Tight End
- Colston Loveland - Michigan
- Tyler Warren - Penn State
- Mason Taylor - LSU
- Elijah Arroyo - Miami
- Oronde Gadsden - Syracuse
- Gunnar Helm - Texas
- Terrance Ferguson - Oregon
- Jake Briningstool - Clemson
- Harold Fannin Jr. - Bowling Green
- Caden Prieskorn - Ole Miss
Typically, considered one of the hardest positions for a player to find immediate success in the NFL, the league has seen a recent influx of young talent at the position, such as Brock Bowers and Sam LaPorta, who have shown this can be an impactful position in the right situation.
A pair of Big Ten tight ends lead the way in this class in Michigan’s Colton Loveland and Penn State’s Tyler Warren. However, they are very different players.
A prototypical “Y” tight end, Warren plays the role most similar to the one fans expect from a traditional tight end, as a physical player who lives close to the line of scrimmage. A talented blocker, he is also a weapon in the passing game due to his size and reliable hands.
Loveland is much more of a receiver. While he has some ability as a blocker, he can be moved around the field as a chess piece-style player who creates mismatches due to elite route running and open-field ability at the tight end position.
Miami’s Elijah Arroyo offers another interesting prospect as a tight end who offers almost nothing as a blocker but is nearly unguardable running the seam. While he can transform a passing game, he will have to go to a team that has a traditional tight end already in place.