Jordan Westerkamp

[MyBloodIsRed16]

He's a lot like the kid Ohio state had a few years back. Not overly athletic but caught everything. Bears picked him up as a unsigned free agent. Can't think of his name but pretty much gonna be the same career path

[swmohusker]

He's a lot like the kid Ohio state had a few years back. Not overly athletic but caught everything. Bears picked him up as a unsigned free agent. Can't think of his name but pretty much gonna be the same career path

Sanzenbacher. Think he was a little faster than westy and was invited to the combine, but solid comparison. Maybe a slower version of abbrederis from wiscy.

[Landlord]

 

 

Great Husker. Played awesome. Had tons of hype coming in, fulfilled most of it. Helped us win a ton of games and sold out his body for the school and fans.

 

We have our rose colored glasses on though to think he would ever really have a shot at the pros. Too short, too slow, not quick, often hurt, and not a good enough college QB throwing him passes to take a flyer on him.

 

Loved watching him play here and I'll always remember him from recruitment through tenure here. Great Husker career, Jordan.

It's just my opinion, but I think he's good enough to play in the pros. Size and speed isn't everything, if it was Steve Largent wouldn't be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I'm thinking its his durability that is his limiting factor.

 

In regards to the bold? Man, who can ever forget that behind the back catch? Isn't that the one that first had people calling him Westercatch? He certainly made more than his share of outstanding catches during his tenure here.

...Northwestern Hail Mary?

 

 

 

That's where we met

[HuskermanMike]

Best of luck to Westy in his future endeavors. It is tough to make it in the league and hopefully he gets to fulfill his dream by first staying healthy because he can catch everything that comes his way.

[broganreynik]

 

 

 

 

Great Husker. Played awesome. Had tons of hype coming in, fulfilled most of it. Helped us win a ton of games and sold out his body for the school and fans.

 

We have our rose colored glasses on though to think he would ever really have a shot at the pros. Too short, too slow, not quick, often hurt, and not a good enough college QB throwing him passes to take a flyer on him.

 

Loved watching him play here and I'll always remember him from recruitment through tenure here. Great Husker career, Jordan.

It's just my opinion, but I think he's good enough to play in the pros. Size and speed isn't everything, if it was Steve Largent wouldn't be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I'm thinking its his durability that is his limiting factor.

 

In regards to the bold? Man, who can ever forget that behind the back catch? Isn't that the one that first had people calling him Westercatch? He certainly made more than his share of outstanding catches during his tenure here.

...Northwestern Hail Mary?

 

That's where we met

I can hardly think of better circumstances!

[chainsaw]

I hateto be a debbie downer but CFL is proly the worst place he can go!

[lo country]

Anyone else surprised that he hasn't been picked up yet? I truly thought that with his solid hands, route running ability and character he'd have gotten picked up.....

[Mavric]

Anyone else surprised that he hasn't been picked up yet? I truly thought that with his solid hands, route running ability and character he'd have gotten picked up.....

 

Depends on how bad he pulled his hammy.....

[chainsaw]

He runs nice routes but when he comes out of his breaks, he has no burst to separate him from even a college DB, let alone a pro DB. that's why he makes circus catches, he's always in traffic. Without his roommate being his QB, he would have been overlooked on most routes, because unless a DB got turned around, he was always covered like a blanket!

[MyBloodIsRed16]

He was left wide open quite a few times standing there with his hand in the air because his rommie wasn't very good at qb

[Moiraine]

He runs nice routes but when he comes out of his breaks, he has no burst to separate him from even a college DB, let alone a pro DB. that's why he makes circus catches, he's always in traffic. Without his roommate being his QB, he would have been overlooked on most routes, because unless a DB got turned around, he was always covered like a blanket!

 

I didn't wanna say it. But now it's been said.

 

NFL teams probably prefer receivers who get enough separation that the football can be thrown right to their hands. With Westerkamp it has to be thrown more away from the defender, which means he has to layout more. Which means he's probably more prone to injury. Which also means he's not going to catch it in stride as often.

[Thanks_Tom RR]

 

He runs nice routes but when he comes out of his breaks, he has no burst to separate him from even a college DB, let alone a pro DB. that's why he makes circus catches, he's always in traffic. Without his roommate being his QB, he would have been overlooked on most routes, because unless a DB got turned around, he was always covered like a blanket!

 

I didn't wanna say it. But now it's been said.

 

NFL teams probably prefer receivers who get enough separation that the football can be thrown right to their hands. With Westerkamp it has to be thrown more away from the defender, which means he has to layout more. Which means he's probably more prone to injury. Which also means he's not going to catch it in stride as often.

 

Are we really debating if a slot receiver will routinely be catching passes in coverage?

 

Check out his highlight videos, his circus catches result from inaccurate passes that he has the body control and good hands to reel in.

 

Just for the sake of argument, I went and grabbed all of the time stamps from the Oregon game where Westerkamp was either targeted or where you can see his full route. I chose the Oregon game because they have speedy DBs. Here is the full game: #9.

 

Good separation from JW, but over thrown

Good separation at his break, ball thrown to Stanley

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(Replay) Bunch formation, ball thrown a little behind JW but he adjusts, catches, and runs in for a TD

DB jumps route and deflects the pass

Ball over thrown, but JW had good separation after his break

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(Replay) JW gets good separation, tracks the ball, and catches for a TD

Highlights during the games, where they feature JW's ability to get good separation (something the announcer specifically comments on) and catch the ball

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(Better looking replay) JW gets outstanding separation coming out of his break to catch the ball for a 4th down conversion

 

So, you have one play from an entire game with speedy DBs, where, when targeted, JW could not get separation as the DB read the route and jumped it.

 

By the way, JW played games at Nebraska with three other QBs, besides Tommy, starting the game or having significant reps. His productivity did not seem to change in those games, so the whole "his roommate was his QB" argument does not see to hold water.

[Mavric]

Westerkamp remains unsigned, but still has faith. Back in Chicago from his Miami tryout, he’s using the experiences and feedback from each team to get better. He knows his phone could ring at any moment.

 

The Buccaneers, for example, weren’t in a position to sign a wide receiver after the minicamp. They liked Westerkamp quite a bit and offered a lot of positive feedback, but the timing wasn’t right. If the situation changes, Westerkamp is on their emergency list.

 

As for Miami, Westerkamp worked out last week with a small group of receivers looking for an opportunity just like him. The Dolphins ended up selecting someone a little bigger than Westerkamp, but that doesn’t mean all hope is lost.

 

“I was able to meet with the coaches and talk with the general manager and they said really good things,” Westerkamp said. “I just have to stay in shape. I mean, I could end up back there in a week.”

 

Many would give up in Westerkamp’s position. It’s not easy being turned down over and over, but the wide receiver goes back to the words he’s always heard: “Undersized. Slow. Not athletic.”

 

“I’ve been hearing my entire career that from high school to college and now college to the NFL,” Westerkamp said. “It’s all been the same comments. I’m not big enough, not fast enough, not athletic enough. I just laugh at that.”

 

Land of 10

[MyBloodIsRed16]

He'll sign with Detroit of New England before the start of the season

[huskered17]

The Vikings could use a w/r that can catch. Wasted a first round pick last year on Treadwell and he couldn't catch a cold. if he had to. Westy would save them a lot of money and produce a heck of a lot better.

 

GBR!!!