O.J. Howard TE 1 Alabama Sr 6-6 251
David Njoku TE 2 Miami (Fla.) 6-4 240
Bucky Hodges TE 3 Virginia Tech 6-6 245
Jordan Leggett TE 4 Clemson Sr 6-5 258
Evan Engram TE 5 Ole Miss 6-3
Adam Shaheen TE 6 Ashland 6-5 277
Jake Butt TE 7 Michigan 6-5 250
Gerald Everett TE 8 South Alabama 6-3 240
Jeremy Sprinkle TE 9 Arkansas 6-5 256
Howard is incredibly gifted, but his production was "ho hum" was it inconsistent effort or his teammates (too many weapons to throw threw esp given the fact that their system is so run heavy).
Njoku is my favorite and a guy I could see Reese picking. Explosive athlete that seems to get better by the week.
Hodges is very tall and fluid but I see as finesse player. Doesn't block and not physical after the catch. Still, a fine prospect as a pass catcher.
Shaheen is mammoth and reportedly impressive catching the ball but I can't say I watch too many Ashland games.
Sprinkle is a doo everything TE with plenty of physical ability. It is between the ears that Sprinkle draws concerns.
Shame Butt tore his ACL but at the least, he does everything well. Not a star, but solid and polished.
Would love to have a TE core that features Njoku, Tye and Adams next year. Then again, I'd also love to find a nimble LT to swing Flowers over to RT.
Matt LaCosse needs to stay healthy and lets see how he produces. Save early rounds for OL & big WR.
How is his speed, or is he just a big body that can gain position on the defender?
I great combo TE who can stretch the field and block is a must for this offense IMO
Round 4 actually. 1985
He actually went in RD 4, not 5.
Watching the bama QB throw for more than 20 yards was painful. The ball floats in the air forever. Howard showed up in back to back Nat'l championship games.
If he does decide to come out he will likely wow everyone at the combine and be gone (along with Howard) before the Giants pick in RD 1.
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While it may be true people are saying there are tons of guys that won't reach the Giants pick. SOMEONE has to fall.
There are at least 3-4 WRs (Davis and Williams I don't see falling but also John Ross, Schuster, Sutton are guys being named).
There will be at least 2 RBs gone (Cook and Fournette).
If I had to guess I'd say there are 2 QBs gone before we pick (Watson and the UNC kid).
Then there are the obvious guys: Garrett, Allen, Robinson, Peppers followed by the pack of SEC CBs and safeties.
Walter Football currently has Howard going at 25 with the Giants picking Watson. Would I be COMPLETELY against Watson? No. but I for sure have plenty of questions about how he plays in the pros.
Have a hard time seeing one TE let alone two being taken with the amount of "can't miss" prospects slated to go ahead of us.
If he does decide to come out he will likely wow everyone at the combine and be gone (along with Howard) before the Giants pick in RD 1.
I believe Njoku declared late in December
I have questions about Cook. He'd be an obvious upgrade but I'd rather go with Davis. Cook was playing with the best QB in the league who was being held up with the best pass protection who had probably the best WR corps in the NFL with one of the best backfield threats in the game. Not to mention Richard Rodgers did all the blocking.
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we won't even get a crack at OJ Howard.
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While it may be true people are saying there are tons of guys that won't reach the Giants pick. SOMEONE has to fall.
There are at least 3-4 WRs (Davis and Williams I don't see falling but also John Ross, Schuster, Sutton are guys being named).
There will be at least 2 RBs gone (Cook and Fournette).
If I had to guess I'd say there are 2 QBs gone before we pick (Watson and the UNC kid).
Then there are the obvious guys: Garrett, Allen, Robinson, Peppers followed by the pack of SEC CBs and safeties.
Walter Football currently has Howard going at 25 with the Giants picking Watson. Would I be COMPLETELY against Watson? No. but I for sure have plenty of questions about how he plays in the pros.
