Arizona junior tight end Rob Gronkowski (back) declared for the 2010 NFL Draft after sitting out the entire 2009 season after back surgery. In his two seasons as a Wildcat, he caught 75 passes for 1,197 yards and scored 16 times.

Strengths

• Hands: Gronkowski's best attribute, he can pluck the ball up high, catch down low and grab the ball out of the air fluidly while on the move.
• Quick off the line
• Fast enough down the seam to create mismatches
• Tough, gritty player - old-school tight end with the ball in his hands
• Comes from football stock
• Quality size: 6-foot-6, 258 pounds
• Capable blocker

  Injury clouds his value

• Finds holes in zone coverage with ease

Weaknesses

• Disc surgery cost him the 2009 season: How will he bounce back? Is it a long-term detriment? How much risk is a potential NFL employer assuming?
• Lack of elusiveness
• Timing: doesn't time his jumps very well

Expected draft placement

The injury will likely keep Gronkowski out of the first round, despite being a Round 1 talent. Gronkowski should be a high second-rounder. His draft stock really comes down to how much risk the drafting team wants to take on.