Mr. WEO Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, racketmaster said: I agree with you that many of the recent 1st round TEs have been productive players and probably worth taking in the first round. But look at some of the TEs taken in rounds after the first: Rob Gronkowski (2nd) Travis Kelce (3rd) Zach Ertz (2nd) George Kittle (5th) Jared Cook (3rd) Austin Hooper (3rd) Jimmy Graham (3rd) Kyle Rudolph (2nd) Vance McDonald (2nd) Jordan Reed (3rd) Jason Witten (3rd) Hunter Henry (2nd) Delanie Walker (6th) Cameron Brate (UDFA) Charles Clay (6th) Jesse James (5th) Trey Burton (UDFA) Chris Herndon (4th) Mark Andrews (4th) CJ Uzomah (5th) Ian Thomas (4th) Antonio Gates (UDFA) *Tyler Kroft (3rd) These are just some of the top receiving tight ends in the past 3 years. There have been so many solid to great tight ends found outside of the first round that it almost seems irresponsible to draft one in the top tight, unless they are some transcendent talent. Hockenson is not that (based on tape and Combine numbers). He is a very good prospect but not a generational talent at the position. And the TE class is deep this year. There will be 2-3 quality tight ends found outside the first round so trust the front office and their ability to locate a talented player in the middle rounds. There are some later round guys for sure. But you can't recognize their value until after they are drafted. Whereas is you can identify a superior TE talent, it's a good bet in the 1st.
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