Our coverage continues at the Scout and Combine. We are into the tight ends and from Texas Fight, Texas Fight, Texas Fight, Texas Fight, Texas Fight. Jack Andrees is with us. Bring it on! That's right! Here we go! Yeah, thanks for having me, guys. Hey, great to be with you here, man. Of course. He wants all the Texas guys. He can't hear the Texas song. They were playing it for us. They were. They were playing it for us. Did you know who he was? Of course. Oh. See, some of the guys didn't, and I love it when they don't know who he was. Well, we know. We're Texas Longhorns now. Well, the safety, you know, Taff, right? Yeah. He came up here. I gave him a hard time. He didn't really know who I was. He got off the stage. He came back, stood right here. He heard him. He goes, wait, are you Chris Sims? And I was like, yeah. And he's, oh, my gosh, I'm such an idiot. My dad's going to be mad at me. Yeah, his dad's going to be pretty mad at him now. Yeah, Taff knows that. All right. So you really didn't know me or somebody gave you the update on that? I knew. Okay, look, this guy, he's on his game. We hear some stuff at Texas. Oh, yeah, good, good. He started at Cal, though, three seasons at Cal. What caused you to choose Texas when the time came to transfer? I think it was just a good fit for me. First of all, hearing of Texas, it's probably the biggest brand in all of college ball. The Cowboys are probably the biggest in the NFL. It's the same in Texas. And when Gunner left, I felt like there was a spot for me to fill there and play in probably the coolest place and in front of the coolest coaching staff. It was great. All the players playing with Arch and Taff. I mean, great leadership. And you just learn a lot from these guys. How the hell did you walk on? Like, nobody recruited you? Tell us that story first off. Yeah, I mean, I think there was COVID had something to do with it. I, yeah, so I walked on and I was actually committed to Harvard. And I decommitted last second to go take a walk on the couch. I thought the academics was all right. And I wanted to go play some good football. And when I told my mom I was decommitting, she just went to bed at like 7 o'clock. She just left the room. But, yeah, I just got under-recruited as a COVID kid. Yeah, she wanted her baby to get that Ivy League, that education. But it all worked out. I got my degree in three years, and, you know, that's a good degree to get. Damn, that is. It's good. Yeah. I mean, McCombs Business School, are you doing any of that? No, I just took some regular classes here, keeping it more football-oriented. Me too. That's the way I did it too. Right, right. We had a saying, you know, school first, football second at Texas. So that was one of our sayings right there. It was a little more 50-50. We're keeping the GPA up. It's been up. It's been up. What are we doing this week at the combine? What workouts? I'm planning on doing all of them. Yeah, I'm excited. I mean, you know, I feel like the main one's the 40, so I'm excited to get that out there and run fast. Yeah. What is fast to you? I'm hoping for like a 4.58. Okay. I mean, you know, I'm aiming fast. You know, if I'm a little slower, that's all right, But that's really what I want. That's what you want. That's your goal right there. Yes, sir. You got weighed, measured, all that? Yep. You did? Yep. What'd you weigh in at? I was about 241. All right, 241, 6'4"? 6'4". Okay. All right, cool. Who was your idol kind of growing up? Because I know you went to the same high school as Zach Ertz. Yeah, so it's always been Ertz. He helped me out. I mean, when I was a JV, when I was a sophomore on JV, he looked at my film of me playing JV and, like, helped me out. It was an hour-long video of him going through it and just giving me some tips, giving me some shout-outs. And looking back at it, it's legit JV film. You know what I mean? But that was so nice of him to do and really grateful for him. He's definitely a role model for me. Very cool of him to do that, for sure. When did you realize that you had special athletic skills? Well, I kind of realized I wanted to go play college ball when I was a sophomore. I played tight end for my first time, and I was catching a lot of touchdowns from my best friend at quarterback. And from that point it was like you know at Cal as soon as I earned my scholarship and I was playing my first year and I was like you know I was a sophomore but a redshirt freshman and got that freshman All I was, you know, I was like, I could go pretty far in this. And luckily I had Fernando as my