Blue roundup: Former Dallas Cowboys vice president of player personnel offers high praise for McKay Jacobson
BYU's #6 McKay Jacobson makes a long reception keeping a last minute drive alive as BYU and Utah State play Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at Lavell Edwards Stadium.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Former vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys Gil Brandt has high praise for former BYU receiver McKay Jacobson. Jacobson was one of 10 former Cougars who worked out on Pro Day last week in Provo.
"The former highly touted high school player projects as a slot receiver," Brandt writes. "I think he’ll be drafted in the seventh round or so. Jacobson has the chance to be a very good pro player."
Brandt, who has spent the last eight years as NFL.com's main personnel guru, also breaks down the Pro Day performance of other Cougar players.
Watch a video on WSUCougars.com of an interview with first-year Washington State coach Mike Leach after his team's first spring scrimmage. BYU and WSU will meet in the season-opener on Sept. 1.
Is the BYU football team going to use new, black uniforms next season? CBSsports.com investigates the possibility.
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Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..
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Sorry, touchdown, wrong school. Pink is washed out red!
Chubbick
I don't quite understand how Jacobsen's lackluster performance at BYU is Bronco's fault. Jacobsen was given every opportunity and last year had a receiver's coach, Cahoon, that I am quite sure knows what he is More..
Why isn't Bronco able to see the potential that others see in his players. Bronco continues to make huge errors in the evaluation of his talent on the roster. McKay Jacobsen last 3 years has looked completely ordinary and now according to More..