alton Kincaid, Utah (No. 34 on SN's Big Board)Kincaid Nolan Ryan Jersey seems to be trending toward the first round after a hugely productive season at Utah. More of a receiver than a blocker, he has the skillset to put up big numbers as a rookie.Kincaid finished with 890 yards and eight touchdowns in another Pac-12 title season for the Utes.Darnell Washington, Georgia (No. 49 on SN's Big Board)Iyer lists Washington's "strong, physical frame for blocking" as his best attribute. If he can put it all together as a receiver, Washington suddenly has the tools to be a complete tight end at the NFL level.Listed as a ma sive 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds, Washington had only 454 yards and two touchdowns this past season in a dominant Georgia offense that spread the ball around.MORE
uke Musgrave, Oregon State (No. 61 Wei-Chieh Huang Jersey on SN's Big Board)According to Iyer, Musgrave's "intriguing speed, quickne s and route-running" is what could interest teams picking in the second-round.Like Washington, the production wasn't always there at the collegiate level. Musgrave finished with 308 yards in 2021 and mi sed all but two games in 2022, so there's an unknown factor to his scouting report, but his size (6-6, 252 pounds) will make teams pay attention.Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State (No. 101 on SN's Big Board)If you're looking for a small-school talent who could move up draft boards in the coming weeks, Kraft could be it. He also didn't play a full season in 2022 but posted 780 Russell Wilson Jersey yards and six touchdowns for South Dakota State in 2021. At 6-5 and 255 pounds, Kraft has NFL strength and can be a quick-impact pa s-catcher.Cameron Latu, Alabama (No. 106 on SN's Big Board)Latu made the most impact as a blocking tight end at Alabama but also became a red-zone weapon for Bryce Young with 12 touchdowns in two seasons. Could we see the team that selects Young try to reconnect the duo in the third round?2-ROUND MOCK DRAFT:Sam LaPorta, Iowa (No. 109 on SN's Big Board)LaPorta doesn't have intimidating size, but according to Iyer, he can "do everything Blank Jersey as an intermediate receiver and also is a willing blocker when needed."LaPorta had back-to-back seasons of more than 650 yards in a dismal Iowa offense and played four years for the Hawkeyes. While on the smaller side at 6-4, he should be NFL-ready compared to some of the projects taken in this range of the draft.Is 2023 the best NFL tight end cla s ever?This looks like the best tight end cla s in recent memory, but where might it rank among the best ever? From a pure prospect standpoint, it has some strong competition.Draft weekend might not look too different than the 2019 Draft, when two tight ends came off the board in the first round and eight total were taken in the first 100 picks. Only two of those eight have become high-level starters, though: T.J. Hockenson and Dawson Knox, with Noah Fant and Irv Smith Jr. the only other impact players from the group.MORE:The 2017 Draft had five tight ends selected in the first 45 picks but none from that point until pick No. 100. This cla s might not have a trio of first-rounders like that one did with O.J. Howard, Evan Engram and David Njoku (though it wouldn Ariel Jurado Jersey 't be shocking to see Washington jump into that range), but it has more depth.In 2013, five tight ends were drafted in the first two rounds, Ivan Rodriguez Jersey including Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz, and Tyler Eifert. We could see a similar dynamic this year with five or six tight ends in the first two rounds.Mayer has a chance to be a rare top-10 tight end selection.Only 15 tight ends have ever been selected in the top 10, including five this century.Only once have two tight ends been selected in the top 10 in the same draft (1973, Charle Young and Paul Seymour). It's highly unlikely the 2023 Draft will match that mark, but Mayer's presence gives a deep tight end cla s a big-time talent at the top.
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