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May 4, 2016 at 12:45 am #43372
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Gil Brandt
http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3000000659671/instantimpact-rookies-from-the-2016-nfl-draft
Temarrick Hemingway, TE, Los Angeles Rams
Drafted in: Round 6, No. 177 overall.OK, so unlike most of the others on this list, Hemingway has plenty of mountains to climb before getting on the field, including the presence of fellow Rams draftee Tyler Higbee. But he’s got outstanding athletic ability and tons of upside, and I think he’s got a real chance to make some plays for Los Angeles if he gets the opportunity. Small-school guys like Hemingway tend to leave college underdeveloped for a variety of reasons, such as a comparative lack of resources and weight facilities — South Carolina State, for example, doesn’t have a tight ends coach on staff. Thus, there would conceivably be plenty of untapped potential in Hemingway as a player.
May 10, 2016 at 10:03 pm #43812znModeratorRams Report: Introducing Rookie Tight End Temarrick Hemingway
Valerie Wardlaw
https://lasentinel.net/the-la-rams-report-introducing-rookie-tight-end-temarrick-hemingway.html
Oxnard, CA – Two thousand four hundred and fifty-eight miles – the distance Temarrick Hemingway traveled from Orangeburg, SC to reach the Rams rookie training camp in Oxnard, CA. Hemingway, a 6-5, 245 pound tight end, the 177th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft from South Carolina State University (SCSU) stepped onto the Rams practice field filled with wide-eyed excitement and pride at being a member of the newly minted Los Angeles Rams. Hemingway says he is “ready and willing to work hard for his opportunity of a lifetime.” When asked about his thoughts as he took the field, Hemingway didn’t hesitate to say “my great-grandma.” “I spent a lot of time with my great-grandma and she always told me that if I worked hard for what I wanted, I could obtain what I really wanted in life. I wish she was here to see this.”
Temarrick follows in the very large footsteps of NFL Hall of Famer, Pro-bowler, the late David “Deacon” Jones, a former SCSU Bulldog (1957-58), taken in the 14th round of the 1961 draft. Jones would go on to become a member of Rams Fearsome Foursome (1961-71). It’s been 19 years since the Bulldogs have had two players selected in the same draft. Hemingway joins his Bulldog teammates defensive lineman Javon Hargrave (89th overall pick by the Pittsburg Steelers) and defensive back Antonio Hamilton who signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.
Temarrick was born in Loris, SC but raised 19 miles away in North Myrtle Beach where shag dancing still reigns supreme. He said he always knew he would “play something.” “Growing up, I played football and basketball but football was my thing,” Hemingway said. He considers former Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson his role model not only because he holds 15 NFL records but because “he carries himself well, he’s respected on and off the field and I admire that.” “Calvin works hard and I have that same type of work ethic.”
Described as a “tight end that can block,” Hemingway knows he has his work cut out for him. At South Carolina State University, he finished his career with 93 catches for 1,056 yards, earning first-team ALL-MEAC honors in 2015 as the Bulldogs’ second-leading receiver, 38 receptions for 418 yards, and one touchdown. “The terminology is a lot different and the speed of the pro game is so fast but it’s coming along quite well.” “I love the professional game and all the resources you have to better your game. I’m really going to take advantage of that,” Hemingway said. He joins Tyler Hibee, tight end from Western Kentucky forming one of the youngest tight end corps in the NFL.
Coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough, in his 14th season as head coach at SCSU had this to say about Hemingway, “Temarrick is a diamond in the rough. He has great hands and he’s special. He’s extremely bright and his best days are ahead of him.” “Temarrick has overcome some pretty tough surroundings and I think the Rams will be pleasantly surprised by his discipline and great work ethic,” Pough said.
South Carolina State University is no stranger to the NFL, as three of its former players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Marion Motley in 1968, Deacon Jones in 1970, and Harry Carson in 2006. Coach Pough has four players currently on NFL rosters: Joe Thomas (Greenbay Packers), Raphael Bush (New Orleans Saints), Phillip Adams (Atlanta Falcons), and Marshall McFadden (Oakland Raiders).
Hemingway is hopeful that his South Carolina family will get to see him play this season at the Coliseum and he wants them to have the opportunity to visit and see the sights of Los Angeles. “It’s hard not knowing a lot of people here. I cried when the Rams drafted me and I’m just so grateful for the chance they are giving me. I’m looking forward to getting to know the people and the area.” When asked whom he would like to meet and have dinner with, Hemingway chose Oprah Winfrey, Floyd Mayweather, and President Barack Obama. Well…Temarrick this is Hollywood…land of dreams and some dreams do come true!
May 11, 2016 at 12:29 am #43816znModerator–
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Round 6 Pick 177
Temarrick Hemingway, Tight End, South Carolina State
Age: 22 – Height: 6’5″ – Weight: 244 lbs. – Arm Length: 34″ – Hand Size: 10″ – Combine 40 time: 4.71 – 3 cone: 6.88
“Experts” Take:
Lance Zierlein
STRENGTHS Fluid, graceful gait with long, easy strides. Has short area movement like a basketball player. Nightmare matchup for linebackers with his whip routes and whip counters underneath. Has legitimate separation quickness. Raw, but moldable athlete. Gets off the snap and into his routes in a hurry. Can stop and open up with suddenness. Physical runner after the catch. Poor quarterback play slighted his true production potential.
