The Los Angeles Rams announced on Thursday that they won’t be meeting with any prospects before the draft, nor will they host any as part of their 30 allotted pre-draft visits. This, of course, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has halted just about every sporting event in the country.
However, the Rams met with a pair of tight ends in Oregon on Wednesday before that change was made, including one who played two sports in college. On the same night they visited Oregon tight end Jacob Breeland, the Rams also met with Oregon State’s Noah Togiai.
Togiai went through a workout Thursday as part of the school’s pro day and he posted some impressive numbers, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Draft sleeper alert: Oregon State tight end (and former basketball player) Noah Togiai posted a 4.69 40, 9'9" broad jump, 33.5 vertical, 4.30 short shuttle and 7.19 3-cone at pro day. He met with the #Rams the night before. pic.twitter.com/KRK09PtvR7
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 12, 2020
Toiai was a guard at Oregon State as a freshman in 2015-2016, though he only played two games. In February 2016, he committed to football and left the basketball team that he walked onto.
It wasn’t until his redshirt sophomore year in 2017 that he got significant playing time, catching 34 passes for 461 yards and two touchdowns, leading the team in receptions and yards. In 2018, he caught just 10 passes for 77 yards, but last season, he played 12 games and caught 44 passes for 406 yards and three touchdowns to put himself on the draft map.
Though he didn’t attend the combine, Togiai is an intriguing prospect leading up to the draft, showing good explosiveness and an ability to work the seam.
He does need to work on his hands, quickness and blocking, but as a developmental prospect, his skill set has potential.
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