Dan Villari
Syracuse
Scouting Report

Villari is a Swiss Army knife tight end whose QB-to-TE conversion story is the headline, but whose underneath receiving reliability and competitive toughness are the real selling points. He wins as a check-down artist across the middle, getting open in the intermediate window against zone coverage and turning upfield aggressively after the catch — rarely does the first man bring him down. The blocking is willing but severely undersized and underpowered at the point of attack, and the hands betray him too often for a player whose route tree lives in the easy-catch zone. The ceiling is a special-teams contributor and gadget piece who earns a TE3 role through sheer effort and scheme versatility — think Tush Push snaps and wildcat wrinkles — but the floor is a training camp cut who can't hold up at the line of scrimmage.

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Pro ComparisonCethan Carter

Similar athletic, undersized H-back profile who contributes on special teams and as an occasional receiving option in the middle of the field. Both are effort-based players whose versatility keeps them on 53-man rosters without being featured pass-catchers or inline blockers.

Trait Grades
🏀 Receiving
66
✂️ Route Running
62
🪵 Blocking
54
🦅 Athleticism
79
🤲 Hands
59
🏎️ Speed
72
College Production (2025)
Receiving
39 rec, 412 yds, null TD
Per catch
10.56 YPR
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