Donovan Jackson

[SunsetBengal]

(Yesterday, 06:39 PM)Whatever Wrote: I love Warren's game, truly. Both guys have advantages over the other and it is really a matter of what traits you're looking for as to which is better in a vacuum.  

A four year age gap is huge, though.  Either way, I wouldn't be mad come draft day.  

The average career length of an NFL player is 3.3 years, the average career length of a 1st round draft pick is 9.3 years. I can see the age being a factor for QBs, LTs, Ks, Ps, etc. However with TE, at 24 you're getting a player who is already physically developed, ready for the pounding of the NFL, ready to provide instant ROI on that 1st round contract. With the younger guy, you might waste the first two years of the deal while he physically catches up. (See Myles Murphy who was drafted at age 20, compared to Kris Jenkins Jr. and McKinnley Jackson who were both drafted at age 22)