Thursday, March 26, 2020

UMass Football News--March 26th, 2020

Former UMass broadcaster Josh Maurer may have had the Coronavirus, but was unable to get tested.

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Isaiah Rogers killed it during his Pro Day. As a DB he went 12-12 GP-GS 23 UT 12 AT 42 TT 3-10 TFL and 4-58 INT.

In punt returns Rogers went 11-120 42 LONG.

In kickoff returns, he totaled 53-1295 24.4 AVE 87 long.

He led FBS in total kick return yards by a wide margin. He was 26th in yards per return.

None of the NFL draft pundits have reacted to Rogers' Pro Day numbers. Any team picking him is going to get a bargain .

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Tajae Sharpe joins the Vikings.

Vikings press release on signing Sharpe.

Sports Illustrated has a good article on Sharpe. From the article:

"Sharpe, however, made good use of the opportunities he got in his final season with Tennessee.

He played fewer than half the snaps on offense for the first time in his career but finished second on the team with four touchdown receptions. He was one of two Titans wide receivers (Adam Humphries was the other) with a catch percentage that exceeded 70 percent (a career-high 71.4 percent). Also, 20 of his 25 receptions (80 percent) resulted in first downs."

Sharpe didn't get targeted a lot at Tennessee. When he was, he did good. Sharpe's 2019 highlights.

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