WEAKNESSES Has lean frame that screams wide receiver over tight end. Not close to possessing the play strength needed to block on NFL level. Head ducker into contact and allows hands to spray wide of defenders framework. Route work was extremely limited and will require extended work on next level. Hands are suspect. Had issues with double catches and scouts question toughness to secure throws with looming safety nearby.
DRAFT PROJECTION Rounds 6 or 7
NFL COMPARISON Wes Saxton
BOTTOM LINE Intriguing vertical potential as matchup-based tight end, but his lack of play strength and route running experience could make him a long-term project if he is ever to become a true NFL contributor.
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Dane Brugler
STRENGTHS: Skyscraper with arms and projectable frame. Uses his reach to extend and highpoint, climbing the ladder. Big-bodied target to split defenders and manipulate the middle of the field. Long, fluid strides to accelerate off the line of scrimmage and threaten the seam. Flexible lower body to make strong cuts and create separation at the stem. Smooth route-runner, using patience and body fakes to sell patterns.
Stabs at the catch point, not allowing traffic to alter his focus. Good pop at initial contact as a blocker. Worked hard to develop his frame, adding 60+ pounds since arriving at South Carolina State. Well-respected individual and earned the 2015 Walter Payton Achievement Award, which is given to the student-athlete in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge who best shows character and team spirit.
WEAKNESSES: Lean-limbed and lacks prototypical thickness and build for the position. One-gear athlete and lacks variety in his routes. Most of his patterns were within seven yards of the line of scrimmage and didn’t give the secondary much to worry about on film. Picks and chooses his aggressiveness at the catch point.
Not doing much after contact as a ballcarrier and doesn’t run as big as he looks. Holds the ball too loose, leading to fumbles. Upright blocker and struggles to sustain. Late to recognize blocking angles and gain proper positioning. Below average career production, especially in the end zone with only two combined touchdowns the last two seasons.
IN OUR VIEW: Even though he is incredibly raw in several areas, Hemmingway is an intriguing size/speed athlete with upside to secure a NFL roster spot if given time to develop his power and mental toughness – day three developmental tight end in the mold of Ladarius Green.
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May 11, 2016 at 12:37 am #43817znModeratorSCOUTING REPORT: Not close to possessing the play strength needed to block on NFL level.
SCOUTING REPORT: earned the 2015 Walter Payton Achievement Award, which is given to the student-athlete in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge who best shows character and team spirit.
HEMINGWAY: “I love the professional game and all the resources you have to better your game. I’m really going to take advantage of that,” Hemingway said.
BRANDT: Small-school guys like Hemingway tend to leave college underdeveloped for a variety of reasons, such as a comparative lack of resources and weight facilities — South Carolina State, for example, doesn’t have a tight ends coach on staff.
I like the math on this.
Underdeveloped smooth athletic TE who didn’t have the training facilities or the coaching loves the “resources” pro teams have.
I hope this kid develops, I really do. Sounds like a good story.
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May 11, 2016 at 2:42 am #43831
InvaderRamModeratorlooking at his combine numbers would seem to be a smoother athlete but not terribly explosive
May 15, 2016 at 7:37 pm #44109znModeratorHemingway Ready for Jump from FCS to NFL
Myles Simmons
Making the jump from college to the NFL is a challenge for any first-year player. But when a rookie comes from the FCS level of college football, the leap can be that much more difficult
But such a factor doesn’t make the transition impossible. And tight end Temarrick Hemingway feels like he’s someone whose talent may have been overlooked because he played his college ball at South Carolina State.
“They really haven’t gotten to see me play,” Hemingway said of NFL scouts and personnel. “So all they can really look at is the highlight tape that’s on YouTube, and that really doesn’t show my intangibles or anything like that.”
The Rams, however, did take notice of the 6-foot-5, 244-pound tight end who was productive in college and had an outstanding Combine performance. Hemingway was a top performer in the 40-yard dash (4.71 seconds), the three cone drill (6.88 seconds), and the 60-yard shuttle (11.5 seconds) at the event in February.
Despite upping his profile, Hemingway still wasn’t sure how draft day would end up.
“It was an amazing experience to go through,” he said during rookie orientation. “I didn’t know when my name was going to get called, or if it was going to get called. But I appreciated that they did it, and I was glad I came to the Rams.”
One of Hemingway’s traits that excites both general manager Les Snead and head coach Jeff Fisher is the tight end’s ability to get bigger. While he is raw, he has the chance to put on a good amount of weight once he’s in the league for a bit.
“He’s got tremendous growth potential to where, he comes in at 240 [pounds this year] — a year from now he’s 265 and he’s strong,” Fisher said.
Hemingway was primarily used as a receiver in college, but Los Angeles likes him as a potential run blocker, too.
