01-04-2019, 11:01 AM
(01-04-2019, 10:52 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Isn't it crazy that George Kittle went in the 5th round in 2017?
He didn't have 500+ yards in a season in college like Fant and Hockenson, but he did have ideal size and ran a 4.52 at nearly 250 lbs. That 40 time alone would make me do a double-take and make sure to run him through drills at his Pro Day.
It's a rather safe bet to get a TE from either Stanford or Iowa (at least nowadays).
And given Dalton's and Driskell's tendencies to throw high and struggles throwing accurately downfield, they need big guys with leaping ability that can make contested catches.
A guy like Hockenson or Kaden Smith would fit in well with this team IMO. Fant would too, but I'd prefer the Bengals address OL or LB in Rd 1.
Also, Albert Okwuegbunam from Missouri could actually be the first TE off the board. He has crazy size (6'5", 255 lbs), has had back-to-back 400+ yard 6+ TD seasons at Mizzou, and he's believed to not have tapped his potential yet like how OJ Howard was.
But I don't know that Okwegbunam has been asked to do much if any inline blocking which is what we had to overcome with Uzomah. Howard played in a scheme in Alabama where they asked him to do a lot of work in the run game. Tough to tell what a new coach may value in terms of a TE who is more like an Engram (Big WR) or a guy like Kittle who can come in and block and catch.
