Bradley McDougald: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Kansas S

Kansas isn't exactly known for being a NFL factory.

Indeed, while John Riggins—one of the more iconic players in history—was a former Jayhawk, the hits are few and fare between.

Bradley McDougald doesn't figure to be the next Riggins, but he certainly has a chance to contribute at the next level.

Combine results courtesy of NFL.com. College stats courtesy of Sports-Reference.com.

Background

Full Name: Bradley McDougald

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

School: Kansas

Year: Senior

Twitter: @BabyLead (unverified)

McDougald was a two-way player coming out of high school, and he took those skills to college.

Collegiate Stats

Bradley McDougald had a unique college career.

The incoming rookie safety was actually a two-way player during his first two seasons with the Jayhawks—a rarity among FBS players these days. McDougald had decent statistics considering he was the fourth receiver as a freshman.

He blossomed as a full-time safety, and he might have the best hands at the position given his history as an offensive player.

Defense

	Tackling						Interceptions
Year	Solo	Ast	Tot	Loss	Sk	FF	Int	Yds	Avg	TD	PD
2009	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	38	38	0	1
2010	12	4	16	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	2
2011	68	22	90	6	1	2	2	86	43	1	7
2012	74	18	92	4	1	2	3	63	21	0	4
Career	158	45	203	10	2	4	7	189	27	1	14

Special Teams

	Kick Returns				Punt Returns
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
2009	21	395	18.8	0	3	3	1	0
2010	14	268	19.1	0	0	0		0
2011	0	0		0	2	23	11.5	0
2012	0	0		0	4	39	9.8	0
Career	35	663	18.9	0	9	65	7.2	0

Receiving

Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2009	33	318	9.6	0	0	0		0
2010	19	240	12.6	1	6	31	5.2	0
Career	52	558	10.7	1	6	31	5.2	0

Draft Process

Measurables

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 215  lbs

Arm Length: 32.5"

Hand Size: 9.125"

Combine Results

40-Yard Dash: 4.74 seconds

225-Pound Bench Press: 19 reps

Vertical Jump: 34.5 inches

Broad Jump: 122.0 inches

3-Cone Drill: 7.47 seconds 

20-Yard Shuttle: 4.44 seconds

McDougald had an average performance at the combine, not really helping or hurting his status in the draft community. 

His pro day, however, saw him improve his 40-yard dash by a quarter of a second. McDougald clocked in at 4.49 seconds—a dramatic improvement. He also improved his 20-yard shuttle to 4.33 seconds and ran the 60-yard shuttle in 11.78 seconds.

Spurning the Big Boys

You would think being offered a scholarship from an NFL factory would be a no-brainer over a school like Kansas. For McDougald, it was not.

Ohio State came calling for the versatile player, offering him a scholarship at safety. McDougald turned it down, calling OSU too much of a "professional school." Whatever that means, it seems more likely that he wanted early playing time at Kansas.

Who knows whether or not that hurt his draft stock, but the incoming rookie certainly made an interesting choice.

Observations

"

Also know the #Broncos have been 'in contact' with Kansas S Bradley McDougald. KU has been Denver pipeline w/Elway at the helm.

— Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) April 12, 2013"

"

Bradley McDougald ran 4.74 @ NFL Combine today. # courtesy NFL.com. Not great not awful. Speed not his thing anyway. #KUfball

— Matt Tait (@mctait) February 26, 2013"

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S Bradley McDougald and CB Greg Brown work on some coverage drills. #kufball twitter.com/KU_Football/st…

— Kansas Football (@KU_Football) August 12, 2012"

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