quarterback and my roommate. So we're doing everything together, creating a bond. And that junior year was just like confidence, confidence, confidence. It was like every time I ran a third down route, I was getting the ball. Yeah, it was no matter what route I was running. And it was a perfect ball, and it was catching. I mean, I don't know if I had any drops that year. You brought him up, so I just want to, you know, Arch is your guy. Arch is my guy. Yeah, Arch is the man. Arch finished strong. Where you go, I mean, I know we're Texas and everything's big. Yeah. But, you know, even me in media, I was like, damn, I cannot get over the attention all the time on Arch, right? Were you guys kind of the same thing? Right, go ahead. Yeah. Well, I remember the first time I got there, he takes me out to breakfast, and it was like, which is crazy because, you know, I was with Fernando. Right. I guess before he won the Heisman, so he didn't have that fame. Right. But he never had to take a photo. Yeah. And I'm walking to breakfast with Arch, and, you know, he gets out of his car, and it's like, oh, my God, are you Arch Manning? And they took a photo with him immediately. That's when I kind of knew what kind of fame we were looking at here, just for a college kid. Right, right. You know? That's Texas. That is Texas. That is crazy. Yeah. I mean, Arch can't even, I mean, going down the 6th Street or 5th Street, I can't even imagine. Yeah, he'll have to wear a disguise or something to get out there, man. They just know him too well. What's your favorite place on 6th Street? Don't get yourself in trouble. Just give us a good one. We didn't go there too much, man. You didn't go there too much? No wonder you guys won more than we did. I like that little piano bar, though. Oh, look at that. That was a fun place during the Christmas break. Oh, okay. That place is really cool. That's 5th Street, though, or is that 6th Street? 6th Street. It is 6th Street. Okay, I'm a little out of touch, so I can't remember them all anymore. What do you do when you get away from football? I like to do anything outdoors. I like to go golf. You know, I'm from California, so I like to swim, surf, hike, go play some golf, whatever's outdoor. I mean, I like to ski before and I like to play basketball, but I've kind of slowed down on that so I don't get any ankle rolls or just stupid injuries that cost me. You wanted to play shortstop. Yeah. At one point. You'd be the biggest damn shortstop ever. I know. Well, that was like elementary school and middle school. I was like, I really want to play shortstop. And I kept getting placed at, like, third base or, like, first base or the outfield. And I'm just like, I want to play shortstop. And then as I got bigger, I'm like, yeah, just play me at third base, play me in the outfield, play me at first base, wherever. Yeah, yeah. Right. And it kind of shifted, you know, got to college. And I'm like, yeah, I think the NFL is my dream from here. Yeah. Okay. All right. Cool. All right. I always like to hear this. I mean, best player you had to block or play against, right, on the defensive side of the ball. Yeah. Yeah, I'm going to go 2023. I played against Liatu Latu on UCLA. Oh, yeah. He was one of the quickest guys I've ever had to go against. Right. It was like I spent a lot of time preparing for him, and he didn't get me, luckily. But, yeah, when I had to 1v1 pass block him on like a rollout play, I was like 100% locked in. You know what I mean? Don't get embarrassed here. No. Don't become on a highlight here. I was not going to get a highlight. Yeah, definitely. Who's the guy when you get to the NFL and you walk out and you're on the field and you say, I can't believe I'm out here with this guy? Yeah, I would say obviously a quarterback like that. I mean, wherever I go, there's legends everywhere. A tight end like that. I think, you know, Patrick Mahomes is a cool one to think about. And George Kittle coming from the Bay. I grew up watching that. And I was thinking the other day, like, you know, you go to a team with one of these legendary running backs, like Saquon Barkley, it's like, I mean, I was just playing with him in Madden when I was in eighth grade. Yeah, you're going to have a lot of moments like that. in your first year, you're going to be like, oh my gosh. My first year I played on a Super Bowl, the team that won the Super Bowl, the Bucs. So I was like, Warren Sapp, John Lynch, Rondé Barber, Derrick. I was like a kid in a candy store. Unreal. Yeah, it's going to be cool. What number are you going to wear in