Cowboys UDFA can go from underdog to top dog if he fixes these issues
Rodgers demonstrates strength as a receiver with a large catch radius and toughness after the catch.
With OTAs just around the corner for the Dallas Cowboys, the battle for the final 53-man roster spots will be intense. Can local UDFA signing DJ Rodgers make his way into the mix? Staying in the Dallas area after playing his college football down the road at TCU in Fort Worth, his production in the Big 12 gives him a solid baseline.
Still, fighting through a crowded depth chart means he will have to prove his worth early and often during summer workouts. The tight end can do so by showing his ability as a receiving threat. Rodgers' quickest path to sticking around is making himself indispensable to tight ends coach Lunda Wells and the special teams units.
While Jake Ferguson and Breyvn Spann-Ford hold down the top of the depth chart, the battle for the third and fourth tight end spots is wide open. DJ Rodgers pro-day measurements HT: 6-foot-3 WT: 258 pounds Vertical jump: 31. 5" Bench press: 15 reps Broad Jump : 10'00" 40 yard dash: 4.
65 seconds 20 yd split: 2. 77 seconds 10 yd split: 1. 70 seconds Shuttle: 4.