The Tight End Dilemma

[PatsFan2]

Henry is one of Drake's closest friends and the most reliable receiving option the team has. The only reason to draft a TE is his future replacement. No one in the draft is going to step in and be better than Henry right away.

Henry and Hill seem like roster locks. I really dont know if theyll have the roster spots for 4 tight ends. Especially with a FB factored in.

I could see them drafting 2, but really only see 1 making the roster.

Couldn't find H Henry with a search warrant against very good Defenses. We are going to face a lot of those this upcoming season. Give me Sam Roush or give us Ocar Delp.

 

[Rdforty2]

Couldn't find H Henry with a search warrant against very good Defenses. We are going to face a lot of those this upcoming season. Give me Sam Roush or give us Ocar Delp.

Drake wasnt so hot against them either.

You couldn't find Delp anywhere his entire career in college. His production was very low.

I like Delp and Roush. A lot. Probably my 2 favorite tight ends in the draft. I hope they draft one. But they arent going to overtake Henry as rookies.

 

[scott99]

If they really wanna make a splash at TE, you go after a guy like Stowers. That truly opens up your offense. You can go to 12 personnel (2 TEs), and have Henry and Stowers out there ala Gronk and Hernandez. Henry is no Gronk, but he’s a solid pass catcher and blocker, and Stowers might be as good as Hernandez was. The Pat’s two TE offense was pretty unstoppable back in the Gronk/Hernandez days. You’d also have Brown (if they land him) and Doubs as your receivers in the 12 personnel.

But there are several explosive TEs out there you can grab. Stowers is just at another level.

 

[DaBruinz]

Drake wasnt so hot against them either.

You couldn't find Delp anywhere his entire career in college. His production was very low.

I like Delp and Roush. A lot. Probably my 2 favorite tight ends in the draft. I hope they draft one. But they arent going to overtake Henry as rookies.

This has been talked about as nauseum Delp's lack of production was the Georgia offense not using TEs in the passing game. When a team only targets TEs 43 times it's a QB/ Game Plan issue.

 

[scott99]

This has been talked about as nauseum Delp's lack of production was the Georgia offense not using TEs in the passing game. When a team only targets TEs 43 times it's a QB/ Game Plan issue.

Good point, 43 completions (not targets) for the TEs all year at Georgia, that is insane. Delp caught 20 passes for them. So he had almost half of all passes completed to TEs at Georgia in 2025. He will definitely be more productive as a TE in the NFL.