Daniel Jackson invited to NFL combine

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NotAFanOfBecky said:
Glad to hear! If he can show enough wheels I could see him getting drafted. Great route runner and fantastic hands. Speed is the ? For him.
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I think the strength angle and how he does on the bench press will also be important. He has all the skills, but the NFL (like most sports) has come to value raw physical tools over refined skills. Teams think they can take any strong/fast guy and get their skills up to pro level. I think Jackson is pretty much set in the skills department.
 



Jackson seems like the type that can thrive in the right system. He won't blow teams away with size or speed but has great hands and presumably runs great routes.

New England made a living with WR that didn't fit the mold during the Brady years.

Hopefully he is able to land in a great situation either through the draft or the UDFA route. Won't surprise me if he finds his way onto an NFL roster next year one way or the other.

Edit - Found this scouting breakdown. For what it is worth (which is know is very little when it comes to mock drafts) the writer projects him as a 4th rounder.

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Daniel Jackson, Minnesota: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Jackson was a four-star recruit from Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan. in the class of 2020
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MNVCGUY said:
Jackson seems like the type that can thrive in the right system. He won't blow teams away with size or speed but has great hands and presumably runs great routes.

New England made a living with WR that didn't fit the mold during the Brady years.

Hopefully he is able to land in a great situation either through the draft or the UDFA route. Won't surprise me if he finds his way onto an NFL roster next year one way or the other.

Edit - Found this scouting breakdown. For what it is worth (which is know is very little when it comes to mock drafts) the writer projects him as a 4th rounder.

sportstalk.substack.com

Daniel Jackson, Minnesota: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Jackson was a four-star recruit from Bishop Miege High School in Roeland Park, Kan. in the class of 2020
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Yeah I feel like he could work in a way similar to what Jarius Wright was for the Vikings. Not one of the top receivers on the team but a reliable, hard working option who can pick up a first down by running a good route.
 


I think he has a lot of skills. I would certainly be happy if the Vikings took a shot at him.

I’m hoping to round out our combine invites one or both of our cornerbacks Robinson or Walley get tabbed. I think they are both worthy.
 



Unfortunately I don't think his physical tools are amazing, which is what the combine is used for and why Jah Joyner will show out. DJack is great in every other area that they won't test at the combine. Hopefully he kills the interviews but that's the only upside I see for him there.
 

I always root for Gophers to make it in the NFL but it needs to be tempered with some realism. By count this board has 5 or 6 guys getting drafted? Considering that arguably our best 2 players from last year aren’t in the draft, it seems unlikely that a 7-5 Gopher team was packed with NFL players.
 

WoodburyTim said:
I always root for Gophers to make it in the NFL but it needs to be tempered with some realism. By count this board has 5 or 6 guys getting drafted? Considering that arguably our best 2 players from last year aren’t in the draft, it seems unlikely that a 7-5 Gopher team was packed with NFL players.
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Off the top of my head Ersery is a round-one prospect and Lindenberg, Joyner, Brosmer, Jackson, Striggow, and Walley all have shots at maybe rounds 5-7. Doubtful they all get drafted, if half do I’d call that a win.
 

The combine is perfect for Jackson. NFL teams don't need to watch much tape to know he has elite potential for route running and hands. he just needs to show he has good enough athletism. No one is thinking they are getting a burner with Jackson.
 




I'm a big fan of D Jackson and Justin Walley. Jackson has great footwork and can create separation at an elite level.
Anyone remember his TD vs Nebraska last year, or Michigan this year?
How about these two touchdowns vs MSU in 2022?
 

That's awesome and increases his draft potential. About 70% of the players at the combine get drafted. He's one of the guys that's hard to pin down where he will go in the draft. He has the hands, route running, production , and size to be a mid rounder but a may not test out as being fast enough or twitchy enough. But he has everything else you'd like in a WR and he wouldn't be the first WR that didn't test out as a freak that did well in the NFL.
 

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