2023 NFL Draft Diamonds Scouting Report: Camren McDonald, TE, Florida State

Camren McDonald is a reliable receiving TE in Florida State's offense. Hula Bowl scout Ryan Jaffe breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of McDonald as an NFL Prospect in this article. — Camren McDonald is a reliable receiving TE in Florida State’s offense. Hula Bowl scout Ryan Jaffe breaks down the strengths and weaknesses of McDonald as an NFL Prospect in this article.

Player Data

Name, Jersey #	Camren McDonald, #87
School (Code)	FLST
DOB, Class Yr	5/30/1999, RSSR
Height, Weight	6040, 236
40 Yd Dash	4.75
Arms, Hands	3200, 0900
Position/Depth	TE / Starter
Honors/Captainship	Bill McGrotha Award
Season Viewed (yr)	2022, 2021
Games Watched	SCCL, NCST, FLUN, NCUN
Scout Name / Date	Ryan Jaffe / 10/20/22

Per Year Stats (Most Recent First)

2022	7 GP, 12 Rec, 170 Yds
2021	12 GP, 24 Rec, 243 Yds, 2 TD
2020	9 GP, 23 Rec, 263 Yds, 2 TD
2019	13 GP, 6 Rec, 43 Yds
2018	11 GP

Player Summary:

RS Sr. Three year starting TE who aligns out wide as a bigger bodied WR. Undersized at his position, standing at 6’4” and 236 lbs; he is best used in the passing game. He has a lean and muscular frame, with a thicker middle body and thick thighs, while also having shorter arms and small hands. As a blocker, he is a fierce, competitive prospect fighting through the whistle, while in the passing game, he has good reliable hands. In the run game, succeeds due to his physicality, inside hand placement, and effort fighting from snap to finish. He struggles to sustain blocks against LBs and DL due to his shorter arms and lack of strength, allowing defenders between the tackles to keep an arm free, then being able to shed and make a play on the ball. As an inline blocker in pass pro, he displays good timing of his hands firing, however, can get pushed back into the QB due to average leverage. Good blocker when flexed out, being able to mirror DBs feet and latch on due to good hand placement, then overpowering smaller defenders, creating lanes for the ball carrier in Screen/RPO game. As a pass catcher, he is solid off the line against Off, however, can struggle against Press/Press Jam due to a lack of footwork and physicality on his release and into his route stem. At the top of his routes, he struggles to separate due to a lack of decisiveness whilst having no sinkage of the hips. Against Z/C, he displays good mental processing, being able to find the seam and track the football. Displays good hands, being a natural catcher of the football. Good adjustment to balls placed behind or in front of him, then being able to have the body control to contort his body mid air to make the catch. Demonstrates ability to make contested catches by taking hits in mid air and coming down with the football. Good YAC, showing solid COD and balance, keeping a low center of gravity and evading defenders.