“He’s tenacious in the box,” Snead said. “He likes contact. He likes going to block people.
“In this league, when you can block and go out and catch footballs, it’s tough on defensive coordinators,” the GM continued. “You don’t tip where you’re going to run the ball. And that’s key for a tight end.”
Because he’s a bit more green coming in, Fisher said Hemingway is most likely to contribute on special teams in the 2016 season. It’s an area where he can be an asset, as he played on every special teams unit but kickoff at South Carolina State.
“When the season’s all said and done, he’ll probably be one of our top special teams players because he’s highly athletic,” Fisher said.
Still, Hemingway will have to make that significant adjustment from the MEAC to the NFC West. But he doesn’t seem too worried about it.
“I don’t think it’s going to be really difficult,” Hemingway said. “Jumping from college, period, to the NFL is a big change. The speed of the game is different. The older guys that you’re going against, they know more than you do. So I think it’s just going to be a learning experience, adjusting to the game itself.”
That’s part of why Hemingway is confident he’ll be able to contribute in his rookie season.
“I’m a competitor. I take advantage of every play I get because I know it might be the last play you get if you don’t take advantage of it,” he said. “I’m 6’5”, 245 pounds [and] can run a 4.6 or 4.7 — whatever you want to call it. I just bring a different aspect to the game that most people can’t do.”
June 1, 2016 at 12:37 am #45168znModeratorTight end Temarrick Hemingway hoping to grow into a role with the Rams
JACK WANG
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hemingway-717775-south-tight.html
Temarrick Hemingway is staring into the camera. In the picture, his face is almost expressionless – no smile, no frown. A black jacket hugs his narrow shoulders, covering a slightly askew white-collared shirt.
No more than 180 pounds, he looks very much a teenager.
“He doesn’t look like that anymore,” said Nygel Pearson, laughing.
Pearson coaches fullbacks and tight ends at South Carolina State, which means he got a close look at how Hemingway – now 6-foot-5, 245 pounds – went from a lanky receiver into an NFL-worthy target.
Chosen in the sixth round by the Los Angeles Rams, Hemingway became the 56th player drafted out of the school in Orangeburg, S.C. Along with defensive lineman Javon Hargrave, a third-round pick, the tight end’s selection marked the first time two Bulldogs were taken in the same draft in nearly two decades.
Now, with the Rams starting organized team activities Tuesday, the rookie has a chance to carve out his spot on an unsettled depth chart. Following the departure of Jared Cook, the only pass-catching tight end on the roster with any NFL experience is sixth-year veteran Lance Kendricks, who pulled in 245 yards and a pair of touchdowns last season. The franchise also used a fourth-round pick on Western Kentucky’s Tyler Higbee, who pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault and is due in court again June 17.
Hemingway should have a chance to make an impact. Born in Loris, S.C., a town of fewer than 2,400, the 22-year-old arrived at South Carolina State needing to add weight. A new diet and conditioning program paid off quickly; by the end of his redshirt year, he hovered around 210 pounds.
“I gained more than the freshman 30, whatever you want to call it,” Hemingway said.
Still, it took time for the idea of an NFL career to take hold. South Carolina State, after all, was not a prime destination for talent evaluators. The FCS program sits roughly an hour south of Columbia, S.C., and has produced only one first-round draft pick: defensive end Robert Porcher, who made three Pro Bowls with the Detroit Lions. From 2002-09, not a single Bulldog heard his name called.
But after recording 638 yards and four touchdowns through his first three seasons, the dream started to feel real. Heading into his senior year, he started noticing more and more scouts in Orangeburg.
“That’s when I knew I had to get serious about what I wanted to do,” he said.
The work didn’t stop with the end of South Carolina State’s season. In early January, Hemingway arrived at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis, throwing himself into a pre-draft training regimen that lasted seven weeks. Almost every day, he would wake up at 7 a.m., hit 150-minute workout sessions in both the morning and afternoon, then close the day with position work and film study.
“Everything we threw at him, he absorbed it,” said SVSP executive director Ralph Reiff. “He got better really quickly, from position work to footwork. The only place he was really more advanced than anything else was in his intellectual work.”
Reiff said Hemingway was usually quiet and reserved during their time together, but added that he became especially engaging when the talk turned toward football: “He jumped up on the whiteboard in the classroom and just sort of took over.”
Over and over again, Reiff described him as coachable – the same word Pearson used to describe his former pupil.
The NFL combine helped him show off his raw talent. Hemingway was a top-two performer among tight ends in the 40-yard dash, three-cone drill and 60-yard shuttle. Asked if Hemingway reminded him of any past clients, Reiff brought up Jack Doyle, who has 209 receiving yards and three touchdowns in three seasons with the Colts.
CBS Sports analyst Dane Brugler has compared Hemingway to Ladarius Green, a former fourth-rounder who recently signed a $20 million deal with the Steelers.
Those players may represent a floor and a ceiling. For now, Hemingway is just happy he has a window.
“I think it’ll all come in good time,” he said
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