Ranking the 2012 Draft Prospects by Position - Tight Ends

by seton hall and steelers on Jan 20, 2012 8:01 AM EST

This year’s TE class features one elite prospect and many, many more average to good prospects.

1. Dwayne Allen, Clemson – Allen is far and away the best TE in the class. I have him as a late first to early second round pick due to his combination of receiving and blocking abilities.

2. Coby Fleener, Stanford – Fleener is a dynamic TE who is better as a receiver than a blocker. He could also line up as a slot WR in the NFL.

3. Orson Charles, Georgia – Charles is a good TE prospect. His strength is as a blocker but he also has some receiving skills. He reminds me of Heath Miller.

4. Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame – Eifert is a good prospect who is only a junior. I have not heard if he declared or not but if he did, he will be a third round pick.

5. Evan Rodriguez, Temple – Rodriguez is a versatile prospect who can also play some H-back. He is an average receiver who excels as a blocker.

After the jump see the rest of the rankings.

6. David Paulson, Oregon

7. Michael Egnew, Missouri

8. George Bryan, N.C. State

9. Ladarius Green, Lousiana-Lafayette

10. Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern

11. Nick Provo, Syracuse

12. Philip Lutzenkirchen, Auburn

13. Michael Williams, Alabama

14. Rhett Ellison, USC

15. Josh Chichester, Louisvile

16. Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State

17. D.C. Jefferson, Rutgers

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Eifert went back to ND?

As a Falcon’s fan, I watched this class of TEs alot this year (Tony Gonzalez getting old) and without a first round pick, I was looking for Atlanta to use it’s second round pick on a TE. I do NOT see a TE being taken in the first round this year, but there are 3 solid 2nd round prospects.

by durst on Jan 20, 2012 9:10 AM EST reply actions

Eifert is going back to ND.

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by kelly20210 on Jan 20, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions

Yep. Forgot to take him off the list when I saw that news

That will be fixed in the next rankings

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by seton hall and steelers on Jan 20, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

Kevin Koger should be on this list… top 10.

by kirby28 on Jan 20, 2012 9:52 AM EST reply actions

He should be on the list but not top 10

He doesn’t have the production to justify that, and I haven’t really heard anything about him tearing it up at the Shrine Bowl practice this week.

by Joeb'n777 on Jan 20, 2012 1:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Hahahah DC Jefferson

I guess he has high upside, but all he seems to do is hurdle guys when he gets the ball.

RIP Nick Adenhart

by miketrout on Jan 20, 2012 10:17 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I didn’t even realize he graduated.

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by Brandon C. on Jan 20, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions

Jefferson, Williams, and Lutzenkirchen are juniors and none of them declared

Jefferson and Williams are the two best blockers listed here, hope the Giants get one next year.

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by ct17 on Jan 20, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions