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Dallas story
Back in March, the Dallas Cowboys signed franchise legend and longtime tight end Jason Witten to a four-year contract extension. But it contained zero guaranteed money and therefore was an example of NFL salary-cap gymnastics and not an actual commitment.
And you wouldn't expect a long-term commitment to a tight end who's entering his age-35 season. Witten is aging and slowing, with his last 1,000-plus-yard receiving season now way back in 2012. He's at the point in his career when retirement questions are an annual staple of the locker clean-out process after the end of each season.
Soon enough the tight end torch will be passed in Dallas, and there are a handful of developmental options assembling behind Witten. That now includes Blake Jarwin, an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State.
Jarwin is a versatile pass-catcher who was used everywhere in college, and that experience alone makes him an asset. He lined up as an in-line tight end, from the slot, as an H-back and was also split out wide. Overall, his targets and opportunities were limited, but Jarwin still left for the draft with a per-catch average of 15 yards.
He has the speed to separate up the seam and the toughness to win jump balls amid chaos up the middle.
"Jarwin has the athleticism to be a matchup player in the pros," wrote Bleacher Report's Matt Miller in his scouting report. "He could easily play as a flex tight end or even a fullback in the right scheme. A tough player with a high work ethic, he has the tools to become a more prolific pass-catcher at the next level than he was in college."
Dallas story
Back in March, the Dallas Cowboys signed franchise legend and longtime tight end Jason Witten to a four-year contract extension. But it contained zero guaranteed money and therefore was an example of NFL salary-cap gymnastics and not an actual commitment.
And you wouldn't expect a long-term commitment to a tight end who's entering his age-35 season. Witten is aging and slowing, with his last 1,000-plus-yard receiving season now way back in 2012. He's at the point in his career when retirement questions are an annual staple of the locker clean-out process after the end of each season.
Soon enough the tight end torch will be passed in Dallas, and there are a handful of developmental options assembling behind Witten. That now includes Blake Jarwin, an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State.
Jarwin is a versatile pass-catcher who was used everywhere in college, and that experience alone makes him an asset. He lined up as an in-line tight end, from the slot, as an H-back and was also split out wide. Overall, his targets and opportunities were limited, but Jarwin still left for the draft with a per-catch average of 15 yards.
He has the speed to separate up the seam and the toughness to win jump balls amid chaos up the middle.
"Jarwin has the athleticism to be a matchup player in the pros," wrote Bleacher Report's Matt Miller in his scouting report. "He could easily play as a flex tight end or even a fullback in the right scheme. A tough player with a high work ethic, he has the tools to become a more prolific pass-catcher at the next level than he was in college."
