A perfect storm of talent and need led to an unprecedented six tight ends being selected over the first two rounds of last year’s NFL draft.
As crazy as it sounds, this year’s class may prove even better.
It certainly boasts a more special prospect at the top of the draft in Georgia’s Brock Bowers — a rare three-time All-American widely projected to be a Top 10 selection. And this year’s class is much more than just Bowers, with a handful of ascending matchup nightmares well-suited to modern NFL offenses likely to be available throughout Day 2.
- Clubs looking for full-service tight ends capable of holding point at the line of scrimmage, however, might be best served waiting until the later rounds.
- It is easy to venture into hyperbole with a pro-ready prospect like Bowers, but he is one of the very few players I’ve ever evaluated who I believe could have been productive in the NFL right out of high school. Simply put, Bowers is the best tight end I’ve ever seen at the college level. If he makes it out of the top 10 it will be because NFL teams worry that the punishment he’s already absorbed at Georgia could cap his pro future. Otherwise, a very real argument can be made that Bowers is the best pound-for-pound player in this class.
