2023 TE Draft Prospects Group Assessment

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(01-30-2023, 06:35 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: In terms of returning players under contract, TE us our thinnest spot.  Only Asiasi is inked. We carried 3 at the start of the year and at the end.

It should be easy to retain Wilcox if we want, as a ERFA.  But he, like Asiasi, is no better than TE3. No real receiving threat, thiugh a decent blocker/ST guy. Ditto Sample.

Retaining Hurst on a reasonable deal should be a priority.  If he gets away, we are gonna need 2.  If he stays, only 1.

I believe we like bigger, 2 way TEs whi can play in-line, so I do not think Kincaid is our kind of guy. Mayer is TE1 worthy. Washington, Kraft, Musgrave, LaPorta all seem like TE2s. I would soend a Rd1 pick on a TE2, but YMMV on all counts.

I am reading this is the best TE group in a long time. Thinking out of the box, years ago the Pats drafted 2 TE's in same year named Gronk and Hernandez. I know we have other needs, but if Joe could get not 1 but 2 great TE's, he could be unstoppable. I am talking 2 TE's that are complete, can block and stretch the field.

I like what I saw from Carman at LT. Maybe move Jonah to RT if Collins is not ready and then have Jonah swing as a backup when Collins returns.

This would allow us to sign our own free agents. I know many disagree with me, but Higgins needs to be extended over keeping Boyd. We cut Boyd and we save almost 9 million in cap space.

I think we can find a WR in round 3 or 4 to compete with Irvin and others for Boyd's spot.