INDIANAPOLIS — If there is any particular statistic that shows former TCU Horned Frogs receiver Jalen Reagor had a tough time his junior year, it took Pro Football Focus to measure it.
According to PFF data compiled by NFL.com’s Graham Barfield, Reagor had the lowest instance of accurate passes thrown to him among the entire receiver class for the 2020 NFL Draft. The 5-11, 205-pounder saw an accurate pass 31% of the time.
No doubt having three quarterbacks take snaps for the Horned Frogs in Max Duggan, Alex Delton, and Michael Collins influenced that percentage, as well as TCU’s 5-7 record with a 3-6 mark in Big 12 play.
Quality QB play is obviously a large part trying to evaluate wide receivers coming into the NFL.
Using PFF data, here is how often the 2020 WR class saw an accurate pass on their targets: pic.twitter.com/1DleCybZKe
— Graham Barfield (@GrahamBarfield) February 27, 2020
However, Reagor won’t blame his three signal callers for his down year of 43 catches for 611 yards and five touchdowns.
“I was say it was just rhythm,” Reagor told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine Wednesday. “I was going back to practice and it was a different quarterback or just being like a receiver and a quarterback you have to have rhythm with your quarterback. And it was hard to get on track sometimes.”
Reagor had caught 72 passes for 1,061 yards and nine touchdowns in his sophomore season. The expectations were the son of former NFL defensive end Montae Reagor would exceed those numbers in his junior year, not fall below them.
However, Reagor took the opportunity to demonstrate he could excel in other areas as a receiver.
“I felt like it was time to show my real character and how that I can lead without the ball, lead without being I was getting the ball 12 times a game,” said Reagor. “So, I just felt like it was showing teams what I could without the ball.”
The Houston Texans already have a receiver with that type of character in three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins. If the Texans choose to get younger at wideout and release Will Fuller, Reagor could be a mid-round target Houston could use to upgrade the position.