the NFL I don know We stick to the 80s Yeah you like the 80s I like 87 I like 88 Those are my two favorite numbers Just traditional tight end numbers I would choose 87 if I had the opportunity Okay Baby Gronk Yeah That right That's right. Or baby Kelsey. Or baby Kelsey. It could be either one. Before we let you go, say hello to anybody you'd care to say hello to. All right. I'll say, hey, mom. Hey, dad. Glad you guys supported me this far. I appreciate you. Man. Mom and dad are winning this exercise by a long shot. Yeah. I think that's the only way to go. I think so. All right, Jack Andrees, the Texas tight end on his way to the National Football League. I won't even do horns down. I'm going to be respectful. You're the first one he did horns up with. Yeah, we got him horns up. You must have really worked your magic on him. That's good news. Love that. We continue tight end day here at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Joining us now from the Ohio State University tight end, Max Clare. Max, welcome. How's it going? Yeah, it's awesome. Appreciate you guys having me on. It's been a great experience out here. Excited to compete with the guys and be a part of it. You're doing it all? Yes, sir. That's the plan. Okay. All right. But more, you know, we've asked guys. Some guys are like, man, I've been nervous. It's crazy doing this. Other guys are like, this is awesome, whatever. Your energy is awesome or nervous, you think? It's been awesome. I mean, I'm extremely grateful to be here. It's a childhood dream to live out, and I just want to make the family back home proud. Yeah, cool, man. Give me something about the process that has happened so far that you didn't expect. I expected hospital visits to take longer. It was honestly pretty quick. So that was a positive experience. You got a clean bill of health then, I guess, really. Yeah, for the most part. I mean, I guess they didn't find anything too seriously wrong, so that's good. I mean, I had a dislocation of a finger that I did twice or three times in college football, and I remember I had to stay at the medical thing for like an hour longer, and I was pissed. I was like, what? It's my finger. Get the hell out of here. So good that you got out of there. It happens all the time. We have guys that are held up coming into this part of the exercise because they're still in medical. So, yeah, clean bill of health, ready to go. Now, when you get to the NFL, it may not be the same, but at least coming out of college, it's all clean. I feel pretty good. So talk about, you know, I was at Ohio State early in the year. They kept bringing you up. We got this tight end transferred in. How did the transfer go from Purdue to Ohio State? How did that all go down? Yeah, it was awesome. Ultimately, I wanted to go there and compete against the best every day, whether that was, you know, Sonny Stiles, Arvel Reese, and inside drill going down to, you know, one-on-ones against Caleb Downs. It was a special, unique place to be. I mean, it was awesome, and, you know, I'm extremely grateful for my time there and what the coaches poured into me and the relationships that I formed there. Was there a thought of anywhere else other than Ohio State? Yeah, I looked around a little bit, but ultimately, Ohio State was the best option for me. Yeah, yeah, I hear that. Who was the toughest guy that you had to deal with at Ohio State on the defense? That's tough. We had so many guys that are extremely special. I think Arville Reese was someone that will come down and smack you, especially pulling around on counter. You've got to be ready for that. Same with Sonny Stiles. I mean, both of those guys are going to come downhill and hit you. And then, obviously, Caleb in the route game, you know, guarding me. I mean, it's hard to separate. You've got to use everything. You've got to be precise. So all around, I mean, everyone there is extremely special. How about your game itself? Like what are you looking at to kind of improve in the NFL, the next step or whatever? Yeah, I just want to continue to improve, you know, creating movement at the point of attack against longer defenders. Okay. It's something that, you know, I've worked on throughout my years and something that I want to continue to develop throughout my time in the NFL. Right, just run blocking because you're going to have some big fuckers here coming your way. Oh, yeah. There's no doubt. What was it like playing with your brother Luke for a year at Purdue? Oh, it was awesome. That was also a dream come true. You know, we grew