2014 NFL Combine - Players - The TEs

[Saccopoo]

Tight Ends:

Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
6'5", 265 lb., 34" arms, 9" hands
Bench: 28

Rob Blanchflower, Massachusetts
6'4", 256 lb., 33 3/4" arms, 9 5/8" hands
Bench: DNP

Trey Burton, Florida
6'2", 224 lb., 31" arms, 9 3/8" hands
Bench: DNP

A.D. Denham, Utah
6'4", 235 lb., 33 3/8" arms, 10 1/2" hands
Bench:

Joe Don Duncan, Dixie State
6'3", 268 lb., 32 3/8" arms, 10 1/8" hands
Bench: 35

Eric Ebron, North Carolina
6'4 1/4", 250 lb., 33 1/4" arms, 10" hands
Bench: 24

C.J. Fedorowicz, Iowa
6'5", 265 lb., 33" arms, 10 1/4" hands
Bench: 25

Crockett Gillmore, Colorado State
6'6", 260 lb., 33 3/4" arms, 10 3/8" hands
Bench: DNP

Xavier Grimble, USC
6'4", 257 lb., 33 5/8" arms, 10 1/4" hands
Bench: DNP

Nic Jacobs, McNeese State
6'5", 269 lb., 34 1/8" arms, 10" hands
Bench: 15

Marcel Jensen, Fresno State
6'6", 259 lb., 34 7/8" arms, 9 7/8" hands
Bench: 24

Reggie Jordan, Missouri Western State
6'3", 240 lb., 32 1/4" arms, 9 5/8" hands
Bench: 24

A.C. Leonard, Tennessee State
6'2", 252 lb., 33" arms, 9 1/4" hands
Bench: 20

Colt Lyerla, Oregon
6'4", 242 lb., 32 3/4" arms, 10 1/4" hands
Bench: 15

Arthur Lynch, Georgia
6'5", 258 lb., 32 1/2" arms, 10 1/8" hands
Bench: 28

Jake Murphy, Utah
6'4", 249 lb., 31 3/4" arms, 10" hands
Bench: 24

Jordan Najvar, Baylor
6'6", 256 lb., 32 1/4" arms, 10" hands
Bench: 18

Troy Niklas, Notre Dame
6'6 1/2", 270 lb., 34 1/8" arms, 10" hands
Bench: 27

Jake Pedersen, Wisconsin
6'3", 239 lb., 31 3/4" arms, 9" hands
Bench: DNP

Richard Rodgers, California
6'4", 257 lb., 32 5/8" arms, 10 1/8" hands
Bench: 16

Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
6'5 1/2", 262 lb., 33 3/4" arms, 9 3/4" hands
Bench: 20

D.J. Tialavea, Utah State
6'3", 267 lb., 33 5/8" arms, 9 1/4" hands
Bench: DNP


2013 Highest TE Draft Pick & Combine Results:

Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame
6'5", 250 lb., 33 1/8" arms, 9 1/8" hands
Bench: 22
40: 4.68 seconds
Vertical: 35.5"
Broad Jump: 119.0"
3 Cone: 6.92
20 yard shuttle: 4.32 seconds
60 yard shuttle: 11.52 seconds

[Saccopoo]

This entire group seems to scream "prototype" with only Florida's Burton on the small size. Very similar bunch of players from a physical perspective. Deep class talent wise as well.

[Saccopoo]

And, as I noted, while Trey Burton is on the small side for the tight end group, but he was originally recruited as a potential quarterback by Florida, and ended up playing RB as a freshman, an H-Back as a sophomore and junior and full time wide receiver as a senior.

And while on the subject of former QB's, I'm still mildly surprised Logan Thomas decided to work with the QB's at the combine versus moving over to the TE group despite his marginal at best year in the pocket in 2013. (He was originally recruited by VT as a TE.)

[Saccopoo]

Biggest surprise so far: Colt Lyerla and Nic Jacobs only benching 15 reps. While bench isn't the end all, be all, if you are 6'4", 242 lb. and play the game of football at the tight end position, you've got to do better than 15 reps.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

It'd be more of a surprise if Lyerla wasn't a massive cokehead.

[The Franchise]

Niklas is a ****ing mountain.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Niklas is a ****ing mountain.

Literally a huge difference between this TE class and last year's TE class.

Jensen, Gilmore, Njavar, CJ, Amaro, Lynch, ASJ, Jacobs, and Niklas all look like monsters for safeties to cover.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Niklas is a ****ing mountain.

Would draft.

[BossChief]

Jace just ran a 4.66 at 267 pounds. Pretty damn dynamic.

[BossChief]

Ebron just ran a 4.5

Yes, please.

[O.city]

Burton ran a 4.5.

Interesting

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Ebron just ran a 4.5

Yes, please.

I wouldn't be surprised to see him go in the top 10 like they said.

[O.city]

I don't see any freaking chance Ebron falls past 15. He's Vernon Davis coming out.

[O.city]

Lyerla might be the best athlete of all of them, and may not get drafted

Just ran a 4.47

[The Franchise]

Niklas is next. This 40 should be interesting.