The two tight ends considered a first-round lock are Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer and Utah’s Dalton Kincaid. But the group is so deep that as many as 14 or 15 teams are expected to draft a tight end this year.
Many analysts say this year’s group features more potential stars, whether teams are looking for pass catchers or run blockers — and Utah’s Dalton Kincaid could be the best of them all.
Good thing, too, because this year’s wide receiver class isn’t nearly as good as it’s been over the last few seasons Six years ago, three tight ends — O.J. Howard, Evan Engram and David Njoku — were selected in the first round for the first time since 2002 when Jeremy Shockey, Daniel Graham and Jerramy Stevens were all first rounders. In all, there were 14 tight ends drafted in 2017, including eight before the San Francisco 49ers selected George Kittle with the 146th overall pick in Round 5.
There’s versatility and variety up and down the list, a sort of specialty shop for teams to find exactly what they need for their playing styles, be it more of a receiving threat working over the middle or a blocking force to drive defenders out of the way. Kincaid shies away from comparisons to Kelce but he unabashedly asserts, “I think I’m one of the best pass catchers there not only in the tight end position but kind of just in this draft. That’s my biggest strength.”At nearly 6-foot-7 and 270 pounds, he was the biggest of the 18 tight ends who attended the league’s annual scouting combine last month.“There’s only one football. You can’t give it to everybody,” said Washington, who played alongside star Brock Bowers the last two seasons.
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