Taking advantage of Al Groh's reliance on the tight ends as the primary receiving outlet in his Virginia offense, Santi enjoyed a breakout senior campaign in 2007. Though blessed with good size, Santi isn't going to wow anyone with his athleticism. His consistency as a short- and medium-range receiver and high effort blocker, however, makes him a solid late-round prospect who could stick with a club.

Positives: Good size and build for the position … Broad shouldered athlete with room for additional growth … At least adequate quickness off the snap … Intelligent route-runner who sets up defenders to generate separation … Reliable short- and medium-range receiver … Soft hands … Looks the ball in and secures it before turning upfield aggressively to gain positive yardage … Fights for extra yardage … Good effort as an inline and second-level blocker … Good use of hands and fights to sustain … Can track defenders at the second level and works to keep his man from making the play … Not flashy, but very consistent.

Negatives: Lacks top athleticism and is considered by some to be a bit of a finished product … Runs solid routes, but lacks explosiveness out of his cuts and struggles to generate true separation … Lacks the speed to attack down the seam … Marginal ability to track the ball over his shoulder … Marginal body control to adjust to the poorly thrown ball.

Big tight end target for coach Jeff Rutledge at Montgomery Bell Academy … PrepStar All-American … SuperPrep All-American … listed as the fifth-best tight end in the country by TheInsiders.com, No. 6 by Collegefootballnews.com, seventh by Tom Lemming and No. 22 by Rivals.com … No. 82 on TheInsiders.com's South Hot 100 list … 4-star prospect by TheInsiders.com and 3-stars by Rivals.com … first-team All-South by Fox Sports … honorable mention All-South by the Orlando Sentinel … considered the fifth-best prospect in Tennessee by SuperPrep, seventh by the Knoxville News and Rivals.com … his team won state championships in 2002 and 2003 … Super 7 All-State honors as a junior and senior … first-team All-Mid State by the Nashville Tennessean as a senior after catching 30 passes for 381 yards and four touchdowns … in 2003 his team was 11-1 and ranked 15th in the nation by USA Today … Nashville Tennessean second-team All-Mid State as a junior … caught 46 passes for 655 yards and eight touchdowns that season … in his career he caught 78 passes for 1,055 yards and 12 touchdowns … also an excellent first baseman and centerfielder on the school's baseball team … earned All-Region honors as a sophomore and junior, batting better than .345 each year … National Latin Scholar … National Honor Society member … National Spanish Scholar … Fellowship of Christian Athletes member … three-time Headmaster's List honoree.

Michael Thomas Santi … born 11-22-85 in New Orleans, La … son of Betty Ann and Dr. Michael Santi … has two older sisters, Lauren and Annie … father played baseball at Lipscomb University (1971-74) … sister Annie was on the track team at Princeton … sociology major.