Ravens draft profile: WR James Proche

He was 2019’s most prolific pass catcher in college football.

Now James Proche is with the Ravens.

UNDERWAY FOR PLAYERS ALLAROUND THE ━━L.

THATINCLUDES THE NEWEST MEMBERS OFTHE PRO FOOTBALL FRATERNITY.WMA━2 NEWS SHAWN STEPNERTELLS US ABOUT A RAVENS ROOKIEWITH A PRETTY GOOD TRACKRECORD.He was 2019pass catcher in collegefootball.

Now heRavens.

James Proche, RavensWide Receiver: If there issomething to be good at, inthe wide receiver position, Iwant to do it at a high level.James Proche, drafted in thesixth round out of SouthernMethodist University.

TheRavens traded up to get him.Proche: I try to compete inevery aspect of my game.

Ilike to think of myself as acomplete receiver.

Completeand consistent.

He is SMUal━time leader in severaloffensive categories and hadonly nine drops during hiscollege career.

Proche: Itgift from God and work ethic.A pianist only gets great atpiano by playing the piano andthatcatching the ball.

You justgot to keep catching the ballin any types of ways, anysituations so that you areprepared.

Proche led thenation last season with 111receptions.

Five more thanfellow Ravens draftee,receiver Devin Duvernay,selected three rounds beforehim.

Proche says he waswatching Duvernay all seasonat Texas.

Proche: I wascounting every catch he had,every catch, just to make suI can keep my receptionsrecord for the year.

Prochehas experience as a returnerand figures to get somespecial teams looks when theRavens get on the field.Earning a spot on an NFLroster wonchallenge helife.

He overcame acute kidneyfailure while in high school.Proche: Iput my Superman cape on,whether that was in pads orout of pads.

You know, nevershow any weaknesses.

That wasjust a moment where I had tolearn to really lean on myfamily, the people around methat care about me.

Prochesays that kidney conditionnever caused him to miss agame or practice at SMU.

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