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5 days ago
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Seahawks rookie WR Tory Horton is very involved at OTAs
Seahawks rookie WR Tory Horton is very involved at OTAs The Seattle Seahawks selected former Colorado State wide receiver Tory Horton with their No. 166 overall selection in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. Horton was prolific at CSU in 2022 and 2023, recording back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons while totaling 167 receptions. Horton unfortunately missed the majority of his senior 2024 campaign with a knee injury. He appeared in just five contests before suffering the season-ending setback. Horton slid further in the draft as a result, and the Seahawks pounced on his availability on Day Three. In terrific news, Horton has been participating at Seahawks OTAs this week. During Monday's open practice, Horton was a full participant in open-field drills, according to Gregg Bell. Perhaps the first telltale sign that Horton was getting past the knee injury was his participation at the NFL Combine. Horton was a complete participant, running a stellar 4.42-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-2 and 196 pounds. The former Biletnikoff Award watch list nominee also leaped a 37.5 inch vertical. Horton's health at OTAs is a great sign for the Seahawks. Klint Kubiak's offense is searching for back-end playmakers at receiver behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp. Horton should compete for snaps with Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jake Bobo.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
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Packers hosting Colorado State WR Tory Horton on pre-draft visit
The Green Bay Packers are hosting Colorado State wide receiver Tory Horton on a pre-draft visit in Green Bay on Wednesday. Horton posted a video from inside Lambeau Field on his official Instagram account. Teams are allowed to host up to 30 prospects on official visits ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. Advertisement Horton (6-2, 196) caught 265 passes for 3,615 yards and 27 touchdowns across 51 games, 37 starts and five collegiate seasons. A Nevada transfer, Horton spent his final three seasons at Colorado State, where he ended up as the No. 2 player in school history for receiving yards and a two-time All-Mountain West pick. Horton caught at least 70 passes -- including 96 in 2023 -- and had over 1,000 receiving yards in both 2022 and 2023. He played in just five games due to a knee injury in 2024. Horton lacks ideal size -- he weighed 190 pounds with hands under 9" at his pro day -- but he has legitimate speed, experience winning on a variety of routes in the passing game and return value (3 career punt return touchdowns). At the NFL Scouting Combine, Horton ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, hit 37.5" in the vertical leap and covered 10-6. He didn't do agility testing but still produced a Relative Athletic Score of 9.83 out of 10.0. Advertisement Horton was a team captain in both 2023 and 2024. He is currently the No. 105 overall player on the consensus big board, suggesting he's likely to be a third- or fourth-round pick. The Packers have hosted a bunch of receivers on official visits, suggesting the position is one the team will target early in the 2025 NFL draft. Packers Wire is tracking all of the team's reported visits here. This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers hosting Colorado State WR Tory Horton on pre-draft visit
USA Today
18-04-2025
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- USA Today
10 sleeper wide receivers for Broncos in 2025 NFL draft
10 sleeper wide receivers for Broncos in 2025 NFL draft Many mock drafts have the Denver Broncos selecting a wide receiver early in next week's NFL draft, but coach Sean Payton has hinted that he does not view WR as big of a need as some pundits seem to. So, if the Broncos pass on wide receivers early, who could be available later in the draft? We've put together a quick list of 10 receivers who could still be on the board on Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) of the draft next week. 1. CSU WR Tory Horton: 6-2, 196 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.41. Horton was hindered by a knee injury last fall, but he totaled 96 receptions for 1,136 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2023. projection: 4th round. 2. Tennessee WR Dont'e Thornton: 6-5, 205 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.3. Speedy receiver hauled in 26 catches for 661 yards and six TDs last fall. projection: 4th round. 3. Virginia Tech WR Jaylin Lane: 5-10, 191 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.34. Lane is a do-it-all threat, totaling 38 receptions for 466 yards and two TDs in 2024 while adding 18 rushes for 116 yards and two more scores on the ground. He also returned 24 kickoffs for 245 yards and one TD last fall. projection: 4th round. 4. Maryland WR Tai Felton: 6-1, 183 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.37. He impressed last season with 96 catches for 1,124 yards and 9 TDs. projection: 4th or 5th round. 5. Florida WR Chimere Dike: 6-1, 196 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.34. Had 42 receptions for 783 yards and two TDs last season while adding 14 punt returns for 187 yards. projection: 4th or 5th round. 6. Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa: 6-4, 214 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.43. Good speed, but only modest production in 2024: 28 catches for 545 yards and 3 TDs. projection: 4th or 5th round. 7. San Jose State WR Nick Nash: 6-2, 203 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.57. Huge production last fall with 104 catches for 1,382 yards and 16 TDs (plus 2 passing TDs). Finalist for Biletnikoff Award. projection: 5th round. 8. Illinois WR Pat Bryant: 6-2, 204 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.61. Had 54 receptions for 984 yards and 10 TDs in 2024. projection: 6th round. 9. Memphis WR Roc Taylor: 6-2, 213 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.49. Hauled in 66 receptions for 950 yards and 2 TDs. projection: priority undrafted free agent. 10. Maryland WR Kaden Prather: 6-3, 204 pounds. 40-yard dash: 4.46. Totaled 56 catches for 624 yards and 4 TDs last year. projection: priority UDFA. The 2025 NFL draft will be held in Wisconsin from April 24-26. The Broncos currently hold seven picks, including a trio of selections in the sixth round. These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans
