Charlie Taumoepeau-TE-Portland State

Originally posted by Hysterikal:

Yea give us another hard name to pronounce offensive player!

Taumoepeau is a tight end who can line up inside or can spread out wide. The thing is he never played wide receiver until his junior year of high school, suiting up at running back and middle linebacker when he started football in the sixth grade, just a few years after his family moved to California from Tonga, located in the South Pacific.

"He's probably one of the most natural athletes I've ever been around," Barnum said. "He's got sneaky speed. He's run by the Pac-12. He does well against the Big Sky with the ball in his hands when he's healthy. He's just a great kid and a fun kid to watch play."

The NFL scouts have come calling as Taumoepeau builds his resume with big games against FBS teams. He totaled eight catches for 255 yards and four touchdowns against Nevada and Oregon in 2018.

The feedback Barnum has gotten is that NFL teams see Taumoepeau as an H-back, a hybrid fullback/receiver, who motions in the backfield and is a route runner.

The biggest improvement Barnum has seen Taumoepeau make this year is being crisper with running routes. That increases the value of Taumoepeau's natural running ability with the ball in his hands, when he hearkens back to his running back mentality.

Charlie Taumoepeau, Portland State | HT: 6022 | WT: 244 | HAND: 9 5/8 | ARM: 32 1/2 | WING: 77 5/8

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

#Portland TE (and Senior Bowl participant) Charlie Taumoepeau has recently held pre-draft meetings over FaceTime with #Packers, #49ers, #Cardinals & #Falcons.

— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 18, 2020

Originally posted by TheXFactor:
Pita's brother?