2020 NFL Draft: TCU WR Jalen Reagor is faster than you think

TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor is the best 2020 NFL draft prospect no-one seems to be talking about right now.

The debate over who will be the top wide receiver prospect for the 2020 NFL draft will be hotly contested throughout the fall and well into draft season. There are a few obvious candidates like Alabama’s Jerry Jeudy and Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb, but there’s another name to keep an eye on who could end up challenging for early first-round consideration next April.

TCU’s Jalen Reagor, who I touched on in our Summer Scouting series, is criminally under-discussed at this point in the run-up to the 2019 college football season. Here’s part of my assessment of his game:

“Athletically, Reagor will have few peers in the 2020 NFL draft class. He’s a true one-stepper — he gets to full speed instantly — and has fluid change-of-direction skills and flexibility. He doesn’t have to gear down before making sharp cuts. He’s a stud in the open field and once he gets behind the defense, he’s gone.”

On Wednesday, Reagor was added to Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks List” for this season. According to Feldman, Reagor has some pretty remarkable measurables.

“The 5-11, 195-pound junior clocked a blazing 4.29 40, and his power numbers are also impressive: a 620-pound squat, a 380-pound bench and a 380-pound clean,” Feldman wrote.

I knew Reagor was fast after watching his tape; I didn’t know he was that fast.

To put his 4.29 40-yard dash into perspective, Reagor would’ve been the fastest wide receiver at the 2019 NFL combine. Parris Campbell (Colts) ran a 4.31 and led the pack this year.

Reagor isn’t just a speed guy, either. He’s a schooled route-runner and was highly productive for the Horned Frogs in 2018. He had 72 catches for 1,061 yards and nine touchdowns last season, and enters 2019 with 17 touchdown catches over his first two years on campus.

Keep a close eye on Reagor as the calendar flips from September to October. Sure, he’s already on the radar. But he could become a surprise candidate for WR1 by the time we enter the midway point in the season.