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Last and probably least, we come to the TEs in this draft class... I wouldn't have thought the Boys would be particularly interested in tight ends this time around, but they have demonstrated some level of interest in the likes of James Casey from Rice, Anthony Hill from North Carolina State and John Phillips from Virginia, so maybe they're in the market after all (or maybe they're just practicing due diligence)...
If they do draft a TE this year, my hunch is that it will be a blocking type TE rather than a receiver... I say that because Witten, Bennett and Hannah are more receiving types than pure blockers... as a result, while I ordinarily look for TEs who can run a 4.7 40 or better, I'm willing to relax that to about a 4.8 for a really good blocker... OTOH, I won't be looking for smallish TEs, I want them to weigh in at least 245 pounds, 260 would be better...
SECOND ROUND:
James Casey, TE, Rice... 6-3, 245 pounds, 4.7 second 40... to be honest, I don't understand why the Boys would be interested in any TE likely to go this high, especially not one who's more of a receiving threat than a blocking threat... but Casey has unusual athleticism, and can pose opposing defenses a variety of problems, up to and including apparently being able to run the Wildcat... so even though I don't see TE as a big need, I'd be content with Casey at pick 51...
SIXTH ROUND
Dan Gronkowski, TE, Maryland... 6-6, 255 pounds, 4.75 second 40... with a name like Gronkowski, you just KNOW he's got to be hardnosed, and he is...
Anthony Hill, TE, North Carolina State... 6-5, 260 pounds, 4.8 second 40... Hill is more the blocking type TE that I'm looking for...
John Phillips, TE, Virginia... 6-6, 260 pounds, 4.75 second 40... I'm a UVa fan, I'm always in favor of adding a Cav or two...
PRIORITY UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS:
Carson Butler, TE, Michigan... 6-5, 260 pounds, 4.75 second 40... the Wolverines moved him to DE his senior year, suggesting he's pretty physical...
John Nalbone, TE, Monmouth... 6-4, 250, 4.65 second 40... just to give Miles Austin a homeboy on the roster, LOL...
Clearly, if the Boys want to add a lead blocker out of the backfield, there will be some options on the board late in the draft...
If they do draft a TE this year, my hunch is that it will be a blocking type TE rather than a receiver... I say that because Witten, Bennett and Hannah are more receiving types than pure blockers... as a result, while I ordinarily look for TEs who can run a 4.7 40 or better, I'm willing to relax that to about a 4.8 for a really good blocker... OTOH, I won't be looking for smallish TEs, I want them to weigh in at least 245 pounds, 260 would be better...
SECOND ROUND:
James Casey, TE, Rice... 6-3, 245 pounds, 4.7 second 40... to be honest, I don't understand why the Boys would be interested in any TE likely to go this high, especially not one who's more of a receiving threat than a blocking threat... but Casey has unusual athleticism, and can pose opposing defenses a variety of problems, up to and including apparently being able to run the Wildcat... so even though I don't see TE as a big need, I'd be content with Casey at pick 51...
SIXTH ROUND
Dan Gronkowski, TE, Maryland... 6-6, 255 pounds, 4.75 second 40... with a name like Gronkowski, you just KNOW he's got to be hardnosed, and he is...
Anthony Hill, TE, North Carolina State... 6-5, 260 pounds, 4.8 second 40... Hill is more the blocking type TE that I'm looking for...
John Phillips, TE, Virginia... 6-6, 260 pounds, 4.75 second 40... I'm a UVa fan, I'm always in favor of adding a Cav or two...
PRIORITY UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS:
Carson Butler, TE, Michigan... 6-5, 260 pounds, 4.75 second 40... the Wolverines moved him to DE his senior year, suggesting he's pretty physical...
John Nalbone, TE, Monmouth... 6-4, 250, 4.65 second 40... just to give Miles Austin a homeboy on the roster, LOL...
Clearly, if the Boys want to add a lead blocker out of the backfield, there will be some options on the board late in the draft...