McCaffery was a First-Team All AAC performer this past season after catching 71 passes for 992 yards and 13 touchdown catches.
McCaffery was highly recruited out of high school and began his career as a quarterback at Nebraska. After spending two years there, he transferred to Rice where he played quarterback before moving to wide receiver.
Here is my scouting report on Luke McCaffery.
Luke McCaffery, WR, 6-1 198, Rice
Hands: McCaffery has strong hands. He catches the ball with ease and attacks it in contested catch situations. Has a wide catch radius and can catch it anywhere within his frame.
Patterns: McCaffery runs a full route tree. He is a clean, smooth route runner who gets in and out of breaks easily. He does need to do a better job of creating separation at the top of routes.
Receiver Long & Short: McCaffery is at his best on short and intermediate routes. More of a possession receiver who has enough explosiveness to finishes plays in the red zone.
Run After Catch: McCaffery can extend plays after the catch. He averaged 14 yards a catch last season. He is not a game breaker per say but he can pick up chunk yards after the catch.
Blocker: Willing blocker but McCaffery needs to get bigger and stronger to be a more effective blocker. He will break down and mirror and shuffle with a defender but he struggles to consistently sustain blocks.
Release: Uses his entire body well to get into his routes but McCaffery does need to do a better job against more physical corners who can get inside hand placement and re-route him.
React to Ball/Crowd: McCaffery competes in crowded catch situations. He is not afraid to go inside the hashes and catch the ball.
Initial Quicks: McCaffery has enough buddy out of his stance that he can create separation but he doesn’t always separate from more athletic cornerbacks.
Final Report: Like his father, McCaffery profiles more like a big possession receiver who can play the F or the Z in an offense. He needs to get stronger and he will need to initially carve a role out for himself on special teams.
Draft Range: 4th-5th Round