"He's a freak athletically," said Bills scout Terry Wooden. "He's a big guy that can run. He has pretty good cover skills. He's a real smart kid. I see him being a tough kid that doesn't make that many mistakes."
The reason Bills scouts Wooden and Brad Forsyth are convinced that his classroom intelligence translates to the field is due to the plethora of responsibilities his coaches gave him in their defensive scheme at Wyoming.
"They were changing things up on this guy each and every week," said Forsyth. "They were throwing so many things at him and laying it on his shoulders that they admit they were probably too hard on him."
As a result Wendling's statistics didn't take a big jump his last two seasons, which a lot of talent evaluators look for as a player matures.
"I think he can be a good safety, it's just a matter of settling down and giving him something to do week after week after week," said Forsyth. "He's got a lot of upside."
Wendling, who scored high on the wonderlic test (32), is modest when asked about his intelligence and says his grades never came without effort.
The reason Bills scouts Wooden and Brad Forsyth are convinced that his classroom intelligence translates to the field is due to the plethora of responsibilities his coaches gave him in their defensive scheme at Wyoming.
"They were changing things up on this guy each and every week," said Forsyth. "They were throwing so many things at him and laying it on his shoulders that they admit they were probably too hard on him."
As a result Wendling's statistics didn't take a big jump his last two seasons, which a lot of talent evaluators look for as a player matures.
"I think he can be a good safety, it's just a matter of settling down and giving him something to do week after week after week," said Forsyth. "He's got a lot of upside."
Wendling, who scored high on the wonderlic test (32), is modest when asked about his intelligence and says his grades never came without effort.
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