644 - Brian, Please Get Me a Tight End
Tight ends! The Packers need one at least, and may need two. Fortunately, there is an abundance of talent at the position in this year’s draft.
Tight end needs, roles, and methodology (00:41)
The Packers have a clear need at tight end, but what kind of tight end do they need? That seems like a simple question, but filling out the depth chart probably isn’t quite so simple as just taking a guy and hoping for the best. First, we have to discuss what kind of different roles this year’s tight end class could fill and how we identify a good tight end.
For more on tight end (and wide receiver) scouting, check out Paul Noonan’s work at Acme Packing Company.
Top 100 tight ends in the 2023 NFL Draft (8:16)
Six tight ends appear among the top 100 players on the Consensus Mock Draft Big Board. They are as follows:
Michael Mayer - Notre Dame (25)
Dalton Kincaid - Utah (28)
Darnell Washington - Georgia (30)
Luke Musgrave - Oregon State (48)
Sam LaPorta - Iowa (58)
Tucker Kraft - South Dakota State (68)
The best of the rest (23:51)
The tight end talent doesn’t end at 100, though. Here are the tight ends we talked about ranked between 100 and 200 on the Consensus Mock Draft Big Board:
Zach Kuntz - Old Dominion (119)
Luke Schoonmaker - Michigan (130)
Brenton Strange - Penn State (141)
Josh Whyle - Cincinnati (159)
Cameron Latu - Alabama (166)
Will Mallory - Miami (198)
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