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Cade Otton
6-5, 250
Decent blocker, decent receiver.

Projected to the 3rd round.

Not sure that I see the top 2 in this draft as significantly better than Otton.
 
This is a great draft for TE's, tons of them that will go Rounds 3 through 5, which makes the Schultz Franchise Tag decision even weirder.

I like UCLA 's Greg Dulchich, who coincidentally, reminds me of Schultz.

Ohio State TE Jeremy Ruckert is solid and a mean, physical blocker.

Virginia's Jelani Woods is intriguing and I think Iowa State's Charlie Kolar can be special on seam routes.
 
I can name 4-5 guys off the top of the head that I think are at least the equivalent of Dalton Schultz:

Ruckert
Ferguson
Kolar
Otton
Wydermyer
Chase Allen (one of my sleepers)

And then there are some others that I think can bring much more as a receiver than Schultz, such as Woods, Dulcich, and McBride.
 
I like Kolar…adequate but not elite athlete but dude has elite length and a monster catch radius with soft hands.

He’s Uber productive from a fairly decent conference and seems to understand how to sit in zones.

I think he’s give us what Schultz does + be a better red zone target.

Not sure how good a blocker he is.
 
KingintheNorth said:
This is a great draft for TE's, tons of them that will go Rounds 3 through 5, which makes the Schultz Franchise Tag decision even weirder.

I like UCLA 's Greg Dulchich, who coincidentally, reminds me of Schultz.

Ohio State TE Jeremy Ruckert is solid and a mean, physical blocker.

Virginia's Jelani Woods is intriguing and I think Iowa State's Charlie Kolar can be special on seam routes.
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Yes to all of those guys and add in Likely and Wydermyer.

Not sure exactly what position you call them, maybe H-back, but Chig Okonkwo and Connor Hayward could be very intriguing additions.

Not a TE1 down the line but love 6’8 Austin Allen as a productive blocking TE2 for a long time.
 
cnuball21 said:
I like Kolar…adequate but not elite athlete but dude has elite length and a monster catch radius with soft hands.

He’s Uber productive from a fairly decent conference and seems to understand how to sit in zones.

I think he’s give us what Schultz does + be a better red zone target.

Not sure how good a blocker he is.
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Im a big fan of Kolar…the blocking is pretty bad right now.
But he has good size and doesn’t shy away from contact/there isn’t a lack of effort so I’d assume there’s hope he can become adequate in the future.
 
tm1119 said:
Yes to all of those guys and add in Likely and Wydermyer.

Not sure exactly what position you call them, maybe H-back, but Chig Okonkwo and Connor Hayward could be very intriguing additions.

Not a TE1 down the line but love 6’8 Austin Allen as a productive blocking TE2 for a long time.
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Jelani Woods and Austin Allen both strike as me guys who are either incredibly hard to defend TE's or possible Tackle converts.

I'm a Michigan State alum so very familiar with Hayward, plus I liked his dad. He's been a tailback, kick returner, and tight end for Michigan State. I'd love him as a verstaile fullback here.
 
te's i like...
wydermyer,texas a&m
ruckert,ohio st
otton,washington
turner,nevada
ferguson,wisconsin
kolar,iowa st
woods,va tech
calcaterra,smu

wydermyer,ruckert and turner are my favorites.
 
KingintheNorth said:
This is a great draft for TE's, tons of them that will go Rounds 3 through 5, which makes the Schultz Franchise Tag decision even weirder.

I like UCLA 's Greg Dulchich, who coincidentally, reminds me of Schultz.

Ohio State TE Jeremy Ruckert is solid and a mean, physical blocker.

Virginia's Jelani Woods is intriguing and I think Iowa State's Charlie Kolar can be special on seam routes.
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TE’s usually have steep development on the next level. Not a fan if Shultz, but they needed a veteran starter.
 
xwalker said:
Cade Otton
6-5, 250
Decent blocker, decent receiver.

Projected to the 3rd round.

Not sure that I see the top 2 in this draft as significantly better than Otton.
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Otton was the Husky's leading receiver last year, That production from the TE position is impressive,
 
There's a bunch of guys who all have similar grades IMO.

I think Trey McBride is easily the best receiver of the bunch and is the only guy with difference maker potential. Even then, I cooled on him after he checked in at a smallish 245. After that, there's like 6 guys in R3 and R4 who project as useful players. All of them could easily offer what Dalton Schultz does if you give them a season or two.

That last part is why TE is kind of a frustrating position... it's low value, but it's also hard to learn. I liked the Cowboys' strategy of spending Day 3 picks and UDFAs on TEs and keeping a pipeline of really cheap talent going. A Jarwin, Schultz, Geoff Swaim, etc, could spend a couple seasons as a bit player while bulking up and learning blocking assignments, then take a bigger role around year 3. Sean McKeon looks like the next guy off this line. I'd rather let Schultz walk and let McKeon and a rook play next year, rather than pay Schultz big money. But here we are.
 
Great class for TEs. Really hope we get one to pair with Schultz.
 
beware_d-ware said:
There's a bunch of guys who all have similar grades IMO.

I think Trey McBride is easily the best receiver of the bunch and is the only guy with difference maker potential. Even then, I cooled on him after he checked in at a smallish 245. After that, there's like 6 guys in R3 and R4 who project as useful players. All of them could easily offer what Dalton Schultz does if you give them a season or two.

That last part is why TE is kind of a frustrating position... it's low value, but it's also hard to learn. I liked the Cowboys' strategy of spending Day 3 picks and UDFAs on TEs and keeping a pipeline of really cheap talent going. A Jarwin, Schultz, Geoff Swaim, etc, could spend a couple seasons as a bit player while bulking up and learning blocking assignments, then take a bigger role around year 3. Sean McKeon looks like the next guy off this line. I'd rather let Schultz walk and let McKeon and a rook play next year, rather than pay Schultz big money. But here we are.
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It's very possible Shultz could just be a 1yr place holder until McKeon or a prospect is ready.
 
It appears rd's 3-5 seem like a very good area to land a future starting TE and even a Linebacker.
 
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