Have a hard time seeing one TE let alone two being taken with the amount of "can't miss" prospects slated to go ahead of us.
lol, didn't mean to be a Debbie Downer. I just try not to get my hopes up, so I don't get crushed with disappointment. We should cover our ass and go after a veteran, and if a good young prospect is available, take him too.
I believe we will be drafting the most talented (or one of them) at 23.
Disagree. We need a #1 TE more than we need a #2 (or #3, opinions vary) WR.
Not at all, but Jerell Adams shouldn't keep us from drafting a good TE if there's one available.
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Jerell Adams?
Not at all, but Jerell Adams shouldn't keep us from drafting a good TE if there's one available.
+50000. I've seen this repeated dozens of times on here... the Patriots traded for Bennett despite having a HOF caliber TE. If you end up with 2 good TE's it's not exactly a bad thing.
That's the poster I want evaluating this group of TEs.
I hope he becomes useful in some capacity but there's no reason to believe he can step up and be a starter next season.
Anyone know his attitude/desire?
Adams was hurt and inactive that game. Donnell did play more.
That's the poster I want evaluating this group of TEs.
I could be wrong, but I think it was either KWALL or Go Terps.
Agreed, and if he ever lays one one the ground, think of the headline on the NY Post.
That's the problem with the other top TEs other than Howard. They don't line up next to tackles as well.
I don't see Njoku falling to #55.
I think the Giants see pocket passing as the key to success in the NFL. BUT: What most of the best guys have, but Eli lacks, is the ability to beat the defense with their legs. Rogers, Wilson, Newton, all have that. Brady not as much, but arguably more than Eli. Eli's good at sliding in the pocket and fine on a rollout but not a runner.
I think the Giants would love to find a guy who's a great passer first, and a runner second. I don't think Watson is that guy, and I don't think they think he's that guy. But I could be wrong.
I think the Giants see pocket passing as the key to success in the NFL. BUT: What most of the best guys have, but Eli lacks, is the ability to beat the defense with their legs. Rogers, Wilson, Newton, all have that. Brady not as much, but arguably more than Eli. Eli's good at sliding in the pocket and fine on a rollout but not a runner.
I think the Giants would love to find a guy who's a great passer first, and a runner second. I don't think Watson is that guy, and I don't think they think he's that guy. But I could be wrong.
Yeah I'd agree with this. It be crazy to have an athletic QB who can extend plays with Odell wreaking havoc. Think Tyrod Taylor. Last year with Sammy Watkins he was creating plays by making them last longer. Now replace Watkins with Odell and one of the best defenses in the league. I'm not sure Watson can be that guy either.
I don't see Njoku falling to #55.
Agree. I think he's a early second rounder. I'd be surprised if a team took him in 1 though.
But I don't know, maybe I'm completely wrong. The kid's got a ton of talent. If he's got the discipline to play the pro game, maybe he'll be the next great NFL QB.
The kid at USC looks like the next great pro QB prospect. And he's not ready to come out. He's got that "It" factor that Accorsi said Eli had.
Matt LaCosse needs to stay healthy and lets see how he produces. Save early rounds for OL & big WR.
Is this a joke?
Anyone know his attitude/desire?
Smooth? He looks like he has a stick up his ass when he runs and is very stiff legged. I liked Legget better running, but I think Howard is a better blocker.
Buckey Hodges is slow as shit. Watched his Bowl game and he is just DT slow.
I want someone who can reliably block that edge rusher, move people in the run game and catch the seam pass enough to make defenses respect that. Daniel Fells was doing this well enough before his infection.
I'd rather have the TE who can do this (who will also give Eli time and boost the run game) than a flex WR. I'd rather just draft a WR high for that.
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great size, smooth, soft hands..........
Anyone know his attitude/desire?
Smooth? He looks like he has a stick up his ass when he runs and is very stiff legged. I liked Legget better running, but I think Howard is a better blocker.
Buckey Hodges is slow as shit. Watched his Bowl game and he is just DT slow.
