Top tight end prospect Gresham will miss season

by Dan Kadar on Sep 8, 2009 2:41 PM EDT in 2010 NFL Draft

Update: Gresham will miss the season. Huge loss for not only the draft, but obviously Oklahoma.

Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham is widely recognized as the top tight end in college football.

Now that he will undergo arthroscopic surgery to assess the damage on his right knee, it's possible he could miss the rest of the season.

At best, Sooners head coach Bob Stoops said Gresham could be back in a couple weeks. If he needs surgery, it will cost him the season.

The Sooners are moving players around to make up for the loss of Gresham. Center Brody Eldridge has moved back to tight end, a move that is fairly drastic. That could mean the team is expecting Gresham to be out an extended period of time.

Gresham is a true senior so he could just redshirt this year and return next season. Still, this could have a great impact on his draft status. While at this point it's unknown about the injury, he never had the best deep speed, running a reported 4.73 40-yard dash.

Gresham led Oklahoma with 66 receptions for 950 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2008.

Stoops said Oklahoma's offense is quite different without the 6-foot-6 Gresham.

"It changes it significantly," Stoops told reporters today. "He's such a target that it changes everything. Not having him changes your run-blocking, with him out in routes and especially in the red zone. But you just have to work through it."

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ESPN crawl says Gresham is going to miss season

Big bummer for college football fans and especially Sooners fan.

Hope his recovery goes smoothly because I’m looking forward to seeing him in the NFL.

by andyreidswaistline on Sep 8, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, real bummer. He’s an NFL-ready tight end.

by Dan Kadar on Sep 8, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

All I can say..

is that while I really have nothing against Oklahoma, all their fans should see this as payback of sorts.

They should not have been the Big 12 winners last year, they lost to the second place team.

Now payback’s a bitch.

…and I say this with little doubt that Gresham and Bradford would have the same career paths no matter what happened in the start of this season.

What the f$%k is the internet?

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 8, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

He really is the next Kellen Winslow

" Of course Steroids should be allowed! I wanna see 700 foot home runs and 90 yard field goals! I litterally want to see someone's d**k get shoved in the dirt!"

by BradyQuinnisBeast on Sep 8, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions