2020 class · 12 prospects

Tight end TE

Athletic profile + receiving share + age. Volatile because role usage swings the projection.

Likeliest career, by the outcome model.

How many tight ends land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.

Elite
0
None in this class — the top is thin
Starter
3
Multi-year NFL starter
Role
7
Rotational / depth
Bust
2
Likeliest outcome is a bust
Likeliest career across the TE class
Elite
0
Starter
3
Role
7
Bust
2

The board.

All 12 tight ends with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2020 board, tier by tier.

Blue Chip0 players

The top shelf is bare: no tight end in the 2020 class earns a blue-chip grade.

1st Round0 players

Nobody here. The class simply skips the first-round tier at tight end.

Day 21 player

Only Adam Trautman carries a Day 2 grade at tight end — the Dayton product projects No. 88 overall. The drop to Brycen Hopkins is 19 projected picks: a step, not a cliff.

88
Adam Trautman
Dayton· 6'5" · 255 lb· consensus #96
A Day 2 grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 96.
Day 2
bust risk 26%
Day 311 players

Brycen Hopkins leads a 11-deep Day 3 group — the meat of the TE board — starting at a projected No. 107 overall. Devin Asiasi carries the tier's risk, a 72 percent bust probability from a model with real signal at tight end.

107
Brycen Hopkins
Purdue· 6'4" · 245 lb· consensus #138
A Day 3 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 138.
Day 3
bust risk 18%
113
Cole Kmet
Notre Dame· 6'6" · 262 lb· consensus #67
A Day 3 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 67.
Day 3
bust risk 24%
124
Harrison Bryant
Florida Atlantic· 6'5" · 243 lb· consensus #79
A Day 3 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 79.
Day 3
bust risk 20%
153
Albert Okwuegbunam
Missouri· 6'5" · 258 lb· consensus #65
A Day 3 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 65.
Day 3
bust risk 18%
230
Tyler Davis
Georgia Tech
A Day 3 grade, No. 230 on our board.
Day 3
bust risk 14%
236
Dalton Keene
Virginia Tech· 6'4" · 253 lb
A Day 3 grade, No. 236 on our board.
Day 3
bust risk 17%
244
Colby Parkinson
Stanford· 6'7" · 252 lb
A Day 3 grade, No. 244 on our board.
Day 3
bust risk 23%
246
Josiah Deguara
Cincinnati· 6'2" · 242 lb· consensus #115
A Day 3 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 115.
Day 3
bust risk 21%
247
Charlie Woerner
Georgia· 6'5" · 244 lb
A Day 3 grade, No. 247 on our board.
Day 3
bust risk 23%