LOL....well, I'm not sure about that. What I meant by smooth is, everything he does appears natural, and looks as if it comes very easily. The ball literally dissapears in his hands when he catches.
And I just watched a highlight tape of him, he's a bit upright but for TE of that size, he's pretty damn smooth, and it looks effortless!!!!
I'm all for getting the most football smart guy out of that group at the expense of some measurables. Really want a guy that can contribute right away.
The added bonus would be bumping Tye to TE2 where I think he would be a pretty solid move TE.
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he always gets back up like nothing happened. He's got a bit of Eli face in him when he takes shots. I respect that.
I suspect Watson is going to be a coach killer. He's going to look so great sometimes, and will make such incredible plays, but he's never going to be a true pass-first QB. I think he's always going to break off the play too quickly and run.
But I don't know, maybe I'm completely wrong. The kid's got a ton of talent. If he's got the discipline to play the pro game, maybe he'll be the next great NFL QB.
The kid at USC looks like the next great pro QB prospect. And he's not ready to come out. He's got that "It" factor that Accorsi said Eli had.
I don't feel like I have done enough homework on Watson yet to make an informed enough opinion, however, I've watched him a couple of times, against Florida State (this year and last year) and Alabama two of the best in college football, and he was phenomenal in those games. And particularly, he played his best football when his team absolutely needed it. Think about this National Championship game... they HAD to have a TD, and they did it. Then Alabama scores, and they HAD to have another TD, with less time on the clock, and he drove them down again. I've seen him do this in multiple games now, he just seems to rise to the occasion. I'm starting to think he's the next Russell Wilson, except 3 inches taller.
I think he's going to find some success in the NFL, I really do. How high can he go? I think he goes in the top dozen picks. I think it's highly possible that both Trubisky and Kizer go before him, though, because they both have more of an NFL QB-prototype body.
Sean Lee was taken right after we picked Linval Joseph and Navarro Bowmen was taken in the 3rd round.
They're around, it's just Reese and co. prioritize other positions.
The man is a beast. Both in blocking and in moving the ball. Great hands, football mentality, and a winner. Would've been a top 10 pick if not for his injury. Expected to go before the 3rd or 4th round.
Now I am one who says, "pick players with zero injury history" because of the huge problem the Giants had with injuries. But now that we have a whole new conditioning program as well as a new conditioning coach, I would have no problem snagging him in the 2nd or 3rd round...assuming no other team is going after him.
The team I expect to grab him early is the Patriots and everyone will wonder how the hell Belichick always has a monster TE....either that or watch the Cowboys snag him in the first round the way they stock pile highly ranked players that fell because of injuries
He only values LB's less. The rest of the league values those
as well. Time to change that philosophy I would say.
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He has very good ball skills but doesn't have the AA to go that high.
He has very good ball skills but doesn't have the AA to go that high.
Not a Michigan fan (or even Big Ten fan for that matter). Butt was a stud in his junior year and tapered off a little in his senior year. But he has (had) all the tools to be the next Jason Witten if not for his injury.
I'm not saying that he is a top 10 pick, I'm saying he might have been if not for his injury. Most boards still have him coming off by the 3rd round which is pretty incredible considering he is coming off a torn ACL.
All I'm saying is he might be a steal just like Witten was as a third round pick and Gronk as a 2nd rd pick. It's a crapshoot and Butt has the size and the heart. You can't teach size or heart.
For a little history - the 2003 draft
Tight ends:
1st rd:
Dallas Clark
2nd rd:
Bennie Joppru
L.J. Smith
Teyo Johnson
3rd rd:
Jason Witten
Mike Seidman
Visanthe Shiancoe
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in the 2010 draft
1st rd: Jermaine Gresham
2nd rd: Rob Gronkowski
This video says it all. I wish they showed him blocking. He is pretty solid inline and on the move.
Would instantly improve both the run game and the passing game especially in the redzone. 6'6" 250 LB's. Good size and high game experience.
I'll need to see how Butt is recovering before wanting to draft him.