Rakeem Cato: Latest on Undrafted Free Agent After 2015 NFL Draft

Marshall Thundering Herd's Rakeem Cato was not selected during the 2015 NFL draft and is an undrafted free agent.

Cato was not considered one of the elite prospects in the 2015 NFL draft class, but few players in the country can match his college statistics. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller did not rank Cato among the top 18 available quarterbacks, even with his eye-popping numbers. 

On May 7, he was invited to compete at the Cleveland Browns camp.

Continue for updates.

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Cato Invited to Browns Camp

Thursday, May 7

Cato has been invited for a tryout at the Browns' upcoming mini camp, confirms the Marshall football Twitter account. 

While he may not have a guaranteed roster spot, there's no question the Browns' quarterback situation is up in the air, and Cato will get his shot to ink a contract with the team. 

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Cato Goes Undrafted

Saturday, May 2

After 256 picks, Cato failed to hear his name called. He will now be classified as an unrestricted free agent. 

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All Cato did during his tenure at Marshall was throw for 131 touchdowns, which was tied for the fourth-most in FBS history, and 14,079 yards. He also broke Russell Wilson's FBS record with at least one touchdown pass in 39 straight games.

Despite the statistical dominance and the fact that Marshall was undefeated for most of the 2014 season until a devastating 67-66 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Cato did not earn an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine.

Cato's athleticism and ability to avoid pressure and make plays with his feet and arm jump out on film. He doesn't possess overwhelming arm strength, but he can hit receivers in stride downfield and is accurate on underneath routes when given the opportunity to plant his feet in the pocket.

There are concerns about his size (listed here at 6’1” and 176 lbs) and whether he was more of a product of Marshall's uptempo offensive attack than an NFL-ready quarterback skill set, but his numbers alone should earn him a look.

Marshall head coach Doc Holliday discussed Cato's status, per Elizabeth Merrill of ESPN.com:

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Sometimes I wonder what these people are looking for. I talk to the NFL people and I talk to the scouts and [they say], “Well, he's 178 pounds and he's not big enough.” Well, there's a lot of quarterbacks in that league that aren't very good. And he can make all the throws and do all of those things.

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All Cato likely wants is an opportunity to prove his college coach right.