Split Ends ~ for those who don't know but are interested in knowing ~ are, unlike their fellow "Wide Receivers", the SlotBack and the FlankerBack, technically Linemen, like those 300 Pound Grizzlies that man the Trenches!!
Being Linemen, they are indeed required to line up on the Line of Scrimmage before the Snap, unlike the others.
Because this places them nose to nose with the opposing CornerBack ~ whereas the SlotBacks and Flankers are allowed to align a couple steps back, thus affording them more room to maneuver ~ they need to be much bigger.
*Please do note, though: Schematically, the Split End is whoever lines up as the Split End...But for the purposes of these Scouting Reports, I am applying this NomenClature to those who are Split Ends by trade, so to speak: Those whose Skills Sets apply best to that particular Job Description. What their Coaches might do with them, once they're drafted, is another matter all together. Ditto, the Flankers and SlotBacks. In any case, many play multiple Roles.
I didn't know OTG had a site.
Release ~ Poor. Not physical enough.
Routing ~ Raw.
Separation ~ Mediocre. Lacks exceptional Fluidity & Ricochet.
Catching ~ Outstanding. Great Hands & HighPointing.
Navigation ~ Decent.
Blocking ~ Fair to Middling.
"Blank" might be the best Split End in this entire Class, in The Red Zone.
The problem, of course, is getting there.
"Blank" doesn't strike me as a guy who's going to be able to give you much help Moving The Chains.
Which 2012 prospect was he talking about?
