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Could Tim Tebow Work as a Non-Quarterback?
And Tim said, let there be rampant speculation about my future. And there was. And it was good.

Repent, all ye who have doubted. Yeah, the day has come and the fourth coming of Mock Draftable has created an amazing NFL Combine measurables database and tool that allows us to compare players not only to their peers at their positions, but also to see what they might look like compared to other positions. In a case like this, Tebow has exactly two career targets to his name, so that doesn't offer us much of a picture of how he would perform as a tight end. We can instead get an idea of his potential there due to his Mock Draftable “spider-chart”, shown below.

As the chart shows, Tebow ranked in the 70th percentile or better of all tight ends for every NFL Combine drill except the broad jump (56th percentile). This means that he was more athletically gifted than 70 percent or more of every other tight end. Where he is sorely lacking here, however, is in the size department. Tebow ranks in the second percentile for weight, seventh for height, sixth for arm length, and 59th for hand size. He could function as a small fullback-tight end hybrid, but this would not be a very sustainable role even if he did decide to switch over.

His best comparisons at the position are fairly anonymous, excepting the aforementioned Winslow and Kendricks, as well as the surprisingly non-explosive

In this instance, Tebow would have been one of the biggest rushers in the league (99th percentile in height, 95th in weight). Against running backs, his athleticism scores take a huge nosedive, as he ranks outside the 70th percentile in the 40-yard dash, broad jump, and short shuttle. His vertical jump and three-cone drill would be in the 90th percentile or higher, however, meaning that not all hope would be lost for the potentially plodding Tebow. Fascinatingly, his best comps as a runner -- taking into account only those who did a full slate of Combine drills -- include He’s refused switches before, however, so these do seem like unlikely propositions even if they make sense. It’s always fun to think about "what could be" though.

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