New York Times
17-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
2025 NFL Draft: Who is a mid-round gem in this year's class?
More often than not it's the first-round selections in the NFL Draft who become the real difference-makers for their franchises. However, every year there are players taken on the second or third day of the draft who surprise us and exceed expectations, just like Bucky Irving did in 2024 after being selected with the 125th pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Irving finished his rookie season with 1,122 rushing yards, which ranked 10th among all running backs. Advertisement On the latest episode of 'The Athletic Football Show,' Robert Mays was joined by The Athletic's Dane Brugler and NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah to discuss the potential mid-round gems in the 2025 NFL Draft. They broke down why Colorado State's Tory Horton, who seems to be going under the radar, could be the wide receiver to keep an eye on outside of the consensus top 75. Watch the discussion below. A partial transcript has been edited for clarity and length. The full episode is available on YouTube below or in 'The Athletic Football Show' feed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Robert: Let's get to the receivers here. DJ. Who is your first receiver outside of your top 75 — or the general consensus top 75 that you have an eye on — that you've liked in this process? Daniel: This one is going to be right on the edge. Tory Horton to me, especially after 2023 (a season where he had 96 catches for 1,136 yards) … I just think his game translates really well in the NFL. He's got size at 6-foot-2-and-a-half, he's almost 200 pounds, and he ran well coming off that injury. He's also such a smooth, easy mover. He gets separation, and he's elusive with the ball in his hands. One of the simple things is we just don't see many of these guys that understand how to work back. He can work back downhill — it doesn't just have to be on the move. On top of that, he's got a big catch radius. It's not going to be off of what you saw this year because of the injuries, but if you go back to 2023, I'm a big Horton guy. Robert: Dane, how do you feel about Horton, considering he was also the first guy you wanted to mention here (laughs)? Daniel: Is he really (laughs)? Dane: I wondered how many positions we'd get through before we would double up like this. With Horton, I go back to not just this past year, but the year before. You look at that Colorado versus Colorado State thriller and how big of an impact he made in that game (16 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown). I don't know if he's being a little bit underrated because of the right knee injury he had (in 2024) where he missed the second half of the season. Advertisement Colorado State has had a nice run here of producing pass catchers. You look at Michael Gallup, Rashard Higgins, and you could throw Trey McBride in there as well. Horton is just the latest one. He's a little skinnier than you would want, but he can fly. If you get him on some of those verticals or some of the crossers where he can stretch out that gliding stride that he has, he's going to create problems for defenses. There are times when I think physical defensive backs will disrupt the catch point and give him a little bit of trouble, so the overall play strength is a little bit of a concern. The speed, fluidity, natural tracking skills, and all of the things that DJ was saying match up. He was also a big-time punt returner in college. He had three punt return touchdowns. So, he's a punt returner immediately and a guy that you could potentially grow into a starting 'Z' receiver in the NFL. And the asking price is probably going to be a mid- to late third-round pick, so he's being underrated. Daniel: Do you know how many times in talking to teams, general managers, coaches and coordinators, his name has come up through this entire process? Zero. It's funny because my antennas are always up when somebody's always being talked about, but then my antennas are also up when nobody wants to talk about a guy. I haven't heard Horton's name once. And I'm like, 'His tape's really good, but never once has anybody brought it up.' I think everybody's trying to pull a little rope-a-dope on that one. Robert: These guys who have a ton of juice and maybe struggle with physicality, DJ. This world that we're living in now where teams are so good at creating separation for these guys — using motion, stacks, and all of that. Does it change the way that you think about a player who has that sort of verticality, but may struggle with some of those issues with physical defensive backs in a way that maybe you look at them a little differently than you would have four or five years ago? Daniel: I have a simple philosophy. If you're stiff and can't get off press with strength, you're screwed. That's when I have my issues. When you are a loose, fluid athlete, and you're getting hung up every now and then, I'm like, 'OK, he's got quick feet, he's loose and he's fluid. We can work with that. We can get him better in this area, and we can help him early on in his career.' I do think that is something that you can improve on. But if you're stiff, and you're just going to expose your chest — and you might just be a big engine guy who is straight line stiff and fast, but you can't get off press — if that's the case, then you're in trouble. You can listen to full episodes of 'The Athletic Football Show' for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and watch on YouTube. (Photo of Tory Horton:)
USA Today
16-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Packers hosting Colorado State WR Tory Horton on pre-draft visit
Packers hosting Colorado State WR Tory Horton on pre-draft visit The Green Bay Packers are hosting Colorado State wide receiver Tory Horton on a pre-draft visit in Green Bay on Wednesday. Horton posted a video from inside Lambeau Field on his official Instagram account. Teams are allowed to host up to 30 prospects on official visits ahead of the 2025 NFL draft. Horton (6-2, 196) caught 265 passes for 3,615 yards and 27 touchdowns across 51 games, 37 starts and five collegiate seasons. A Nevada transfer, Horton spent his final three seasons at Colorado State, where he ended up as the No. 2 player in school history for receiving yards and a two-time All-Mountain West pick. Horton caught at least 70 passes -- including 96 in 2023 -- and had over 1,000 receiving yards in both 2022 and 2023. He played in just five games due to a knee injury in 2024. Horton lacks ideal size -- he weighed 190 pounds with hands under 9" at his pro day -- but he has legitimate speed, experience winning on a variety of routes in the passing game and return value (3 career punt return touchdowns). At the NFL Scouting Combine, Horton ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, hit 37.5" in the vertical leap and covered 10-6. He didn't do agility testing but still produced a Relative Athletic Score of 9.83 out of 10.0. Horton was a team captain in both 2023 and 2024. He is currently the No. 105 overall player on the consensus big board, suggesting he's likely to be a third- or fourth-round pick. The Packers have hosted a bunch of receivers on official visits, suggesting the position is one the team will target early in the 2025 NFL draft. Packers Wire is tracking all of the team's reported visits here.
