiver this past season and recorded 688 yards and 8 TD's on 40 receptions (17.2 YPC). He started 12 of the 13 games in which he played and his 8 TD's led the Badgers. His highlight game was against Northwestern, where he was on the receiving end of 4 TD passes.
Like his teammate Brandon Williams, Orr played in all 51 games of his college career, and while his numbers were up and down, his 2005 production is probably the best indicator of his overall ability. He struggled with drops early on at Wisconsin and he had a bad habit of rounding off his patterns. This past season his routes were crisper and he did a better job of catching the ball and eliminating the costly drops that plagued his first 3 seasons. Orr finally started to put it all together and give a better indication of just where his true potential lies.
*Even so, there figures to be some mixed opinion with Orr when projecting him to the next level. He really wasn't a dependable wide-out until this past season, appearing to be no better than a later round possibility heading into 2005. How much of a push he made up the draft boards remains to be seen. *Combine Note: Ran a 4.44, didn't lift, and had a 35 1/2" vertical jump.
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Why?
Why did this kid go from a solid 800+ yard season in his first year to all but disapearing the next 2 seasons? What the hell happened? He played ok last year but didn't dominate. Hard to imagine he can amount to anything more than a special team player. Darrell hill anyone?
I'm wondering if this kid would have been drafted had we not jumped on him in rd 6.
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I think he would have been drafted. If not, he would have been a top UDFA. I saw him going as high as 4th round on some sites. He's a high upside guy, an underachiever. With good coaching, he has the ability to become really good, though probably never a number one. That's pretty much the kind of guy you want in the 6th and 7th rounds. Carlos Hall was that kind of pick. So was Renaldo Hill. And Clauss. All have contributed to our team. Of course, a lot of these guys failed to make it, despite enormous potential (Todd Williams, e.g.). But it was a good pick at that point. He was rated much higher on the Titans draft board. They waited because they didn't really need a WR. |
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