Is Colt Lyerla Worth the Risk as an NFL Undrafted Free Agent?

May 13, 2014   ·   Michael Schottey   ·   Jump to comments

In the not-too-distant past, former Oregon tight end Colt Lyerla was a potential first-round pick. Now, he's still waiting for a chance to latch on as a tryout player for one of the 32 NFL teams that passed on him time and again in the draft. 
It's a bed he made, and now he's lying in it...waiting for the phone to ring. 
Lyerla, only 21, is an absolute beast of a draft prospect at 6'4", 242 pounds. As a junior in high school, he provided one of the most electric plays in recent memory and was featured on SportsCenter. His team won a state championship, and he spurned offers from Nebraska, Miami, California, Oklahoma, Tennessee, USC, UCLA and more in favor of the Oregon Ducks—just a couple of hours away. 
According to NFL.com, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.61 seconds—only one-hundredth of a second slower than first-round pick Eric Ebron (albeit at eight pounds lighter). He has a 39-inch vertical leap, which was tops among tight ends at this year'...

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