If we draft a TE, who do you want and when?

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(03-23-2023, 09:41 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: As of this post, the Bengals roster doesn't really have a TE1. Duke does have some options if he wants to draft one. Assuming we pick a TE, who do you want and what round are you targeting the player?

Possible TEs to draft:

1. Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
2. Dalton Kincaid, Utah
3. Darnell Washington, Georgia
4. Luke Musgrave, Oregon St.
5. Sam LaPorta, Iowa
6. Tucker Kraft, South Dakota St.
7. Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan
8. Josh Whyle, University of Cincinnati
9. Other options

I've seen mocks where we take Mayer or Washington at 28. This latest mock has us taking Kincaid at 28: https://www.pff.com/news/draft-three-round-2023-nfl-mock-draft-afc-north-browns-steelers-bengals-ravens.

Are you taking a TE, if yes, then when? Are you passing on using the draft for a TE?

Mayer, Washington, Musgrave, Kincaid - Rd 1
Kraft, LaPorta - Rd 2
Schoonmaker - Rd 3/4
Everyone else - Rd 4 or later

Mayer and LaPorta are my "safe" selections that are well-rounded TEs.
I love the potential of Washington and Kraft, but there's some risk with both.
Schoonmaker I think will be a very good TE2, possibly low-mid level TE1 kind of guy.