Overview

Position: TE

College: Bowling Green

Class: Junior

Age: 20

 

Measurables

Height: 6’3 1/4″

Weight: 241 lbs.

Arm length: 32 1/4″

Hand size: 9 1/4″

 

Athletic testing

40-yard dash: 4.71 sec.

10-yard split: 1.56 sec.

Vertical jump: 34.0”

Broad jump: 118.0”

Bench press: 22 reps

3-cone drill: 6.97 sec.

Short shuttle: 4.39 sec.

 

Strengths

Very instinctive overall player. Tremendous pacing and speed running routes to set up cuts that create separation. Extremely quick breaking off short routes and bursting to create separation. Fast to get a step on drag routes. Crisp on slant routes. Smooth on quick out routes and into the flat. Excellent feet on pivot routes. Quick to throttle down on stop routes. Great feel to work back to the ball on underneath routes with defenders closing in. Impressive feel and awareness in general. Sets opponents up with inside leans on corner routes. Will use physicality to separate at the top of routes. Will lean into opponents with subtle pushes to create separation. Sudden breaking off vertical routes and really sells going deep. Skillset to run complex routes and double moves. Quick and sudden on releases to beat the press. Excellent acceleration and good long speed. Very smooth running routes down the seam. Terrific hands and catch focus. Soft hands to reach for balls over his head. Exceptional ability to adjust and secure back-shoulder passes. Very smooth catching the ball in stride and turning into a runner. Will subtly work upfield while catching the ball to maximize run-after-catch damage. Has shake and elusiveness with the ball. Tremendous strength and balance to break tackles. Lowers his shoulder with power. Natural athleticism leaving his feet. Plenty of experience with split and slot alignments. Lined up outside the numbers. Targeted on quick screens and shovel passes. Used as a wildcat quarterback. Excellent ball-carrier vision. Great effort and moves his feet to get in front of opponents in space to block. Very accurate staying in front of opponents to drive as a blocker in space. Runs to the ball and looks for defenders to block. Strong hands to stay attached to opponents and will get them on the ground. Does a nice job pinning down to seal on the edge. Works to block defensive ends on down blocks. Flashes terrific impact strength on movement blocks. Used as a blocker from the backfield. Team player who celebrates success and works to aid as a blocker or push the pile. Arm talent to throw on trick plays.

 

Weaknesses

Less than prototypical size. Somewhat plodding trying to fight through contact as a route runner. Needs to be better fighting through physicality in coverage to complete his route. Can be inconsistent bringing in passes on his back hip on underneath routes. Has some misses as a blocker when not focused.

 

NFL comparison

Isaiah Likely

 

Conclusion

Overall, Fannin is an extremely well-rounded tight end with great instincts, play speed, smoothness, strength, and ability as a route runner. He should be a potential first-round selection with the skillset to be used in a variety of roles and alignments.

 

Big Board ranking: #29 | Positional ranking: #2