INDIANAPOLIS -- Five years ago, Mark Andrews was a dazzling wide receiver at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale. Maybe too dazzling.
Even though many analysts projected the physical pass-catcher to switch to tight end at Oklahoma, Andrews balked.
“In high school, you don’t see tight ends really doing anything,” Andrews said. “I had a really bad misconception of what a tight end means.”
It took a redshirt year with the Sooners, but Andrews eventually made the move, and it proved to be a fruitful one. He wrapped up an impressive three-year college career by winning the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end in 2017, finishing with 62 catches for 958 yards and eight touchdowns in 2017.