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Arizona Cardinals Potential Draft Pick: Cornelius Ingram

Cornelius Ingram, TE Florida

6'4 & 245 lbs.

Ultimately, Ingram seems like another Leonard Pope; a big, underachieving tight end who doesn't play with any kind of passion. But he's been projected on some mock drafts for the Cardinals in the later rounds so now's the time to get to know him.

Combine Results:Notes_medium

  • 40-Yard Dash: 4.68
  • Bench Press: 21
  • Vertical Jump: 33.0
  • Broad Jump: 9'2
  • 3-Cone Drill: 7.12

Positives: Ingram is a big tight end that has the ideal frame and muscle mass for the NFL. He's still has plenty to gain and it wouldn't affect his speed either. Ingram was formally a quarterback in college and made the transition to tight end early. He was able to bulk up, learn the position, and develop into one of the top tight ends in the nation. Due to his previous position, Ingram has good peripheral vision and has soft hands. He's a strong athlete and is an animal in the weight-room. He has above average speed and can out-run most linebackers. He uses his natural ability to gain extra yardage after the catch. He's a decent route-runner and gets off of jams fairly quickly. He will often extend to make a play and he has enough of a vertical to go up for the big catch. 

Negatives: Ingram is a project player and still needs more experience to help a team in the NFL right away. He's your classic under-achiever and needs something to motivate him. He needs to polish more parts of his game and struggles to learn quickly. He can often make bonehead mistakes or line up incorrectly. He's more fit as a slot receiver and could make the transition in the NFL. He doesn't play with a passion and needs to develop a stronger work ethic. He tried quitting 2 times at Florida and most believe that he doesn't strive to win. He's not an NFL-ready  blocker, and only is a productive blocker in the secondary. He goes with the motion when running routes and he won't sacrifice his body to make a catch.

Overview: Ingram is a work in progress and has all the tools the be a good tight end in the NFL. He has the size, speed, and athletic ability, but needs to improve in more important areas like blocking and playing with intensity. If he can stay healthy and learn under the wing of a veteran tight end, he can eventually develop in a quality starter.

Projected Round: Late 2nd - Late 3rd

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Why he should be a Cardinal: Ingram should be a Cardinal because they haven't had a pro-bowl worthy tight end for their time in the desert, and they need someone to eventually become one. Ingram is a project but he can certainly develop given the right opportunity. He's a pass-catching tight end and makes his best contributions receiving short dump-off passes.

How he would fit into the offense: Ingram would primarily play special teams in his first season. He needs time to tweak his game and gain more knowledge of the position. He would likely play when the game is already over or in the preseason catching balls from St. Pierre.

Similar NFL Players: Dustin Keller, Leonard Pope

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good comparison with leonard pope actually.

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by wongy on Apr 5, 2009 1:19 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know where I can find some footage of this guy?

I can’t seem to find anything and I didn’t watch a lot of Florida football this year so… Any help would be great.

I hate the new "protect the QB" rules, but its ok because it's still legal to chip the QB's fingernail polish, but if you tear his skirt it's a 10 yard penalty & an automatic 1st Down.

by Aces on Apr 5, 2009 4:28 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

No thank you

We have enough TE’s and I am really not all that enthused by another project. I am kinda OK with Spach, Patrick, Becht and Pope. I am not saying that I would be wholeheartedly against drafting a TE in the middle rounds, but a project guy coming off a torn ACL? Yeah, I’ll pass.

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by Red Reign on Apr 5, 2009 4:50 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

your totally stupid if you think this guy is "under-achiever and needs something to motivate him"

1st- there are many reason why a guy wants to leave a school, not quit, than “he doesn’t strive to win”…. who wouldnt leave if this happen: your a top 10 nationally ranked high school quarterback, go to a elite college program to play QB, the coach the recruited you is fired(1st thought of leaving), a new coach comes in and brings in a QB that he recruited, by the way his name was tim tebow, who started seeing playing time his freshman year and your a redshirt freshman(2nd thought of leaving). do you fault him?

2nd- he only played 23 games as i TE after switching from QB, he had to gain 50-60 lbs, that shows work ethic, he switched from QB to TE in 2005 in the period of the last game of regular season and the bowl game, i do not think he “struggles to learn quickly”

with his blocking i somewhat agree, it not that he cannot, its that he needs to prove that he can. he was not asked to block in the florida offense. remember this is an offense where there fullback is the QB.
this guy will be an asset to any team, hes a physical matchup problem for any defense, faster than Linebackers and will greatly over power Defensive backs. this guy is the best TE in the draft!!!!!

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by gatorfan352 on Apr 6, 2009 10:57 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

wait, wait, wait

He gained 50 to 60 pounds to play TE so you’re saying that he came to Florida as a 6’4 185 pound QB?

I find that somewhat hard to believe and I find it even harder to believe that the coaching staff saw a guy under 200 pounds and thought he’d make a great TE.

Also, running a 4.68 doesn’t mean that he’s faster than linebackers.

by Bezekira on Apr 7, 2009 7:18 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

look at the pictures on the link. (there are some high school pictures.) he went to florida under 200lbs. he played football and basketball for university of florida. as you may know it has been a trend to convert basketball players to te over the years. he ran 4.68 at combine and 4.54 at florida pro day

by gatorfan352 on Apr 7, 2009 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

check this

this is a more accurate blog

link

by gatorfan352 on Apr 6, 2009 11:02 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Your blog doesn’t agree with me, you are an inaccurate blog.

Dude, it’s a write-up that I’m sure is culled from many sources and the concensus must be that he has some issues, WHICH YOU DON’T DENY. I’m sure you’ve been a Gator fan ever since Urban Meyer got there, but calm down. This isn’t an indictment of your school.

by KDean75 on Apr 7, 2009 6:21 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Relax. My wife is a probably bigger gator fan than you and she is fine with him and tebow playing TE in the NFL. Don’t hate the playa, hate the, well yeah playa. If he was good enough he would have remained at QB. Think Matt Jones. And if he was fast enough he would have been a WR and not a TE. Think Matt Jones again. Hopefully he can break that cycle and perform well in the pros. But if not, so be it. On the upside, Anquan was a top 10 QB recruit going to FSU and look at him now. Just let this thing play out and quit buggin’.

by hevchv on Apr 7, 2009 7:10 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

what issues beside proving that he can block?

by gatorfan352 on Apr 7, 2009 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check this.

Look here if you want a more in depth look at Ingram. I did see him play several times and found a few scouting reports and based on what I gathered, thats where I ended up.

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by Andrew602 on Apr 7, 2009 9:30 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

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