2.07 Dallas Junglehawgs — WR Mohamed Sanu

In the real world: Sanu has a good shot at becoming the Cincinnati Bengals' #2 WR, behind only phenom A.J. Green. The Bengals are thinking of Sanu as a slightly bigger and faster version of T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Steve Muench wrote of him on February 16: "... he doesn't project as a vertical threat at the next level. On the other hand, he caught a Big East-record 115 passes and has all the tools teams look for in a No. 2 receiver. He's big enough to line up on the outside, knows how to get open underneath and has above-average ball skills." A telling statistic: Out of 210 career receptions at Rutgers, only four went for 20 yards or more. His main competition for receptions in Cincinnati will be Jordan Shipley (who is 26 and has missed three of his last eight seasons with injuries) and fifth-round rookie Marvin Jones.
In the TUFF world: Dallas entered the draft needing to improve its depth at wide receiver. On May 6, they acquired Michael Crabtree (along with QB Matt Moore, a Ryan Tannehill handcuff) from Green Bay for two second-rounders. As with the Pittsburgh BIG PAPAS, the Junglehawgs' WR corps is young and developing, headed by Crabtree, Jonathan Baldwin and Denarius Moore. Sanu will be a reliable, albeit unspectacular, reserve in TUFF--in my estimation, a taller Jason Avant with a better NFL job situation.
TUFF Trivia: Sanu's agent received a call on the night of April 26 saying Sanu had been drafted in Round 1 by the Bengals. It turned out to be a prank call from a Rutgers student who managed to get Sanu's cell phone number. The following night, he did get drafted in Round 3, by the very same Bengals.

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