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Andy Stokes
Position: Tight End
College: William Penn
Height: 6-4
Weight: 257
Hometown: Saint George, Utah

OVERVIEW

Stokes is an unheralded talent who caught the eyes of pro scouts with his performance in practices prior to the Las Vegas All-American Classic. The Moapa Valley High School product first attended Snow Community College before enrolling at William Penn.

He caught 32 passes for 417 yards (13.0 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns for the Statesmen as a sophomore. The following year, he caught 30 passes for 408 yards (13.6 avg.) and three scores, adding 23 yards on three rushing attempts (7.7 avg.) and also posted five tackles (4 solos) on special teams. For that performance, he was named All-Mid States Football Association honorable mention.

In 2004, Stokes was awarded third-team NAIA All-America and first-team All-MSFA honors. He was also named to Football Gazette's all-region team. He finished second on the team with a career-high 42 receptions for 753 yards (17.9 avg.) and five touchdowns. He ran once for 16 yards, threw an option pass for 39 yards and recorded four tackles. In 31 games with the Statesmen, Stokes snatched 104 passes for 1,578 yards (15.2 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. He rushed four times for 39 yards (9.8 avg.) and had a 39-yard pass completion. He also recorded nine tackles (6 solos).

ANALYSIS

Positives: Has a thick frame with good upper body thickness, broad shoulders, tight waist, good bubble and thick thighs … Intelligent, instinctive and tough … Effective route runner in the zone … Gets a clean release off the line, delivering a solid hand punch to escape the jam … Willingly extends for the high pass in traffic and has that short burst needed to separate from the defender after the catch … Finds space in the zone and seems to thrive catching in a crowd, as he will never shy away from contact … Goes down properly to get the low passes and will "lay it out" to make the difficult catch … Shows good weave running with the ball … Shows good aggression blocking upfield, searching for the defensive back to make a timely hit … Contributes on special teams, showing a knack for breaking up the wedge.

Negatives: More of an H-back type … Lacks that explosive burst needed to get to the long ball … More of a finesse-type than a power blocker … Rounds his cuts on pass routes … Lacks the change-of-direction ability to elude defenders in the open … Struggles to adjust his body in order to get to passes thrown behind him … More of a veer-style runner, displaying few moves after the catch … Adequate in-line blocker, who needs to be quicker with his hands in attempts to engage the defender rising from his stance.

INJURY REPORT

Injury report unavailable.

AGILITY

Campus: 4.72 in the 40-yard dash … 4.2 20-yard shuttle … 7.0 three-cone drill … 35-inch vertical jump … 9-foot-11 broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 20 times.

HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered in football at Moapa Valley (Utah) High School.

PERSONAL

Psychology major … Member of the 2004 team council … Son of Mitzi and Tom Stokes … Born June 2, 1981 … Resides in Saint George, Utah.