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

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by planetdoc

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/n...-day-takeaways
Ebron's case of the dropsies.

Tony Gonzales dropped pretty much everything his rookie year. I hope Ebron can get it together...

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Amaro looked freaking horrible at the combine. Just flat bad. Couldn't catch anything and really didn't look good on his breaks.

I'm more than satisfied going ahead with Kelce versus drafting a potentially worse alternative in Amaro when there is a hell of a lot more need at WR, OL, DL, DB.

It doesn't have to be Amaro, but I for one will be extremely disappointed and shocked if we don't grab a TE between 1 and 4, especially if we somehow end up with DeSean Jackson... counting on Kelce is a straight up roll of the dice.

TE is too important in this offense, and to Smith, to leave to chance IMO.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by scott free

It doesn't have to be Amaro, but I for one will be extremely disappointed and shocked if we don't grab a TE between 1 and 4, especially if we somehow end up with DeSean Jackson... counting on Kelce is a straight up roll of the dice.

TE is too important in this offense, and to Smith, to leave to chance IMO.

I don't think a tight end rotation of Fasano, Kelce and McGrath is leaving it to chance.

Consider that McGrath effectively played only one year of college football at a school smaller than most average high schools and was quite effective in getting open, catching the ball and turning up-field against NFL defenders in what was his rookie season. That speaks of a whole hell of a lot of upside yet to come.

And Fasano is a very solid all-around NFL tight end.

If Kelce is cleared medically, I have absolutely no qualms about fielding that trio as our TE group and think that using a draft pick on a tight end is tantamount to throwing it in the trash bin. Especially after using a very high third on Kelce in last years draft.

Now, if Kelce still has medical issues, then, by all means, I hope that they select a tight end.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I don't think a tight end rotation of Fasano, Kelce and McGrath is leaving it to chance.

Consider that McGrath effectively played only one year of college football at a school smaller than most average high schools and was quite effective in getting open, catching the ball and turning up-field against NFL defenders in what was his rookie season. That speaks of a whole hell of a lot of upside yet to come.

And Fasano is a very solid all-around NFL tight end.

If Kelce is cleared medically, I have absolutely no qualms about fielding that trio as our TE group and think that using a draft pick on a tight end is tantamount to throwing it in the trash bin. Especially after using a very high third on Kelce in last years draft.

Now, if Kelce still has medical issues, then, by all means, I hope that they select a tight end.

Sorry dude, but that current trio sucks balls...

Kelce is a complete unknown, he may NEVER fully recover from the microfracture, those are notoriously hard to fix.

McGrath, so far, is the only proven decent player of the three... he's no great shakes but showed signs of being a viable #2 with decent all around skills.

Fasano though? dude has been an absolute bust for us and sucked during his last year in Miami as well... 8.1ypc is AWFUL, its just awful, and he didn't do much better than that during his brief healthy periods here, we could cut him today and I wouldn't blink an eye.

Dump him and get a young playmaker in the draft, THATS a trio I could live with.

[Easy 6]

And even if Kelce DOES fully recover, we still don't know if the guy is any freaking good... like I said, HUGE gamble.

[planetdoc]

Fasano and McGrath are both #2 TE. Kelce is an unknown.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Tony Gonzales dropped pretty much everything his rookie year.

and his second yr too.

here is really, really good read about it (just do a search of the article for keyword drops and start there)
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40927752/

[BossChief]

If Ebron falls to us, we should cut Fasano and take the dead money hit...it clears just under a million in cap space this year, but 5/yr the next two years.

Ebron
Kelce
McGrath

Me likey

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by BossChief

If Ebron falls to us, we should cut Fasano and take the dead money hit...it clears just under a million in cap space this year, but 5/yr the next two years.

Ebron
Kelce
McGrath

Me likey

There is not a chance in hell that they are going to leave the TE position to three guys that have a total of one year of NFL playing experience.

[planetdoc]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

There is not a chance in hell that they are going to leave the TE position to three guys that have a total of one year of NFL playing experience.

agreed.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

There is not a chance in hell that they are going to leave the TE position to three guys that have a total of one year of NFL playing experience.

With any other coaching staff, I'd agree.

[htismaqe]

Anthony Fasano is ****ing garbage...

[O.city]

I'm in on ebron

[Easy 6]

Atleast one AFC personnel exec says this years TE's blow donkey dong...

http://nfl.si.com/2014/03/31/eric-eb...-draft-rumors/

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by scott free

Atleast one AFC personnel exec says this years TE's blow donkey dong...

http://nfl.si.com/2014/03/31/eric-eb...-draft-rumors/

I'd take Jake Murphy or Marcel Jensen as much as I would Ebron or Amaro.

I don't think the top tier guys are "elite" level dudes.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by scott free

Atleast one AFC personnel exec says this years TE's blow donkey dong...

http://nfl.si.com/2014/03/31/eric-eb...-draft-rumors/

I agree with his statement that none of these guys are better than Eifert was last year. He went 21 in a relatively weak draft class.

Put it this way, if one of the top 4 WRs were available (Watkins, Evans, Beckham, Cooks) I would probably take them over Ebron. I think our FO would too.