up playing football together, so getting the opportunity to you know be in college at Purdue and you know share a team be on the same team be close locker mates everything in between It was awesome and, you know, a time in my life where, you know, I definitely don't take for granted. And who was your tight end idol growing up? Tight end idol growing up. Or even now, like who do you look at? Yeah, Kittle's a guy that I've watched for years now. Right. Just the way he plays the game. his physicality, the energy he brings to the field is special and something everyone wants to take part of. Right, right. With the workout itself, like the combine, what are you hoping to run, right? Yeah, it's hard to say. I mean, I want to be in the low 4.6s. Okay. That's the plan. All right, good answer. That's where I want to be at. Yeah, that for you, big body, can block, do all that. That'll be damn good. Who's got the better hands between you and Luke? Me and Luke? Yeah. He has good hands, but I think I have better hands. Yeah, we used to always just, you know, throw the ball around outside. So, it's kind of where it developed. And, you know, any sport you can imagine, we grew up playing in the side yard. NFL, you grew up a Colts fan or anybody else? I was a Bengals fan. We were 30 minutes outside of Cincinnati. Got you, got you. That was my team. That was your squad. So, you suffered through, well, you were in the worst years growing up. No, they were playoff years. They were Carson Palmer and Mel's years. Yeah, you're right. They were playoff years. Okay. All right. Just a couple rough ones. Yeah, definitely. When you were coming out of high school, was it Purdue all the way, or what were some other schools that were kind of involved? Yeah, it was really Purdue, Duke, Cincinnati. But Purdue was ultimately the place where I thought I was going to develop the most. Really enjoyed the coaching staff up there, the environment. And my cousin was actually there at the time. He was a receiver there. So it was nice for the family to be able to travel and everything in between was a good spot. When you first got to Purdue, who was the head coach there? Coach Brown. It was Brom, right? Yeah, yeah. So Brom knows offense, and he knows how to get the tight end the ball. He does. He's had a lot of success with tight ends. Yeah, no doubt about it. I know him well. Same high school, St. Xavier, as new Hall of Famer Luke Keekly. Yep, yeah, we do. I assume they have a shrine there for him? Yeah, pretty much. I mean, everyone knows him there. I grew up, you know, obviously watching him throughout the years at Boston College and the NFL. So he was a special player, special person to, you know, grow up and watch him have a lot of success. your eating habits, right? Are you a guy that can eat whatever? Or do you have to worry about keeping weight on? Or are you one that has to worry about getting too heavy and I got to keep it off? Yeah, definitely don't have to worry about getting too heavy. I think I'm someone who eats a lot. Yeah. Got to keep the weight on and continually feel my body. Right. With whatever I got around me. You got officially weighed in today? No, tomorrow. Oh, tomorrow. Okay. Okay. Because some tight end has got to weigh in, right? All right. So you guys got split up a little bit? I guess so. Yeah, I guess so. We did some unofficials. Right. So official tomorrow, though. Okay. What have meetings been good so far? Yeah, they've been great. What's been the craziest thing happened or the hardest thing? You don't have to say the team or whatever. Yeah, I mean, I don't think there's really been anything that's really caught me off guard. Not yet, at least. They've all been great. Great people to sit down and talk to, get to know. Yeah, it's been fun, though. Yeah, cool, man. Cool. Well, this is your chance to look into the camera, say hello to anybody you would like to say hello to. Yeah, what's up, Mom and Dad? Hope you guys are doing good back home. Can't wait to see you this weekend. Man, good old Mom and Dad. Yeah, Mom and Dad. I don't think, I mean, we got one Jesus Christ, right? It's been all Mom and Dad, and then we got a few cousins and great-grandparents along with Mom and Dad. Yeah, siblings too. That's all right. Yeah, we're fitting the stereotype as football player. Hi, Mom. Right into the camera. That's what we do. All right, Max Wade, congratulations on your success. We wish you the best as you embark on your NFL career, and good luck at the combine. Appreciate that. I'll be back with plenty more from the combine in Indy.
