TE Luke Musgrave Scouting Report: A Risky Prospect With Tremendous Potential

Luke Musgrave is a very appealing Tight End prospect but a guy that will carry great risk with drafting him. That’s because he missed all but two games this past season and has an undisclosed knee injury. NFL teams will have advanced medical reports on him, which may cause him to drop later than we can anticipate or go even higher. Whether Musgrave ends up falling or not, he has Darren Waller-Esque potential and undoubtedly has a chance to become an elite receiving threat. He has the speed-size combo you look for at TE and looked like a natural receiver at Oregon State.

Three games were evaluated, and clips from his film are broken down here. All relevant traits were graded based on his film. His scouting report also factored in stats and analytics, such as PFF grades. Use promo code TREYSCHNEIDER on Underdog Fantasy to match your deposit up to $100. Thank you to both TFG and PFF for inspiring this draft content. Please leave your feedback on Twitter, @FBIntellect.

Receiving Stats

2022 (through WK 2):

2021:

Clip Analysis

In this clip above, Musgrave showcases his big-play ability – he shows explosiveness and fluidity.

Here does a great job of getting open and making the catch in traffic on the sideline.

In this one, he demonstrates very good ball tracking and possession skills after beating press and running a smooth route.

Grades

Overall Draft Grade: 77.2

Traits/ Skills (see bottom of the page for scale)

Each trait/attribute is graded 1-7.

Player Notes

Luke Musgrave Bio

• Luke Musgrave is a long explosive athlete with the ability to make plays downfield. He currently has the 14th highest potential grade on the FBI 2023 Big Board.

Pros

• According to ‘College Football Freaks List 2022‘ by Bruce Feldman, he ran a 4.51 40-yard dash and had a broad jump of nearly 122″.
• Has elite vertical ability; both in size and jumping ability.
• He accelerates in a hurry and has the elite speed to be a true vertical threat.
• His elite physical traits will potentially allow him to become a dominant RAC threat.
• Was able to get open with ease down the field; showed good change of direction.
• Has flashed the ability to make highlight real catches and has very strong hands.
• Shows great burst and agility in his short-intermediate routes.
• Was held back by poor QB play and poor coaching.
• He has the ideal frame and raw strength to play Tight End in the traditional role.
• Is capable of making some nice lead blocks.
• Could one day be a good run blocker and be better in pass-pro.
• He seemed to have improved in his Junior year before getting injured.

Cons

• Knee injury may hold him back going forward – only has so much film to watch (received a -.4 deficit to his draft grade due to injury).
• His functional strength as a run blocker could greatly improve
• Needs to improve his technique as a run blocker and pass-protector; doesn’t get good leverage.
• Catches with his body rather than his hands – this issue could be fixed.
• Never showed very good production and played only in the Pac-12.
• He didn’t consistently come down with impressive catches but flashed the ability to do so.

Combine

40 yd: 4.61

10 yd: 1.54

Shuttle:

3 cone:

Broad: 125″

Vertical: 36″

Bench:

Arm Length: 32 5/8″

Hand Size: 10 3/8″

Grading Scale

Pot=Potential: players’ highest upside

Imp=Impact: player’s immediate impact