Tight Ends
The were 18 TEs selected in the 2022 draft, as follows:
Round 1 - 0
Round 2 - 1
Round 3 - 3
Round 4 - 6
Round 5 - 3
Round 6 - 4
Round 7 - 1
The 2022 TE draft class dwarfed that of the 2021 offering, bettering the prior year by +7 selections. While there was no Kyle Pitts in the bunch, Day 2 had four guys taken, each of which will see good time early as rookies. Round 4 had a whopping six selections, and many of these guys will be solid to good contributors as well.
The 2023 draft class could/should have at least one first-rounder, and fill out nicely in the near rounds to follow. As the league continues to pivot toward and be enamored with TE usage, I see no less than a dozen guys hearing their name called at the position.
1) Michael Mayer | 6'4 | 250 | TE | Notre Dame
2021 - 71 receptions for 840 yards, 7 TDs
2) Arik Gilbert | 6'5 | 248 | TE | Georgia
2020 - 35 receptions for 368 yards, 2 TDs
3) Cameron Latu | 6'4 | 250 | TE | Alabama
2021 - 26 receptions for 410 yards, 8 TDs
4) Sam LaPorta | 6'4 | 250 | TE | Iowa
2021 - 53 receptions for 670 yards, 3 TDs
5) Will Mallory | 6'5 | 245 | TE | Miami
2021 - 30 receptions for 347 yards, 4 TDs
6) Jahleel Billingsley | 6'4 | 230 | TE | Texas
2021 - 17 receptions for 256 yards, 3 TDs
7) Dalton Kincaid | 6'4 | 240 | TE | Utah
2021 - 36 receptions for 510 yards, 8 TDs
8) Darnell Washington | 6'5 | 250 | TE | Georgia
2021 - 10 receptions for 154 yards, 1 TD
9) Brant Kuithe | 6'2 | 235 | TE | Utah
2021 - 50 receptions for 611 yards, 6 TDs
10) Josh Whyle | 6'6 | 235 | TE | Cincinnati
2021 - 26 receptions for 332 yards, 6 TDs
11) Austin Stogner | 6'6 | 260 | TE | South Carolina
2021 - 14 receptions for 166 yards, 3 TDs
12) Jaheim Bell | 6'3 | 230 | TE | South Carolina
2021 - 30 receptions for 497 yards, 5 TDs
13) Erick All | 6'4 | 245 | TE | Michigan
2021 - 38 receptions for 437 yards, 2 TDs
14) Kemari Averett | 6'6 | 260 | TE | Bethune Cookman
2021 - 51 receptions for 876 yards, 10 TDs
15) Marshon Ford | 6'2 | 240 | TE | Louisville
2021 - 49 receptions for 550 yards, 2 TDs
16) Isaac Rex | 6'5 | 247 | TE | BYU
2021 - 18 receptions for 191 yards, 3 TDs
17) Camren McDonald | 6'4 | 244 | TE | Florida State
2021 - 24 receptions for 243 yards, 2 TDs
18) Zack Kuntz | 6'7 | 245 | TE | Old Dominion
2021 - 73 receptions for 692 yards, 2 TDs
19) Benjamin Yurosek | 6'5 | 231 | TE | Stanford
2021 - 42 receptions for 653 yards, 3 TDs
20) Ben Sims | 6'4 | 253 | TE | Baylor
2021 - 31 receptions for 361 yards, 6 TDs
21) Theo Johnson | 6'5 | 255 | TE | Penn State
2021 - 19 receptions for 213 yards, 1 TD